Michel Banabila, born 1961, is a composer, sound artist and producer.
Banabila has released music since 1983 and has produced musical scores for numerous films, documentaries, theatre plays and choreography.
His music varies from minimal loop-based electronica, fourth world, and neoclassical pieces, to drones, experimental ambient, and punk-as-fuck tape music. His work has been published by labels like 12th Isle (UK), Bureau B (DE), Eilean Rec (FR), Knekelhuis (NL), Pingipung (DE), Requiem Records (PL), and Séance Centre (CA).
In addition to acoustic instrumentation, Michel Banabila uses samples, electronics, synths, found objects and field recordings.
Notable releases include VoizNoiz (Pork Recordings / 2000), Travelog - with Machinefabriek (Tapu Records / 2013), Trespassing (Séance Centre / 2017), Uprooted (Tapu Records / 2019), Wah Wah Whispers (Bureau B / 2021), Echo Transformations (Knekelhuis / 2021), Baba Soirée - with Pierre Bastien (Pingipung / 2023) and Through Global Frequency (12th Isle / 2026).
