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STRATOCASTORS *

Stratocastors

      Happy half∼aquatic rodents from the french capital city who slash ordinary life with subjects, verbs and even complements. This & that with an uninhibited joy. Unlike life, sound keeps its promises. The rhythms fuse like punches coming out of a club for a cigarette. Synthesizers & other guitars rustle, whisper, or growl, exploring the full spectrum of analog, electric timbres and accompanying their nightly wanderings somewhere in between La Pointe Lafayette, La Méca’ and Le Zorba  (Paris underground bars)…

• STRATOCASTORS was the dudes’ survival manual, stucked between baby boomers  & generation z ; With a precise and fair feature, Danny, Jérôme, Marius & Séb crunch the throes of an existence whose experience is not quite the one promised, but the group is not offended, however, and transcends the matter in a caustic bacchanal, particularly memorable…

“Opinions” tour
↓ ↓ ↓

4.10.2017
| PARIS
• fr |
Cirque Électrique
• • •
+ jOUjOU +
♥

19.03.2018
| ZURICH
• ch |
Bosch

20.03
| WINTERTHUR • ch |
Ggs31

21.03
| STRASBOURG
• fr |
Diamand d’Or

22.03
| TÜBINGEN
• de |
Shedhalle

24.03
| FRIBOURG
• ch |
La Coutellerie

25.03
| CHAUX∼DE∼FONDS
• ch |
La Machine à Trucs

29.03
| SAINT∼MAURICE∼EN∼TRIÈVES
• fr |
Moulin de Recours

30.03
| CREST
• fr |
Espace Saint∼Jean
→ festival  “Les Transversales”
31.03
| MONTREUIL
• fr |
La Parole Errante
→ soirée  “L’Émeute Philharmonique SEC”
1.04
| SAINT∼GERMAIN∼SUR∼AY
• fr |
Contentine Moderne
→ matinee  “Les Demoiselles en Campagne”
2.04
| ERQUERY
• fr |
La Grange

• • •
24.04
+ b a b i l SABIR +
| ZURICH
• ch |
Koch∼Areal
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STANLEY KUBI *

Stanley Kubi

      Friends of poetry, here comes STANLEY KUBI. Let’s stay clear & lucid for a moment : These were just a bass, a mandolin, a guitar, a drumset, an «épinette des Vosges», a dulcimer, a trombone, a piano and a microphone… Good. It all started with a well∼watered aperitif full of red∼blood wine, fine. A few cubis  later, the revelation swims at the bottom of the throat : Stanley Kubrick  is dead, viva STANLEY KUBI ! The rest of the story, you know it, everyone knows it, no kidding ?

•
 Deconstruction of the imagination. Drunkness of the drunkness. Complexity of the simplicity. Hardcore folklore. Dementia wandering. Smile before death. Everything is said in the little sentence on the back of their first & last album “Music By” : «Irregular rhythm which portrays confusion and terror. Mess. Rhythm altered on purpose to make it more expressive» → In few words we could say : Harmony, elegance & good taste.

↑ ↓ Images → Trax

→ Full list of STANLEY KUBI shows ←

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Split•Serie Only•Vinyl Ten•Inch Maxi•Single *

Split•Serie Only•Vinyl Ten•Inch Maxi•Single

      Split•Serie Only•Vinyl Ten•Inch Maxi•Single embellish my intriguing  & challenging analogic & graphic fresco with those 2 unique colorful pieces of vinyls featuring all∼out discoveries & fantasies arghtists from all around the world → Never published chansongs and/or never released in this delicate analog format, combat…

• In short, heavy stuffs full of love, alcove !

