THYLACINE is the scientific name of the Tasmanian wolf, a species that became extinct 70 years ago. A precious word, that William Rezé has chosen to tame so as to incarnate his progressive and vaporous electronica. The thirst for freedom is part of his DNA and has always driven him to search for new musical horizons.

Each individual track is imbued with a singular flavour and reveals the breadth of the artist’s cross-influences: from repetitive music pioneers – such as Steve Reich or Philip Glass – to John Zorn’s jazz experimentations and Massive Attack’s trip-hop. THYLACINE’s music combines the cadenced and melancholic techno of Paul Kalkbrenner with the aerial melodies of Moderat or Four Tet. But Thylacine’s musical endeavors are all audacious projects that pushes more than mere musical boundaries.

For his newest adventure, appropriately named Timeless, the producer went back in time to explore some of the most iconic soundscapes of all eras - some written centuries ago - by composers just as quintessential: Mozart, Satie Beethoven, Debussy or Allegri... Thylacine dives into some of his favorite classical works, transforming and expanding them into new sonic landscapes. Eerily familiar yet exotic, Timeless combine notes from the past with sounds from the future and creates an immemorial present.

Timeless is the latest step of a journey started by Rezé half a decade ago. In 2015 he boarded the iconic Russian Trans-Siberian train armed with his microphones and machines, composing and recording his first album while on a 6,000-mile journey from Moscow to Vladivostok. Transsiberian captured inspiration and sounds from conversations of other passengers, noises of the machinery or train station announcements.

For his second record, ROADS Vol. 1, Thylacine, bought a 1972 trailer, one of the famous all-aluminum Airstreams and painstakingly transformed it into a recording studio that he then put on a freighter across the Atlantic which was received a month later in Buenos Aires. Drawn to South America by the pull of the unknown and the absolute absence of reference, Thylacine wanted to immerse himself in desert and lunar scenery, explore multicolored canyons, sand dunes, giant cacti forests, snow-capped peaks... and write, alone, in the intimacy of his nomadic studio. Road Vol. 2 was recorded on the same trailer, this time in the Faroe Islands and released in 2O2O.

Far from the beaten track, Thylacine recently made a name for himself by composing the soundtrack for the famous Canal + series Ovni(s) season 1 and 2, a series that was acclaimed by the critics and never ceases to reinvent itself.

The stage is another space that THYLACINE is keen to explore. He wants to feel as free during his live performances as he does in the studio. A fearless performer, he plays as much as possible, improvises, does not shy away from bringing his alto sax into the mix, and becomes one with the music, free from the shackles of the machines. The graphic projections and the immersive scenography of his live acts blur even further the lines between dancefloor and fantasy. We become his traveling companions on a wild and intimate journey, whose destination remains a mystery. The young producer is making his mark on the French electro scene after numerous sold out shows at La Cigale, Le Trianon and L’Olympia, three of Paris’ finest venues.

From Transsiberian, Thylacine performed over 320 gigs in France and all around the world. He has crossed different countries : Australia and New Caledonia, and performed in various countries, from China to South Korea, and then in Turkey, and even Mexico for a big festival. He also took to the stage in legendary venues in London (XOYO), Germany (Fusion Festival) in Canada (Osheaga Festival), Dour Festival in Belgium, and Montreux Jazz Festival just to name a few. More recently his gigs in Canada and Turkey were sold out.

Thylacine will be on the road for summer festivals, and is preparing his new project to be released on his label Intuitive Records in autumn 2022.