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Breaking Fuel
Breaking Fuel, French rock duo, holding artworks by Derik
Photo by JB Bucau, Artworks by DERIK.
Background information
OriginBordeaux, France
GenresFusion rock, alternative rock, progressive rock, art rock
Years active2012–present
LabelsModulor Records
Websitebreakingfuel.net

Breaking Fuel is a French rock power duo based in Bordeaux, consisting of Maxime Barreau (drums, vocals, fx, percussion, guitar) and Antoine Dochier (bass, effects pedals and parallel signal routing to guitar amplifiers, backing vocals). They are generally classified as alternative fusion rock, also incorporating jazz, punk, funk, dub, progressive and psychedelic influences. The band defines their music as #Empirical #Rock #Experiences, now signed to Modulor Records and published by Lalouline.

Formation and history

The band initially formed as a quintet, with a first album, More More More, distributed by Musicast. Following a period during which several members developed parallel projects, Breaking Fuel reconstituted as a duo, its current format, which can be expanded depending on collaborations and projects.

The band has performed in a variety of venues, festivals and locations, including "La Maison" (Allez les Filles organisation), the Baionan Fest, Le Nadir in Bourges (l'Antre-Peaux), La Mecanique Ondulatoire in Paris, La Souris Verte in Epinal, Le Rocher de Palmer, Rock School Barbey in Bordeaux, "Le Porge Pouce le Son" festival and Sala Razzmatazz in Barcelona.

Musical style

The band cites Frank Zappa, Fela Kuti and The Mars Volta among its influences and favors an analogue recording approach.

TimeOut Paris described them as "carrying the torch of a lost genre - the fusion rock of At The Drive-In / The Mars Volta - with elements of progressive, experimental rock, jazz, reggae and punk. Nothing pretentious, nothing boring, just energy and songs with intact pop efficiency."[1]

Discography

The Make / Our / Delay / Great EP cycle and the album Make Our Delay Great Again constitute the band's most critically acclaimed releases to date.

Breaking Fuel

Self-titled EP, released on 29 February 2012 as a mini CD. Recorded live at L'Overground. Limited, hand-numbered DIY edition. Project 1.0 written on the cassette tape designed on the cover.

More More More

The band's first album, featuring Adrián Terrazas-González on saxophones, m. (OPA) and Ludo Tranier (La Replik).

The album was recorded on magnetic tape, completely in analog, at Studio des Collines (Dordogne). It was co-produced and mixed by Camille Jamain and Bernard Indeau. Distributed by Musicast. Artwork by DERIK.

Old World

Track available exclusively on the band's YouTube channel, illustrating the video.

Make

Released as a 7" vinyl 45rpm. A release party was held at La Maison a Reaction (Allez les Filles), Bordeaux.[2]

Our

Initially distributed with the support of Inouie Distribution (Saint-Etienne), a physical and digital distributor dedicated to independent artists and labels.

Delay

Featuring Alain Damasio, who recites an unpublished passage from his character Varech, a philosopher in his novel Les Furtifs, specially articulated on the track and released under a copyleft license.

Great

Featuring Adrián Terrazas-González on saxophone and Matthieu Lesenechal on Mellotron and saturated synthesizers.

The four EPs were recorded in several locations, including Clouds Hill Studio[3] in Hamburg, in The Oak Room, with sound engineer Sebastian Muxfeldt, as well as Studio de l'Atelier in Paris and later Lacanau, with Camille Jamain as co-producer and mixer. Analogue mastering was carried out at Mer/Noir in Paris by Jean-Charles Bastion. A crowdfunding campaign helped partly fund its release in 2022.

Make Our Delay Great Again

Full album bringing together the four previous EPs and featuring the additional track Jam 1 (Zach Montagne), whose music video was assembled from tour footage.

The album features contributions from Adrián Terrazas-González (The Mars Volta, T.R.A.M.), Matthieu Lesenechal (Big Sir) and science-fiction writer Alain Damasio, whose works include Horde of the Counterwind and Les Furtifs.

Available on vinyl via Modulor Records and on streaming platforms. By the end of 2025, the album had surpassed 2 million streams and received coverage from several French and international media outlets, including Rolling Stone South America[4], France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine[5] as well as numerous radio airplays (FERAROCK network, France Culture, BayFM 99.9 in Australia, among others). It was also selected by La Grosse Radio for the #BigVeryBestOfRock[6].

