The Caracal Project

The Caracal Project is the stage name of French producer Félix Burnod, based in Saint Péray, France. Working primarily across drum & bass, drumstep and dubstep, the project also draws on boom bap, East Coast hip hop, liquid funk and old‑school hip hop elements in its productions.

The Caracal Project launched in early 2017 as a duo with Maxime Engel and later became Félix Burnod’s solo project. Public biographical details beyond that timeline are limited, but the project’s recorded output and live activity show a trajectory from collaborative beginnings into a solo producer who releases on established bass labels and performs across Europe.

As a producer Burnod blends hip‑hop sequencing and sample work with bass music production techniques. He commonly layers chopped boom‑bap style drum patterns and sampled chords over programmed DnB break edits and drumstep half‑time sections. Bass design alternates between clean sub‑weight sine layers for the low end and midrange distorted reese or growl textures for presence in dubstep and drumstep passages. Atmospheric elements include sustained liquid pads, filtered vocal chops and short vinyl‑style stab samples to give tracks both warmth and movement.

Production techniques heard across The Caracal Project’s material include tight transient shaping and parallel compression on drums, break chopping and resequencing to create swung or rolling patterns, and automation of low‑pass filtering for drop builds. He uses sidechain compression to keep sub and kick separation clear, and places midrange distortion or FM layers above the sub to preserve low‑end power while adding grit — a practical approach visible where his hip‑hop and liquid influences meet heavier bass music sections.

Career highlights (publicly documented) include releases and platform premieres on labels and channels such as Neosignal and Gud Vibrations/UKF, and collaborations with Buunshin, IMANU and Leotrix. The Caracal Project performs both DJ sets and live shows across Europe, booked for club nights and festival appearances, carrying studio material into a performance context.

Connections and influences are visible through those collaborations and label associations: working with Buunshin, IMANU and Leotrix places Burnod in a network of contemporary bass and DnB producers, while releases on Neosignal and Gud Vibrations/UKF tie his output to established bass music outlets. The Caracal Project remains an active Saint Péray–based producer who releases bass and drum & bass material and plays DJ and live sets across Europe.