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2010-06-14

from may 3rd to the 27th, i went on a trip to europe with rox, visiting several cities in three countries: spain (madrid, barcelona), france (aix-en-provence, marseille, cannes, grasse, montpellier, cassis, paris), italy (florence, rome).

our last stop was in paris. we spent one afternoon walking on les champs-élysées. we spent some time in the virgin megastore. the first item i picked up was vitalic's most recent "flashmob". then, browsing the french rock section, i found some old indochine albums, "l'aventurier" and "3". since these were all french releases, they were cheaper there than at home.

i also saw a new album by saez, "j'accuse". i had loved his debut "jours étranges" back when it was released a decade ago, but hadn't heard anything else since. so i was hesitant, and didn't get the new one. it's unfortunate, since returning home and sampling a few songs, i realized i should have bought it there. the stores here do not stock it...

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Labels: cd purchase, indochine, vitalic

2009-03-25

indochine, yann perreau

when i went by hmv on monday, i saw a new album by indochine. it must be a very new release, since it wasn't available on their listening stations; i decided to wait before buying this. that night, i checked out their first single "little dolls" on their myspace. no surprise.

that night, watching videos of état critique, i found out about a new album by yann perreau. again, i checked out a couple of songs on his myspace. nice.

yesterday, i got the two cds.

indochine "la république des meteors" is very similar to the stuff they've been releasing for the past years (such as "paradize" and "alice & june"). it's nothing new from them, but they're good at what they do: catchy songs with a slight dance beat, mixed with a hint of gothiness.

i was pleasantly surprised by yann perreau "un serpent sous les fleurs". i had liked a few tracks from his debut "western romance", while the rest of that album sounded like filler to me. his name dropped off my radar after that. now, i find myself liking all of his new album. it's a good mix of pop and rock, lots of subtle piano sounds, adding a bit of drama to some songs.

i have trouble selecting a single favourite track, so here are three:

yann perreau - le plus beau rêve

yann perreau - beau comme on s'aime

yann perreau - le pays d'où je viens

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Labels: cd purchase, indochine, yann perreau

2007-09-09

indochine

une seconde visite dans les magasins de disques usagés. cette fois-ci, je me suis ramassé que des vieux albums d'indochine, ce groupe que j'ai découvert il y a quelques années, et que j'ai eu la chance de voir en spectacle. un à un, je collectionne les albums studios de ce groupe.

les trouvailles:

"7000 danses", un album qui sonne daté. pas de surprise, puisque c'est sorti en 1987. ce n'est pas le vieux son d'indochine que j'aime.

"un jour dans notre vie", de 1993. je l'écoute en ce moment. j'aime bien. même aujourd'hui, quatorze ans après sa sortie, c'est un album qui s'écoute bien. chansons préférées: "anne et moi", très doux, avec les cordes; et "crystal song telegram", sur un ton assez joyeux, avec les cuivres, me rappelant un peu une chanson de the cure.

"wax", de 1996. je ne sais pas... cet album semble, euh, différent en style. peut-être une expérimentation qui s'est mal passée...

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Labels: cd purchase, indochine

2007-08-23

fox troc

the last store i visited was le fox troc. i loved that their discs were placed in alphabetical order. but the selection was mostly popuar mainstream stuff. still, i found a few francophone cd's of interest.

indochine - dancetaria
i've been liking them since seeing them last year. great show. i'd like to get all their albums, but i haven't had much luck finding them at the stores at a reasonable price.

jérôme minière - petit cosmonaute
i think he is french? i am not sure. i just remember hearing about this guy.

pierre lapointe - la forêt des mal-aimés
i kept reading good reviews about this guy. it is about time i check out some of his stuff. i remember seeing his video for "deux par deux rassemblés" and it made me laugh so much. c'est trop quétaine!

