Pretending to be hip-hop for more than ten years now, Pierre the Motionless is actually just some French guy named Pierre De Brouwer making beats that even your 50 year-old embittered aunt would like. In 2007, he founded the Motionless collective with which they rearranged his compositions in a band version (keys / trumpet / dj / machines / rap). The group released The Inertia of an Accent at Rest in 2009, a full length album on which they welcomed a large palette of guests from the American Alt Rap scene. Pierre went on to produce on his own for other artists, which is how he began to collaborate with American emcee Swordplay, leading to the release of their album Tap Water five years later. Specialised media unanimously recognize the album, as demonstrated by its presence in a dozen 2013 top albums lists in Europe and elsewhere. Pierre the Motionless can be summed up with just a few key statistics: a presence on more than 20 records, shows on 3 continents, 1 label, and an intensive commitment in the alt rap network.