antoine ferris | [kaaarst]
[KAAARST] is the debut album of bassist antoine ferris. a solo record where raw, industrial sounds collide with pop and electronic influences. throughout the tracks, a dialogue emerges between the bass and the random rhythms generated by effects pedals, infused with a singular sense of melancholy.
[KAAARST] brings together a range of playing techniques, such as feedback, percussive sounds created by striking the instrument with the hand or using a butter knife, as well as sampling techniques borrowed from electronic music. alongside solo improvisational pieces, the album also features original collaborations such as “shame’s coming” with natacha kanga and “la nèu” with occitan singer louie z.
active in the field of experimental music, antoine ferris is a french bass and double bass player from the hautes-pyrénées (france). his work, strongly influenced by pop, electronic, and hip-hop aesthetics, revolves around glitches and randomness in sound and composition. ferris’s playing is defined by a creative and unconventional use of the instrument. sometimes treated as a percussion, and at other times used as an electronic signal source for multiple effects pedals, the bass becomes transformed, its sound split into several distinct layers. active on the toulouse scene, he performs in various groups such as baraque à free, megacoaster, feràmia, and the indie pop band totun.
antoine ferris | electric bass, fx and contact mic
credits
recorded by benjamin maumus except hount orbe and coume sourde recorded by antoine ferris
mixed by benjamin maumus except hount orbe mixed by clément sbaffe and coume sourde mixed by antoine ferris
mastered by dominic clare at declared sound
artwork by julia henderson
© antoine ferris
releases may 8, 2026
digital | cd - ref cat croixcroix 42
1 CRUSH 00:27
2 SHAME’S COMING FT. NATACHA KANGA 01:34
3 STRANGE PARTY 03:09
4 HOUNT ORBE 05:22
5 STAINLESS STEEL 01:11
6 KNIFE 02:20
7 LA NÈU FT. LOUIE Z 02:51
8 GOTTA LIGHT? 03:32
9 CATAPLASME 01:26
10 COUME SOURDE 04:41
11 ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC 02:10
12 CRESTADO 03:42
supports
collectif baraque à free, gmea, drac aura and ville de lyon