Bateau Ivre

Step onboard the drunken boat…
and embark on a journey to the highest joys and deepest sorrows, beautiful, mezmerizing and terrifying all at once!

BATEAU IVRE’s wistful Post Folk sound evokes images in front of you inner eye of lush mist-shrouded rain forests, barren deserts and stormy seas. Its lyrics linger between hope and despair from humanity’s capability for both love and destruction.

Against a timeless backdrop incorporating everything from pop to Yiddish Folk songs, Afro-Pop and dark Western Soundtracks, rises Paul Kuchenbuch's distinctive voice, from a mysterious murmur to an emotional falsetto.

Paul Kuchenbuch - lead vocals, guitar, bass, brass
Nick Whitaker - piano, synth, guitar, bass, backing vocals
Björn Leste - bass
Kotaro Heid - drums