Benjamin Quartz's "Pyromane": Where poetry meets passion.

With "Pyromane," Benjamin Quartz transformed the fire of love into one of his art pieces.

Benjamin Quartz is a singer-songwriter from Marseille whose music combines the elements of folk, world, and poetic storytelling, with a little bit of French chic mixed in. The artist's sound is one that is very intimate and one of the two extremes - the acoustic is the vehicle for the lyrical truth of the song. Quartz songs have elements of samba, gypsy rhythms, and the ageless French chanson, which is both timeless and cinematic. Using his lovely voice and sophisticated lyricism, he shows the beautiful and the painful sides of human nature; thus, each song is a deeply engaging experience.

"Pyromane" is a triumphant mixture of a loving and fiery song — one that continues to burn under ashes.

The quiet anticipation is sensed throughout the song from the gentle guitar plucks and low, quiet vocal. The words and music become more and more incendiary as they get the subtle percussion, strings, and clapping hands on board, which mimic the rhythm of a flame that comes and goes. The song is stunning due to its limitation. Quartz does not hurry to the peak; rather, he lets the feeling grow on its own, thus, the listener can experience both the heat and the hazard of love’s spark. The Brazilian-styled percussion and the catchy story make it attractive to the world, while his baritone voice is a source of faith and seductiveness for the song.

"Pyromane," at the end of the day, with the sound of castanets and handclaps, is a dance — a moment of letting go between passion and self-control. The song is not loud but sensual and complicated, but not too much.