Mickael Montaroux’s (Flèche) new project and first single ‘Gelled Water

Album ‘Emptiness Takes Time‘ to come this 1st December, 2023.

Droïd Fantôm is the solo project of Mickael Montaroux (singer/guitarist with Flèche). Following Flèche’s hiatus after their last album ‘Do Not Return Fire‘, Mickael wrote a lot of songs in his head and decided to embark on a personal musical project on his own. To make a greater impact on the album, Loic Salmon (Flèche’s drummer) helped him play drums in the studio.

Emptiness Takes Time is Droïd Fantöm’s debut album. This album was composed and recorded at home, alone, with the exception of the drums and a few overdubs with Alexandre Mazarguil at Studio UFO. The album is clearly influenced by the ’90s indie scene, from grunge to shoegaze, with a touch of emo: clean versus heavy choruses and surprising breaks…. 

With plenty of fuzz (never enough fuzz on the chorus…)! Simple, direct and sincere. Mastering was done by Thibauld Chaumont at Deviant LAB.

About Gelled Water:

Gelled Water is about that feeling when someone is gone… maybe you have wasted your time when this person was here. It’s about living without thinking about tomorrow, giving love without knowing you’re giving this love. It’s about being sad with no regrets. It’s about life.