↑ ↓ Stealworks → Angela Ehrhard

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SPIKEY NORMAN *

Spikey Norman

      SPIKEY NORMAN (1987 → 1991) was : Charlie ← guitar, voice + Gary ← drums, voice + Mark ← bass, voice. Power trio from Victoria { suburbs of Vancouver : Oh Canaduh  ! } created after the separation of The Resistance and before the creation of Micky Christ ; SPIKEY NORMAN { inspired name from a Monty Python’s character «Spiney Norman» } combined the energy & commitment of «punk∼rock» with a beautiful palette of original emotions in line with their neighbors & friends, NoMeansNo…

• Gary  («Brainless» Bryam) lived & managed his home∼recording studio∼concert room > > > Rat’s Nest (1985 → 2013) which welcomed all the local «punk» musical freaks… Since few years, he has been involved in the mockery line∼up Dangler…

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SENYAWA *

Senyawa

      SENYAWA { in indonesian } means unity, harmony, blend… And it is indeed a question of symbiosis, of balance between a secular musical tradition on the island of java and a popular tradition which is much more familiar to us in the western culture : «metal».
↓ Rully Shabara { also active in concept combo Zoo } belches, chants & spouts in javanese highly technical vocal sequences with an incredible plastic rhythm ↑ And Wukir Suryadi plays various instruments built with his own hands, often including a bamboo with strings, a kind of javanese guitar created, hacked, made & amplified. Senyawa is the bright face of globalization as we would like to see it more often, when traditions collide, overlap, to give birth to new sounds that are truly mind∼boggling, exciting, astonishing…

• This improbable & incredible duel was born in 2010 when an impromptu, incongruous improvisation was created under the impetus of Wok The Rock —Yogyakarta’s fundamental arghtivist— as part of its experimental local festival… Immediately, love at first sight breaks out between the 2 unique arghtists under the astonished eyes of the public present this decisive evening, knowing that they were discovering something special, original, vital !

• Since then, they tour & record regularly and are invited here & there in oceania, asia, north america & europe ; Soon the interstellar world…

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Secret Chiefs 3 *

Secret Chiefs 3

      SECRET CHIEFS 3 is a moving & touching instru∼mental orchestra funded in 1995 in San Francisco (united states of america)  by Trey Spruance > > > Mr. Bungle, Faxed Head, Faith No More (…) and of course, with the original∼vital company of these 2 acolytes Trevor Dunn & Danny Heifetz…

• This project revolves around seven distinctive satellite  bands ← The Electromagnetic Azoth, UR, Ishraqiyun, Holy Vehm, Traditionalists, FORMS & NT Fan → Each focused on one of the imaginative dimensions of the Spruance’s brain… SC3 no longer belongs to this world at all but includes them all by pull∼out mirrors and progressive bifurcations of paths labeled civilized music : «rock», «pop», «arab», «indian», «persian», «surf», «kinetic», «death metal», «electronic», «pythagorean», «jazz», etc.etc.etc.

• Otherwise, each album and each tour invites many of the musicians from ex∼MR. BUNGLE  as well as various international amazing sonic arghtists  starring William Winant, Eyvind Kang, Ches Smith, Shahzad Ismaily, Jay Young Kim, Toby Driver, Anonymous 13, Kenny Grohowski, Shanir Blumenkranz, Matt Lebofsky, Timba Harris, Adam Stacey, Jason Schimmel…

• This perpetual & unusual reformation∼transformation is the most short∼circuiting transcription of the music of the spheres ; Story continues…

↑ ↓ Artworks → Mike Bennewitz

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SAX RUINS *

Sax Ruins

      Formed by Tatsuya Yoshida { drums } & Ono Ryoko { sax alto, flute } to perform songs from RUINS in 2006, under the name SAX RUINS, they restructure the orchestration of the pioneer & mythical duet Ruins { created in 1985 with the bassist Kawamoto Hideki, then 3 more in a row until 2004… } with the instrumental involvement of saxophone…

