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COULOU
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
COULOU
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COULOU — lua
Played: 2026-02-05
I discovered this melancholic trumpet player on YouTube, crafting beautiful ambient soundscapes in front of a river and fell in love immediately. If you need music to quietly exist to, this is your dude. This is a gorgeous cover of 'Lua' by Bright Eyes.
COULOU
Origin: Orange County, California, USA · based in Brooklyn, New York · active since 2019
Members: Solo artist — Aaron Alcouloumre; also plays trumpet in Brooklyn seven-piece soul-pop band Melt
Genre: Ambient electronic, trumpet-led downtempo
Discography:
Thesis EP (2019) — debut EP
coulou's cafe trumpet meditations series (2024–present) — ongoing installments of meditative solo-trumpet-over-beats pieces
Facts:
Builds tracks around live trumpet lines run through effects, layered over compressed beats and warm atmospherics — a distinctive brass-forward take on ambient/electronic production.
The "coulou's cafe trumpet meditations" series is filmed/performed in outdoor, river-side settings and has become his signature ongoing project.