Paul Malburet (born April 10, 1985[1]) also known professionally as Incredible Polo and sometimes just Polo is a French self-taught musician, songwriter and the face and voice of Incredibox. The genres of music he makes are alternative, electro, progressive, and pop. He is also one of the three members of So Far So Good.
History[]
- See Also: Discography
Paul was born on April 10 1985 in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Nancy, France.[2] As a child, in school, Paul discovered several musical instruments. Without following any musical course, or course at the conservatory. He begins with the guitar, then the vocals, then the drums.[3]
Paul had gone to Braconnot School in Nancy from 1991 to 1997, College La Craffe in Nancy from 1997 to 2001, and applied arts in Henri Loritz High School from 2001 to 2004,[4] which art had remained as his secondary activity. Paul had taken the nickname "The Incredible Polo" after he had wanted to create a character between "the bearded lady", the "two-headed man" and "the Incredible Hulk" and always imagined his name being called in front of a live audience,[5] also beginning his musical career. His major influences are Prince, Michael Jackson, DāAngelo, and Lauryn Hill, among others.
In 2006 he, along with his friends in college Allan Durand and Romain Delambily came up with the idea of making the musical game Incredibox together and worked on this idea for several years. In 2008, he was a bassist, guitarist, and singer in the French band Circa Diem. That same year he released You Tell Me The Right Thing, which would be a demo track for The Original. It took until 2009 for Incredibox's first version to be finished and released to the public, he was the composer and singer behind the project with the Incredimen also being based around his appearance. Until 2012, he worked with The Glass Half as a bass player.
After the popularity of Incredibox had been given, they began developing more versions for the project, and he had also remained the face, voice, and composer for the project. Incredible Polo had released multiple albums and singles with musical styles from 2013 to present day.
Discography[]
Singles[]
- Madissera (May 7, 2014)
- Wheels (March 9, 2016)
- Dystopia (March 10, 2021)
- Wekiddy (September 15, 2023)
Albums and LPs[]
Abissama[]
Abissama is the first LP from Incredible Polo, released by LZO Records, produced by Paul Malburet, Matmat, and Julien Carton, engineered by Julien Carton at Studio Caverne, mastered by Raphaƫl Jonin at Studio J-Raph, and with cover artwork by Paul Malburet and Matmat. It was planned to be released on May 28, 2013, but ended up being released on April 9th, 2013.
| ā | Title | Writer | Instruments | Composer | Duration |
| 1 | Slow Down | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet, Matmat | 02:11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Feel Ma Peine | Paul Malburet, Matmat | Paul Malburet | 03:56 | |
| 3 | Pelicans Des Sables | Paul Malburet | Julien Carton (Keyboard), Vincent Wavelet (Trumpet), Valentin Couineau (Trombone) | Paul Malburet, Matmat, Julien Carton | 03:03 |
| 4 | Son Of Killer | Paul Malburet | Julien Carton (Keyboard), Valentin Couineau (Violin) | Paul Malburet, Matmat, Julien Carton | 03:18 |
| 5 | Going Too Fast | Paul Malburet, Matmat | Julien Carton (Keyboard), Valentin Couineau, Benjamin Ribolet (Violin) Mariette Girard (Viola), Oliver Rosset (Cello) | Paul Malburet, Matmat, Julien Carton | 04:40 |
| 6 | Latikufe | Paul Malburet | Julien Carton (Keyboard) | Paul Malburet | 01:27 |
| 7 | Walking Tree | Paul Malburet, Matmat | Julien Carton (Keyboard) | Paul Malburet | 03:28 |
| 8 | Abissama | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 04:04 |
AGES[]
AGES is the first album from Incredible Polo, mixed by Julien Carton at Sweet Spot (Montreuil) and mastered by Maƫl Vallin at J RAPH i.n.g (Bois-Colombes). It was released on May 11, 2015.
