Band Biographies: Qilin

Qilin is an instrumental quartet born in Paris in 2015 and formed by Thomas (lead guitar), Frédéric (guitar), Benoît (bass), and Mathieu (drums) who share a common taste for stoner/doom/sludge and a strong desire to share their passion and their feelings through those music genres.

Like this creature from the Asian mythology from which the band takes its name, Qilin plays a hybrid music alternating between powerful, raw parts and soaring interludes.

Our work invites you to an inner journey. Each track invites the listener to the darkest and most oppressive places followed by more welcoming landscapes, to meet the chimeras invoked in our titles. The band takes its influences mainly from psychedelic stoner, doom, but also from other styles at the crossroads (post, sludge, blues).

Qilin released a 1st EP in 2017. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by SWAT - Sound Workshop & Audio Tactics. The original cover art was produced by Paola Parés

Since then, the band has roamed its stage experience by performing mainly in Paris (Le Klub, La Mécanique Ondulatoire, Espace B, Supersonic…). Some shows were full. Qilin went to Rennes & Nantes (France).