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.

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