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Labels: cd purchase, indochine, jérôme minière, pierre lapointe

2006-08-09

devotchka, indochine, regina spektor

the discs i ordered a few weeks ago finally arrived by mail today.

devotchka - how it ends
when i first heard about them, i confused them with the punk band devotchkas, and so never really checked out their stuff. finally, my friend roxanne sent me a devotchka song "how it ends". it was absolutely beautiful, with the stringed instruments near the end. this album is a mix of genres, mostly gypsy folk, with some polka, and cabaret rock.

indochine - paradize
when their album "danceteria" was released, i heard a bit about indochine. but it was seeing their video "mao boy" from the album "paradize" that i realized i really liked their music. and after seeing them live, i loved their show so much, i had to get this album. this is one of the few french bands i really love. i am hoping to find their older albums, but it appears most of them are imports...

regina spektor - soviet kitch
i first heard about her when a musiqueplus vj was presenting her video for "us", and described her as "comme une tori amos fuckée." it's actually quite accurate. a strong singing voice with piano, and the occasional band to accompany some songs.

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Labels: cd purchase, devotchka, indochine, regina spektor

2006-06-18

indochine @ metropolis

hier soir, le spectacle d'indochine était tellement formidable / merveilleux / excellent, je ne trouve pas de mot assez fort pour décrire ce que je ressens.

d'abord, la journée s'était mal débutée pour moi. durant mon quart de travail, j'avais mal au cœur et j'ai vomi plusieurs fois. avant de partir pour le centre-ville, j'avais songé à rester à la maison et à manquer le spectacle. mais j'avais payé cher pour le billet; je tenais à ne pas le gaspiller.

avec roxanne, nous nous sommes rendues au metropolis. il y avait beaucoup de monde. le spectacle était complet. ça a l'air que ce pourrait être leur dernière tournée au canada.

indochine ont été super bien accueillis. dès le début, la foule s'affolait. tout le monde dansait. je restais calme pour essayer de prendre des photos. je crois en avoir beaucoup trop prises. la plupart sont floues, mais quelques-un sont un peu plus claires.

d'habitude, je ne bouge pas trop pendant les spectacles, seulement des petits hochements de la tête. mais cette fois-ci, je me suis laissée entraîner par la foule, et j'ai vraiment dansé. sérieusement, c'est la première fois que j'ai dansé à un spectacle. je suis une personne assez gauche, pas du tout élégante, et je n'ai aucun sens du rythme; i know i was "dancing" like a total dork, mais je m'en foutais complètement. je me suis tellement amusée!

durant la première heure, indochine ont majoritairement interprêté leurs plus récentes chansons, tirées des albums "paradize" et "alice & june", telles que:
- punker
- marilyn
- alice & june
- gang bang
- adora
- june
- morphine
etc. je suis certaine que j'en oublie. mais dommage, pas de "mao boy", une chanson que j'aime bien.

ensuite, ils sont passés à quelques chansons plus anciennes que je ne connaissais pas.

ils ont commencé la deuxième partie du spectacle avec des chansons calmes, telles que "j'ai demandé à la lune".

vers la fin, ils ont salué le public avant de quitter la scène.

bien sûr, ils s'y sont retournés pour quelques chansons de plus. ils ont joué "pinkwater 3", ma préférée du nouvel album. ils ont terminé le spectacle en jouant "talulla". et là, nicola sirkis a invité quelques membres du public pour les rejoindre sur la scène. quelle conclusion!

i had such a blast!

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cd purchase: none. but i got a set of one-inch pins.

hearing damage: my ears were still ringing this morning, that's how bad it was.

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Labels: francofolies, indochine, metropolis, shows

2006-04-12

indochine

i remember first hearing about indochine when "paradize" was released, and i saw their video for "marilyn" on tv. it immediately caught my attention, as the video is very pleasing, both to the eyes and the ears.

after finding out that indochine are playing montreal in june, as part of the francofolies festival, i bought their most recent double-disc release "alice & june". i have been listening to it non-stop since then. it's amazing, and i love it.

today, i got my ticket for their show. i cannot wait to see them live!

now, i want to get their older material (~10 studio albums), without spending too much. i should go look around the second-hand music stores.

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Labels: cd purchase, indochine