French composer and multi-instrumentalist Taisen returns today with Clouds, a piece that feels suspended between breath and intention. It’s the first glimpse of his upcoming project, The Fall Session, and it introduces the sonic territory he’ll explore over the coming months: neoclassical piano shaped by analogue warmth, a more intimate pace and a focus on mood over momentum.
Recorded in Toulouse and brought to the screen in a music video filmed at Telma Studio by Johann Berger, Clouds unfolds with disarmingly simple elegance. The visuals follow the intimacy of the track: soft light, close frames that linger, and the quiet movement of hands shaping sound. It feels almost like stepping into his creative space, watching the piece take form in real time.
Taisen works at the intersection of structure and intuition. His classical background sits underneath everything, but it’s his embrace of improvisation that gives the music its fluid, unguarded character. You can sense this balance in Clouds, where a gently cycling piano motif floats over a warm Juno foundation, leaving room for pauses and small emotional turns.
This release also arrives at a meaningful point in his journey. Earlier this year, he supported Jean-Michel Jarre, expanding the scope of his artistic landscape while maintaining the introspective tone that defines his work. There’s a subtle evolution here, a confidence in letting minimal elements carry the weight of the feeling.
Clouds marks the beginning of a new chapter, though it stands fully on its own. A piece that doesn’t rush and doesn’t pretend to be bigger than its scale. It invites you to slow down for a moment, to follow its quiet drift, and to stay long enough for the calm to take over.