• ONO RYOKO is a seasoned improvised music activist from Nagoya. She also plays in various formations of «jazz», «rock», «funk», «rhythm & blues» and «hip∼hop», also as studio musician. In 2007, she founds her own group, Ryorchestra. She created her own musical language, «language R» to compose & write sounds. She explores and pursues several playing techniques with infinite sound possibilities, multi∼phonic, rich & complex, in doing so she is a partner of choice for the percussive incisive octopus TATSUYA YOSHIDA…

• Tatsuya started the drums in the early 80’s… 40 years later he has grown into an incredible and insatiable poly∼rhythmic monster with syncopated breathing. Initiated from a very young age by the «progressive∼rock», he listened Genesis, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Camel and This Heat. Of course, he does not hesitate to express his great influence in the person of Christian Vander and the Kobaïans opera choir as well as the singular phrasing of Magma. He easily drew in all these sonic strata. The foundations of alternative & independent japanese music were born in the 80’s ; Yoshida already played with YBO2  along with Masashi Kitamura and K.K. Null  (future Zeni Geva) when, in ’85, he started the bass < > drums duel Ruins. You can create 15 rock records with a single album of RUINS. Each composition can be developed in so many different directions. He is also drummer with Zeni Geva, Acid Mothers Temple, Korekyojin  and also officiates in Koenji Hyakkei ensemble… He has also worked with various musicians such John Zorn, Derek Bailey, Bill Laswell, Keiji Haino, Otomo Yoshihide, etc. He infuses a new, concentrated & complex style incorporating the expressionism of «prog∼rock», the freedom of «jazz» and the energy of «punk». Yeah !

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SABOT *

Sabot

      SABOT was formed in 1988 in San Francisco (united states of america) by the rhythm section of the Forethought trio. Since then, both dudes have never ceased to be an instru∼mental duel with therefore : Chris ← bass + Hilary ← drums.

• Christopher Rankin was born in Cleveland (ohio). After moving from Boulder (colorado) in 1978, he began to study saxophone & clarinet. He formed his first «industrial music» group { Problemist } in San Francisco in 1981. Throughout his involvement in this group, he moved from saxophone to synthesizer to bass guitar. In 1984, he formed { Morally Bankrupt } a «progressive punk» quartet. Then he met guitarist/singer Tommy Strange also from ohio. Together and also with a certain Hilary, they formed the «punk∼folk» trio { Forethought } in 1986. After two years of existence, Hilary & Chris decided to create the duo Sabot…

• Hilary Binder was born in Washington (D.C.). She started music at 6, studying the violin & classical piano. Frustrated by the confines of «classical music», she decided to learn drums on her own at 15 and launched her first «punk» combo { Death Before School } in ’81. Arrived in San Francisco, she finally found atoms hooks, with her singular drum playing, in the persons of Christopher and Tommy. With the formation of SABOT came the opportunity to extend her rhythmic research with this instrument…

• After a several tours∼voyages in europe, with (among others)  the meeting of Už Jsme Doma, the two friends decided to put down their things and dare their dreams around Tabor (czech republic)…

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Rully Shabara *

Rully Shabara

      RULLY SHABARA < > Deep throat, ah ah  ↑ ↓ From his multiple experiences within ZOO, SENYAWA, SETABUHAN, KOMBO, RAUNG JAGAT and so many other improvised encounters with so many other arghtists from the four corners of the globe, Rully Shabara pushes the limits of his vocal ranges, strange. He strolls just as mischievous & conscientious in writing, drawing, manual techno, experimental choir, etc. ← The man of a thousand voices →

RULLY SHABARA

la tournée  “ZOO fucks VISA”
↓ ↓ ↓

12.11.2019
| DIJON
• fr |
Quartier Libre des Lentillières (Grange Rose)
13.11
| GENÈVE
• ch |
Cave 12

14.11
| CHALON∼SUR∼SAONE
• fr |
La Méandre

15.11
| BESANÇON 
• fr |
Cantine Gloria Méa Fides

16.11
| BELFORT
• fr |
 Conservatoire Hentri Dutilleux
→ festival   “Impetus”

