Petit Biscuit Trades Fragility for Ferocity in Stunning New EP, “Movement I”

Petit Biscuit once made soundtracks for golden hours and quiet heartbreaks, but the boy wonder of chillwave is now entering his rave era with his new EP, Movement I.

Long beloved for his ethereal soundscapes that drift like pastel clouds, the French electronic music virtuoso pivots toward a more club-focused sound without sacrificing the emotional intelligence that first made him a standout.

The bass is louder, the emotions are rawer and the evolution is undeniable. If "Sunset Lover" was the daydream of a bedroom romantic, Movement I is the storm that rolled in when the curtains were finally drawn back.

Biscuit opens with a gamble, a cover of Radiohead's turn-of-the-century classic "Everything In Its Right Place." He brilliantly reimagines the band's cerebral original as a cinematic house cut, with Lizzy Land's spellbinding vocals weaving through lush strings and a four-on-the-floor thump.

His transformation from fragile to ferocious is most clear in "All Over," a down-and-dirty banger where seductive vocals purr atop filthy deep dubstep drops. The nasty track, a collaboration with French compatriot Asdek, is the project's most stunning departure.

On the trance-tinged "I Lost Myself," Biscuit's own confession ("I fell in love once") cuts deep. The luminous track also features a poignant spoken-word vocal, which functions as a lonely, late-night meditation on fractured identity and redemption: "I lost myself years ago too / A million versions of me to find."

Biscuit's dreamy synthscapes melt into Surf Mesa's percussive grooves in "Without You," which represents the inevitable morning-after, when club euphoria gives way to existential questioning. JP Saxe's aching hook ("Who would I be without you?") reflects the terrifying prospect of rediscovering identity after loss, capturing that universal moment of surrender when we finally admit our fear of moving forward alone.

You can listen to Movement I below and find the new EP on streaming platforms here.