Biography

For more than 10 years, IXION have carved out a special and recognized place within the doom sphere, with their singular blend of ambient/electronic music and atmospheric doom metal, often drawing from science-fiction. Born in 2004 from the compositions of Julien Prat, the project started as a duo with the participation of Thomas Saudray, and revealed the demo Through the Space we die in 2007, which was very positively remarked. Building on this momentum, and joined by Yannick Dilly, IXION refined its style and released its first full album in 2011 on Avantgarde Music. To the Void was warmly received by the public and the critics. In 2015, following the arrival on Finisterian Dead End, Enfant de la Nuit represented a great leap forward, with highly complimentary reviews in the european press, and some more gothic orientated tracks. Two years later, Return was an opportunity for Julien and Yannick, from then on working as a duo, to explore a more aquatic, terrestrial, and luminous concept. A surprising album, again greatly received. In 2018, Julien got on with new compositions. It soon appeared that this material was at the very heart of IXION’s musical universe. It became the idea : to make a condensed and focused album, highlighted by thorough arrangements and the most ambitious production from the project, to bring to light the essence of IXION’s music. L’Adieu aux Etoiles, released in 2020, has become the most listened and recognized opus to date from IXION.