French Music

racehorse · 05.09.2008, 04:10 AM

So to both satisfy my desire for good music as well as to teach me some French, what is exciting musically at the moment in France? I haven't really been able to find much, but i'm clearly not looking in the right places. People in the know - help me out - some myspaces would be great!

Thanks
t.

SYRFox · 05.09.2008, 04:13 AM

I did a thread about it a while ago:
http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...t=French+bands

Believe it or not there's not that much great music in France, but there's still really fantastic bands out there.
But don't always look for something sung in French, cause most good french bands sing in english... Gomm sometimes sing in French though

racehorse · 05.09.2008, 04:15 AM

Woops! That was only a month ago - I should have looked!
Anyway, there's some interesting stuff on there - thanks.

SYRFox · 05.09.2008, 04:31 AM

No problem! You should really check Gomm, imo they're one of the best french bands at the moment. Their last album, "4", was fantastic, and so was their first, Destroyed to Perfection (I have it in the first autoproduced edition, bought it before it got reissued on PIAS)

HECKLER SPRAY · 05.09.2008, 04:37 AM

Agree with SYRFox, french music isn't very good at the moment, it depends on what kind of music you're looking for.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.09.2008, 05:25 AM

Cheveu
http://www.myspace.com/cheveu

Aluk Todolo
http://www.myspace.com/aluktodolo

o'connor · 05.09.2008, 04:11 PM

i like yves montand, but he's old.

greedrex · 05.09.2008, 04:26 PM

heliogabale
berg sans nipple (are half french)
herman dune
cornflakes heroes

batreleaser · 05.09.2008, 04:55 PM

claude debussy

HECKLER SPRAY · 05.09.2008, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by o'connor

i like yves montand, but he's old.

He's dead.

Torn Curtain · 05.09.2008, 05:18 PM

As there's currently not much good music sung in French I'll make a list of albums worth checking out from any period:

Serge Gainsbourg - Jane et Serge / Histoire de Melody Nelson
Françoise Hardy - Comment te dire adieu / La question
Brigitte Fontaine - Brigitte est... / Comme à la radio / S/T / Vous et nous
Alain Bashung - Fantaisie militaire
Dominique A - La mémoire neuve / L'horizon
Jean-Louis Murat - Dolorès / Mustango

You should be able to listen to songs from those albums on http://www.jiwafm.fr/fr or http://www.deezer.com/

Bertrand · 05.10.2008, 08:24 AM

The French-singing artist I prefer these days and who's still alive and kicking is Adrienne Pauly.
Her lyrics are clever, but they're sure hard to catch. As they're well written, they carry different meanings.
They're in the booklet of her album.
http://www.myspace.com/adriennepauly
She's really good live.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.10.2008, 09:38 AM

There's a french label called Maison Drole that has some good stuff
http://www.maisondrole.com/
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...id=126 872658

super_charger · 05.10.2008, 09:45 AM

They don't sing in french, but the best group ever to come out of France is:

HECKLER SPRAY · 05.10.2008, 06:48 PM

Yeah, super-agreed !
Christian Vander is the best drummer of the universe !!!!
He's mad !!

fugazifan · 05.10.2008, 06:58 PM

serge is one of my favorites ever. briggite bardots greatest hits is fantastic

charles aznavour had some great songs as well

greedrex · 05.11.2008, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torn Curtain

Serge Gainsbourg - Jane et Serge / Histoire de Melody Nelson
Françoise Hardy - Comment te dire adieu / La question
Brigitte Fontaine - Brigitte est... / Comme à la radio / S/T / Vous et nous
Alain Bashung - Fantaisie militaire
Dominique A - La mémoire neuve / L'horizon
Jean-Louis Murat - Dolorès / Mustango

That's a really good list
the "L'imprudence" LP by A. BASHUNG is also great, dark , wintery and brooding arrangements. ace

Torn Curtain · 05.11.2008, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greedrex

That's a really good list

Thanks

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racehorse 100% Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 784	So to both satisfy my desire for good music as well as to teach me some French, what is exciting musically at the moment in France? I haven't really been able to find much, but i'm clearly not looking in the right places. People in the know - help me out - some myspaces would be great! Thanks t. __________________ She holds the room up by talk alone
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SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	I did a thread about it a while ago: http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...t=French+bands Believe it or not there's not that much great music in France, but there's still really fantastic bands out there. But don't always look for something sung in French, cause most good french bands sing in english... Gomm sometimes sing in French though
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SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	No problem! You should really check Gomm, imo they're one of the best french bands at the moment. Their last album, "4", was fantastic, and so was their first, Destroyed to Perfection (I have it in the first autoproduced edition, bought it before it got reissued on PIAS)
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Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	As there's currently not much good music sung in French I'll make a list of albums worth checking out from any period: Serge Gainsbourg - Jane et Serge / Histoire de Melody Nelson Françoise Hardy - Comment te dire adieu / La question Brigitte Fontaine - Brigitte est... / Comme à la radio / S/T / Vous et nous Alain Bashung - Fantaisie militaire Dominique A - La mémoire neuve / L'horizon Jean-Louis Murat - Dolorès / Mustango You should be able to listen to songs from those albums on http://www.jiwafm.fr/fr or http://www.deezer.com/ __________________ "Si seulement nous avions le courage des oiseaux qui chantent dans le vent glacé"
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Bertrand expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rennes, France Posts: 1,255	The French-singing artist I prefer these days and who's still alive and kicking is Adrienne Pauly. Her lyrics are clever, but they're sure hard to catch. As they're well written, they carry different meanings. They're in the booklet of her album. http://www.myspace.com/adriennepauly She's really good live.
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,215	There's a french label called Maison Drole that has some good stuff http://www.maisondrole.com/ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...id=126 872658
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super_charger bad moon rising Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 165	They don't sing in french, but the best group ever to come out of France is:
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