EXTATIC

Released in 2022, EXTATIC serves as a concise, five-track EP that explores the intersection of high fashion and intimate electronic pop. Following the more expansive and eccentric 'Domesticated', this project sees Sébastien Tellier leaning into a more stripped-back, 'chic' aesthetic. The track titles - referencing Mademoiselle, Cambon Street, and Haute Couture - explicitly tie the music to the world of Chanel and Parisian luxury. Sonically, the EP is characterized by vintage drum machines (likely the Roland CR-78 or similar) and warm, polyphonic synthesizers. Unlike his earlier orchestral works like 'L'Incroyable Vérité', EXTATIC is decidedly electronic but retains a human, organic feel through Tellier's unhurried vocal performance. It occupies a unique space in his catalog as a bridge between his soundtrack work and his more traditional pop albums, functioning almost as a conceptual mood board for a fashion house. Critics noted its brevity but praised the impeccable production quality and the way it reinforces Tellier's status as the quintessential architect of modern French romanticism.