French jazz trumpet player Erik Truffaz first collaborated with Mexican electronica artist Fernando Corona (aka Murcof) back in 2006 when both musicians toured with composer and tabla player Talvin Singh. Following a long distance exchange of tracks in 2008, Truffaz and Murcof recorded the stunning ambient/jazz/electronica EP Mexico for the Blue Note label. The seamless partnership between the fluid trumpet sound of Truffaz and the classically-influenced soundscapes of Murcof called for further joint thinking between the two musicians.

Released on Mundo Recordings in November 2014 last, Being Human Being reunites the pair around a new multimedia project centred on the drawings of France-based graphic novelist, painter and film maker Enki Bilal. A first meeting in 2012 between the illustrator and the trumpet player sowed the initial seeds for the current project where Bilal’s drawings served as the basis for new music.