Somewhere between SpongeBob & Claude Debussy

Le Commandant Couche-Tôt is the brainchild of Berlin based French keyboardist and composer Anthony Malka. After 5 releases and 150+ gigs with his electro-funk trio The Hoo, he decided to dig deeper into his own piano compositions and create the character of Le Commandant Couche-Tôt: a fictional hipster sailor inspired by Wes Anderson, a naive explorer travelling through fantasized islands and dystopian visions.

He released 2 critically acclaimed EPs on French based label BMM Records feat. General Elektriks, UK neo-soul legend Omar Lye-Fook, Jamiroquai drummer Nick Van Gelder, Azymuth’s bassist Alex Malheiros collaborating with visual artist Mad Muddler and Studio Monströös and got remixed by Fouk, Max Graef and Paul Cut.

2024 signs his comeback with a serie of 7 singles on Berlin based label Ouvo Records, visually supported by Mesobroke who illustrates the whole serie.

Maja/Butterflies (Single)
(Ouvo Records - 2024)

Prelude feat. Tremendous Aron (Single)
(Ouvo Records - 2024)

Une Histoire d’Amour Brésilienne (EP)
(BMM Records - 2021)

Le Commandant Couche-tôt et son magnifique orchestre de claviers
(BMM Records - 2020)

His style oscillates from reminiscence of late 70s French soundtrack to brazilian infused
jazz & disco-funk.

Malka received support from David Blot (Nova Club), Worldwide FM, FIP, Jeremy Sole (KCWR), Diane Marois (RTBF), Andrew Jervis (Bandcamp Weekly), le Bureau Export, Délicieuse Musique and many more.

a bit of Air, something of Yussef Dayes, a breeze of Azymuth…
brazilian disco & sophisticated funk at his best

People say

 

« Le Commandant Couche-tôt nous embarque à bord d’un vaisseau fantasmé, navigant dans le sillage de Serge Gainsbourg le temps de quelques envolées instrumentales. »

— Radio Nova

« …something of Vulfpeck and a reminiscent of 70s cinematic music plus a hint of Brazil »

— London Jazz News

«Le Commandant Couche-Tôt gelingt ein ganz großer Wurf in Sachen instrumentaler Black Music-Coolness und ein kleines Meistwerk in Sachen Soundtrack-Reminiszenz an die glorreichen und unerreichten Siebziger Jahre »

— Soultrain Online