Fluid: that’s how one could describe the musical odyssey of Frànçois & the Atlas Mountains (F&AM). Growing up in Saintes, France, on the banks of the Charente, Frànçois crossed the English Channel to settle in the UK in 2003, in the port city of Bristol. Initially a French teaching assistant, he gradually drifted into the independent music scene, which became an artistic and emotional laboratory for the young man. Drawing, animation, music… every medium has been explored by this multi-talented artist with a powerful creative energy.

There, he brushed shoulders with major figures of the freak folk scene, like Movietone and Panda Bear, who inspired his DIY approach. For four years, he produced his own records before being noticed by the labels Talitres and Fence in 2008. Then, in 2011, came Domino. F&AM became the first French artist to sign with this iconic label of the British alternative scene, where he stayed for over 10 years. His style weaves and reweaves itself across nearly a dozen records, transcending trends and genres.