MARTIN DUPONT

Tense analog synthesizers, fluid basslines, and hushed vocals: the music of Martin Dupont oscillates between cold sensuality and blurred light. It carries the rigor of Cold Wave, the delicacy of experimental pop, and the precision of cinematic songwriting. Born in Marseille in the early 1980s, their aesthetic blends shadow and clarity, minimalism and restrained emotion, creating an atmosphere of suspended elegance. It is music of chiaroscuro, as suited for the slow pace of a nocturnal scene as for the tension of an introspective shot.

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Their universe has established itself as a territory apart: sampled by Kanye West, revisited by Tricky, and celebrated by Agnès b. in the Des Jeunes Gens Modernes Vol. 3 compilation. Their sound has resonated on Fashion Week runways for Chloé. Martin Dupont did more than just leave a mark on French New Wave; they continue to extend its legacy with undiminished freedom. Analog textures meet classical orchestrations, while the voices of Alain Seghir and Beverley Jane Crew call to one another in a carnal tension. Each track—from "Arabian Night" to "Dark Tunnel"—moves through nuances, reflections, and silences.

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With You Smile When It Hurts, their latest album (released 10.17.25), the group pursues its quest for a fragile balance between the organic and the abstract. This return is anything but nostalgic; it asserts a sensitive modernity, both carnal and contemplative. Martin Dupont delivers timeless music on the border between dream and reality—where time stands still, and the light flickers.