| ā | Title | Writer | Composer | Duration |
| 1 | Ages | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Veda | Paul Malburet, Matmat | Paul Malburet | 4:43 |
| 3 | Runners | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet, Julien Carton | 3:42 |
| 4 | Travis | Paul Malburet, Jonah Byrd | Paul Malburet | 5:02 |
| 5 | The Throne | Paul Malburet, Jonah Byrd | Paul Malburet | 9:21 |
Ma Hill[]
Ma Hill is the second album by Incredible Polo. Mixed at Sweet Spot by Julien Carton and Paul Malburet, mastered by Raphaƫl Jonin and cover art by Romain Delambily, the album includes 11 songs and was released on April 6, 2018.
| ā | Title | Composer | Lyrics | Duration |
| 1 | The Ship | Paul Malburet, Thomas Copier | Paul Malburet, Matmat | 2:42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pearl | Paul Malburet, Thomas Copier | Paul Malburet | 3:31 |
| 3 | Ambush | Paul Malburet, Thomas Copier | Paul Malburet, Matmat | 4:47 |
| 4 | Fool U | Paul Malburet, Julien Carton, Thomas Copier | Paul Malburet, Matmat | 3:47 |
| 5 | Ma Hill | Paul Malburet, Julien Carton, Thomas Copier | 3:27 | |
| 6 | Eocleo | Paul Malburet, Thomas Copier | 3:28 | |
| 7 | Airflair | Paul Malburet, Thomas Copier | 4:02 | |
| 8 | Magicman | Paul Malburet, Julien Carton, Thomas Copier | 3:35 | |
| 9 | Blackfish | Paul Malburet, Julien Carton , Thomas Copier | Paul Malburet | 3:54 |
| 10 | All About The Time | Paul Malburet, Julien Carton, Thomas Copier | Paul Malburet | 3:36 |
| 11 | Wayafter | Paul Malburet, Julien Carton, Thomas Copier | Paul Malburet, Matmat | 4:42 |
Incredibox - 10th Anniversary[]
- Main article: Incredibox 10th Anniversary
Incredibox - 10th Anniversary is an album by Incredible Polo and co-released and produced by So Far So Good. The album consists of remixes of the main 7 (at the time) versions of Incredibox around the time Incredibox had celebrated the 10th anniversary for The Original. It was released on September 20, 2019.
| ā | Title | Composer | Lyrics | Duration |
| 1 | Alpha | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Little Miss | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:33 |
| 3 | Sunrise | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 4:11 |
| 4 | The Love | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 4:20 |
| 5 | Brazil | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:47 |
| 6 | Alive | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:46 |
| 7 | Jeevan | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:56 |
Incredibox - The Unreleased[]
- Main article: The Unreleased
Incredibox - The Unreleased is an album by Incredible Polo and co-released and produced by So Far So Good, as well as the second Incredibox album. The album consists of 10 demo tracks for Axe Boat, Brazil, Bite-Size Beats, Alive, Jeevan, Dystopia, and The Original. The album released on October 1, 2021.
| ā | Title | Composer | Lyrics | Duration |
| 1 | The Last Day | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pop Zey | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 4:04 |
| 3 | Pushing Life | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:08 |
| 4 | Believe | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:54 |
| 5 | Geek Dance | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:32 |
| 6 | Chalo Sahatee | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:35 |
| 7 | The Clock | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:50 |
| 8 | Deep Blue | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 4:20 |
| 9 | Two Faces | Paul Malburet | Paul Malburet | 3:50 |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- His EP "Ages" was limited to 500 copies.
- Paul made his album covers for Ages and Abissama. However, for Ma Hill, the cover was made by Romain Delambily.
- Ma Hill comes in digipak, with an inner booklet, including full lyrics.
References[]
- ā 1.0 1.1 "3 ā Cāest qui quāa fait Ƨa ? Ā« [ INCREDIBLOG ]". Incredibox.fr, Archived on March 28 2010.
- ā "So Far So Good (Saint Peray, 07130) : siret, TVA, adresse, bilan gratuit". entreprises.lefigaro.fr.
- ā "JDM 2016 : Incredible polo, artiste cosmonaute". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, Published on June 4 2016.
- ā "Paul MALBURET (NANCY) - Copains d'avant". copainsdavant.linternaute.com.
- ā "Rencontre avec Paul Malburet alias Incredible Polo". Assumag, retrieved on March 24, 2016.