Mihai Edrisch was born in early 2002 when four people from Lyon, France met… Read Full Bio ↴Mihai Edrisch was born in early 2002 when four people from Lyon, France met. They rip out an intense chaotic screamo hardcore style with dark feelings rooted in the iconic French screamo tradition. Sometimes rapid and unpredictable, and sometimes loud and aerial, their music always has a desperate or melancholic presence.

During their shows, Mihai Edrisch perform in almost total darkness, with only a few red lights to allow people to see moving shadows (a practice Celeste perpetuated). After playing numerous shows with bands like Daïtro, Simfela and Overmars in 2002, they did an Eastern European Tour in July 2003.

The band has two albums to their name, the first, "L'un Sans L'autre", was released on Alchimia in Europe and on Godschild in the US, Japan, and China. The second, "Un Jour Sans Lendemain", was released on Pure Pain Sugar.

Mihai's riffing style was very dissonant in nature with many angular melodies intertwined alike with melancholic clean guitar sections. They are exorbitantly intensive whilst not even being relatively "emoviolence". They could very well be described as being "psychological emoviolence terror".

Johan's vocals were particularly very emotional and heartfelt, exclusively sung in French, with a strong accent that punctuated every word. He abandoned this approach when he started singing for Celeste, in favour of a more blackened rasp.

Footage of their last show finds them playing some unknown songs that were going to be part of their third record that never came to fruition, they probably ended up becoming Celeste songs. Being a post-Mihai project, their debut EP still had many Mihai elements that were subsequently abandoned in favour of a new sound. But no other screamo band; old, new, French or otherwise, has ever displayed the Mihai sound. Johan has since then expressed he wished this new band had kept exploring this type of songwriting approach Mihai possessed.

Band members: Johan, Remi, Florian, Benoit, Guillaume

Mihai Edrisch broke up in late 2005, although some of their members continued to play in other bands, such as Daïtro and as mentioned, Celeste.

La Pluie
Mihai Edrisch Lyrics

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L'état de mes paupières n'est que le reflet de cette vie, ma fadeur luit dans l'ennui de cette plénitude sans fond, ma tête s'emplit d'abjections et non d'objections.

Donner, profiter, surprendre, éprendre, permets-moi d'ébranler, ébranler…

Tu as pris mon miroir, mon désespoir, alors prends aussi mes joies, mes peines.

Permets-moi de donner, permets-moi d'éprendre et d'aimer.

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Mihai Edrisch's song La Pluie present a nuanced exploration of the relationship between appearance and existential affect. The singer reflects that the state of their eyelids merely reflects the state of their life, and that their own sense of boredom and emptiness is an expression of their own lack of depth. Rather than finding meaning or purpose in life, their thoughts are filled with "abjections," a term that suggests an overwhelming sense of negativity and emotional darkness.

The second stanza shifts the focus to the singer's relationship to another person, the addressee of the song. The singer expresses a desire to shake things up, to give, surprise, grasp, and love. The sense is that there has been some kind of trauma or suffering, represented by the loss of a mirror and a profound feeling of despair. However, the singer acknowledges that joy and sorrow are part and parcel of life, and thus suggests that the relationship between these two extremes is one that should be embraced.

Overall, Mihai Edrisch's La Pluie is a moving and introspective song that addresses themes of longing, despair, and the pursuit of purpose.

Line by Line Meaning

L'état de mes paupières n'est que le reflet de cette vie, ma fadeur luit dans l'ennui de cette plénitude sans fond, ma tête s'emplit d'abjections et non d'objections.
The tiredness in my eyes reflects the monotony of my life, my dullness grows in the boredom of this bottomless void, my mind is filled with abhorrent thoughts instead of logical ones.

Donner, profiter, surprendre, éprendre, permets-moi d'ébranler, ébranler…
I want to give, to benefit, to surprise, to love - allow me to shake things up, to make a difference…

Tu as pris mon miroir, mon désespoir, alors prends aussi mes joies, mes peines.
You took my mirror, my despair, so take my joys and my sorrows as well.

Permets-moi de donner, permets-moi d'éprendre et d'aimer.
Allow me to give, to love, and to be loved.

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