Ruby My Dear

Ruby My Dear is the primary alias of French producer Julien Chastagnol, a central figure in the modern evolution of breakcore and IDM. Since his debut in the early 2010s, Chastagnol has carved out a distinct niche characterized by 'melodic breakcore,' a style that eschews the pure aggression of the genre's early pioneers in favor of intricate composition and cinematic atmosphere.

His work is often associated with the 'baroquecore' movement, alongside peers like Igorrr, though Ruby My Dear tends to lean more heavily into electronic synthesis and whimsical, circus-influenced motifs rather than metal or heavy rock. His career arc shows a steady progression from the raw, glitch-heavy experiments of 'Ginkgo' to the more polished and conceptually dense 'Brame' and 'Altaïr.' Critically, he is lauded for his 'surgical' production style, where every micro-edit serves a larger melodic purpose. He occupies a unique cultural space between the high-art complexity of contemporary classical and the visceral energy of the French electronic underground.