On the highly praised debut "Building An Empire" (2008) all "Demians"is the brainchild of Nicolas Chapel (31), who played all the instruments himself. The album received a surprisingly positive echo in the press and among his fellow musicians. After its release he went on tour with Marillion, Anathema und Porcupine Tree. All his life Chapel had been an introverted loner, on tour he ran into trouble with some of his live-musicians. For the brand new "Mute" album Chapel wanted 'everything to mute, hence the album title "Mute". He wanted to find a room, close the door and see nobody. He wanted to go back to why he had started making music in the first place.