18.11
| ZURICH
• ch |
Bosch

19.11
| ZURICH
• ch |
Koch Areal

21.11
| LUZERN
• ch |
Industrie

22.11
| LINZ
• at |
STWST

23.11
| LINZ
• at |
Kapu

25.11
| BERLIN
• de |
Schokoladen

27.11
| MALMÖ
• se |
Plan B

30.11
| ARVIKA
• se |
Wilmas

1.12
| UNNARYD
• se |
Andersabo

3.12
| JÖNKÖPING
• se |
Sofiehof Underjjoed

5.12
| COPENHAGEN
• dk |
Alice

6.12
| AARHUS
• dk |
Tape

8.12
| HAMBURG
• de |
Hafenklang
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Moustafa Moustache *

Moustafa Moustache

      Not everybody can knows MOUSTAFA MOUSTACHE, but he absolutely wants to know you. Still, one day in this beautiful year 2004, passing through Paris (france), he succeeded in corrupting part of the nice staff from UNLOGISTIC collective to (dis)compose them chansongs : «I swear to you guys, we’re gonna make a record. I even have some friendly Connards Lakeys who would be willing to share the vinyl∼cake with us… Yes, i really swear to you !» ; In english, of course, with that little cute mustached accent so familiar & singular… In short, the music has been in the box since 2004 and the disc∼object was finally released fall 2009. True abominable, indomitable, danceable & incredible slap → attack → schlag → foutraque ← Patatrak !

• MOUSTAFA MOUSTACHE
was quite a simple boys band, imagine PLASTIC BERTRAND meeting MILLI VANILLI at a rehearsal of BONEY M… Hhmmm ?

• Moustafa
loves you with and/or without Moustache !

↑ ↓ Visuals → Kara

“yeah yeah yeah!!!” tour
↓ ↓ ↓

16.09.2009
| KÖLN
• de |
Sonic Ballroom

17.09
| TILBURG
• nl |
Cul de Sac
→ festival  “Incubate”

18.09
| BRUSSELS
• be |
Café Central

19.09
| ORLÉANS
• fr |
Place de la Vennelle
→ festival  “Tournée Bistrophonique”
• • •
+ FAT32 + TY SYČÁCI +
♥

22.10
| SAINT∼NAZAIRE • fr |
VIP
→ soirée  “Mezza en Scène”

24.10
| TULLE
• fr |
Place de la Vennelle
→ festival  “Ô Les Chœurs”

25.10
| CLERMONT FERRAND
• fr |
Raymond Bar

27.10
| ROUEN
• fr |
Cap’taine Caverne

28.10
| AMIENS
• fr |
Grand Wazoo

29.10
| SAINT∼PIAT
• fr |
L’Étable

30.10
| CHOLET
• fr |
Barouf

31.10
| REGNÉVILLE∼SUR∼MER
• fr |
Salle des Fêtes
→ festival  “Faut Qu’Çà Chauffe”

1.11
| REIMS
• fr |
MJC Turenne
• • •

12.11
| PARIS
• fr |
Glaz’Art
• • •
+ a.P.A.t.T. +
Gregaldur +
♥

16.01.2010
| ROUEN
• fr |
L’Oreille Qui Traîne

17.01
| BLOIS
• fr |
Chez Matthias

18.01
| DOYET
• fr |
Maquisard

19.01
| LYON
• fr |
Grrrnd Zéro

20.01
| GENÈVE
• ch |
L’Usine

21.01
| DÜDINGEN
• ch |
Bad Bonn

22.01
| BASEL
• ch |
Hirscheneck

23.01
| KARLSRUHE
• de |
Practice Room

24.01
| STRASBOURG
• fr |
Molodoï

25.01
| NANCY
• fr |
Caveau du Grand Sauvoy

26.01
| LILLE
• fr |
L’Aéronef

♥