The Memory Band
Findlay Brown
Marissa Nadler
Ellis Island Sound
Klima
Aril Brikha
Little Dragon
David Alvarado
Dan Bell
Norma Jean Bell
John Beltran
Chris Brann (Wamdue Kids)
Max Brennan
Recloose
Dan Curtin
Roy Davis Jr.
Detroit Escalator Company
Gemini
JosÈ Gonz·lez
Marc Hellner
Robert Hood
Jello
Paul Johnson
Neil Landstrumm
Kenny Larkin
Joe Lewis
Alton Miller
Moodymann
Anthony Nicholson
Lucien - N - Luciano
Ian O'Brien
Theo Parrish
Marco Passarani
Luke Slater
Stasis
Suburban Knight
Ron Trent
Glenn Underground
Underground Evolution
Nouvelle Vague
Readymade FC
Charles Webster
Remix Series
HerbertPlaid
Playgroup
Albums |
Release Date |
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| 3 | 28/06/09 | |
| Bande A Part | 10/07/06 | |
| Bande A Part (Ltd Edition) | 10/07/06 | |
| Nouvelle Vague (Special... | 01/11/04 | |
| Nouvelle Vague | 09/08/04 | |
Singles / EPs |
Release Date |
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| Ltd 10" Pt1 | 05/06/06 | |
| Ltd 10" Pt2 | 05/06/06 | |
| Teenage Kicks / I Melt ... | 13/03/06 | |
| Nouvelle Vague EP 1 | 21/06/04 | |
| Nouvelle Vague EP 2 | 21/06/04 | |
Marc first came to recognition with his band Ollano, known for their Francophone trip-hop/ jazz-fusion & his movie soundtracks such as "the kidnapper's theme". He soon moved into the realm of club music, initially recording for the UKís own Paper Recordings & progressing into a more creative and eclectic producer under the guises Avril on Fcom, & Volga Select on Output records.
Olivier Libaux has been involved with many French pop acts during the nineties and started working with Marc in 1998. He recently released his first solo album "L'hÈroÔne au bain" on French label NaÔve.
"Nouvelle Vague" which translates to new wave in English, & bossa nova in Portuguese revisits a number of both Marc and Olivier's favourite tracks from the early eighties, taking in bands such as The Clash, Joy Division, and the Cure.
Their idea was to forget the initial punk or new wave background of each song, keep simple fundamental chords, & work with young female vocalists (six French, one Brazilian and one New Yorker) who had never heard the original versions.
The result is thirteen expertly curated cover versions in a stunning combination of bossa nova, jazz and sixties pop - Imagine the cocktail hour smooch of Astrid Gilberto, or Juliet Grecoís Rive Gauche croon - but from a darker, stranger parallel universe.
Yes, in theory, it might have been a novelty - even gimmicky - idea, but forget about that (as anyone who gets swept along by the albumís hypnotic opening inevitably will).
Instead, leave your prejudices at the door, turn the volume up, sit back and prepare to swoon.
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