Artistic Team & Credits

Guest musicians

Recording & production

  • Jeff Assono - sound engineer (L'Overground)
  • Bernard Indeau - sound engineer, co-producer (Studio des Collines)
  • Camille Jamain - co-producer, sound engineer (Studio de l'Atelier)
  • Sebastian Muxfeldt - sound engineer (Clouds Hill Studio)
  • Jean-Charles Bastion - analog mastering (Mer/Noir)
  • Vincent Fayolle Laplanche - front of house (FOH) engineer

Visuals & art direction

  • DERIK - street artist, the band's artworks and logos, member of the Skinjackin collective
  • Ema Kawanago - artistic collaborator, Spycolors music video, live recordings and video edits
  • Theo Destabeaux - visual animations (EP Make)
  • C.D. Clarke (strayltd) - visual artist (Omar Rodríguez-López)

Audiovisual recordings

  • Birdie Film - live recordings, limited DIY DVD Live @ Rocher de Palmer, artwork by Derik
Press & media
  • Rolling Stone South America[7]
  • Rolling Stone France[8]
  • France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine[9]
  • France Culture - confirmed radio airplay
  • BayFM (Australia, 99.9) - confirmed radio airplay, by DJ Isaac Banks
  • TimeOut Paris[10]
  • La Grosse Radio - artist page[11]
  • La Grosse Radio - #BigVeryBestOfRock 2023 Top list[12]
  • Skylight.gr (Greece)[13]
  • Progressive Rock Journal[14]
  • The Heavy Melody[15]
  • PossibleMusics[16]
  • Le Type[17]
  • Sud Ouest[18]
  • Mazik.info[19]
  • DecayFM (DKFM)[20]
  • Aquiscene[21]
  • Modulor Records[22]
Ethical distribution

In 2025, Breaking Fuel joined Subvert.fm, a cooperative music distribution platform co-owned by its artists, labels and supporters.

External links
Notes
  1. ^ "10 albums to listen to now". TimeOut Paris.
  2. ^ "Breaking Fuel presents first EP Make". Mazik.info (3 December 2022).
  3. ^ "Clouds Hill". cloudshill.com.
  4. ^ "Artistas que debes conocer: Breaking Fuel". Rolling Stone en Español (December 2023).
  5. ^ "Breaking Fuel prepares a new album". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
  6. ^ "Big Very Best Of Rock 2023". La Grosse Radio.
  7. ^ "Artistas que debes conocer: Breaking Fuel". Rolling Stone en Español.
  8. ^ "La playlist de la rédaction". Rolling Stone France.
  9. ^ "Breaking Fuel interview". France 3.
  10. ^ "10 albums to listen to now". TimeOut Paris.
  11. ^ "Breaking Fuel". La Grosse Radio.
  12. ^ "Big Very Best Of Rock 2023". La Grosse Radio.
  13. ^ "Breaking Fuel – Make Our Delay Great Again". Skylight.gr.
  14. ^ "Breaking Fuel – Heaven 2 Now live". Progressive Rock Journal.
  15. ^ "French Duo Breaking Fuel Releases New EP". The Heavy Melody.
  16. ^ "Breaking Fuel – Make Our Delay Great Again". PossibleMusics.
  17. ^ "Eclectype #86". Le Type.
  18. ^ "Article Breaking Fuel". Sud Ouest.
  19. ^ "Breaking Fuel presents first EP". Mazik.info.
  20. ^ "New Tracks Weekend, November 11-13, 2022". DecayFM.
  21. ^ "Breaking Fuel". Aquiscène.
  22. ^ "Breaking Fuel". Modulor Records.
Release dates
Breaking Fuel (self-titled EP): 29 February 2012
More More More: 9 October 2015
Old World: Spring 2020
Make: 4 November 2022
Our: 17 February 2023
Delay: 14 July 2023
Great: 29 September 2023
Make Our Delay Great Again: 24 November 2023
Key press dates
TimeOut Paris: quote used in Musical style section
Rolling Stone South America: December 2023
Skylight.gr - Heaven 2 Now: Nov. 2022; Bring Me the Lights: Feb. 2023; Cellular: Jul. 2023; Make Our Delay Great Again: Oct. 2023
Progressive Rock Journal - Heaven 2 Now live: June 2023
The Heavy Melody - Make: Nov. 2022
PossibleMusics - MODGA review: Nov. 2023
Le Type - Eclectype #86: Nov. 2023
Mazik.info - Make: Dec. 2022
Additional details
Island - track 2 CD1, Occupation Bordeaux - La Compile (2022)
DERIK - Skinjackin collective (skinjackin.com), "Kaleidoscope" exhibition (BD Aix, 2024) → bd-aix.com
Ema Kawanago → emakawanago.fr
Jean-Charles Bastion → jeancharlesbastion.com
Breaking Fuel - Discogs → discogs.com
Sebastian Muxfeldt → muxi.world; former member of 1000 Robota, whose path is documented in Utopia Ltd. (Berlinale 2011) → berlinale.de
The Oak Room (Clouds Hill) → stage.cloudshill.com/studio
Categories: French musical groups · Alternative rock groups · Experimental rock groups · Musical groups from Bordeaux · Musical duos

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