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Sat 27th

The French Disconnection presents
The Spring Collection with
SÉBASTIEN TELLIER
+ Jean-Claude Vannier
+ Hosted by Andy Votel

Doors 7.00
£10.50 via WeGotTickets

The French Disconnection
is a new festival of French music in London, aiming to right the wrongs in our perception of French music (ie. it's all either a. fromage like MC Solaar or b. poubelle like Johnny Halliday) and bring us some merde-chaud bands while they're at it.
Sébastien Tellier you'll already know about, unless you've had your head up your derriere. The multitalented Parisian wunderkind (hang on a minute... what's the French for "wunderkind"?) just back from phenomenal performances on tour with Royksopp and currently kicking up a critical storm with his album 'Politics', featuring hit single 'La Ritournelle'. The second single 'Broadway' was released in February. The third single from 'Politics' will be 'Wonder Africa' and has been remixed by Hot Chip and others tbc. In France, Sébastien is just about to release a live/acoustic album called 'Sessions' on Record Makers.
Jean Claude Vannier doesn't need a website, for it is he.
"Vannier scored the arrangements to Serge Gainsbourg's 1971 classic 'Histoire de Melody Nelson' before recording this; 'The Child Assassin of the Flies'. Judging by his intense psych-funk-choral vision, he is the 'French David Axelrod', albeit Axelrod in an insane asylum. Bells ring, people mumble and yes, flies buzz, while the music's dizzy extremity recalls such European astro-travellers as Aphrodite's Child. 4/5" [Q Magazine]
"This kind of record could not be made today: who would pay for this brilliant suite of instrumental concrete madness?" [Jim O'Rourke, Sonic Youth]
"This is one of those records that you really can't believe whilst you're listening to it; maybe someone spiked your drink? Or maybe you are actually dreaming, it doesn't really exist? So you put it on again just to check, pinching yourself to make sure. Yep, here it comes again - insane guitar? Check, unhinged orchestra? Check, demented choir? Check. Haunted by the ghost of Gainsbourg this record is real, you really need it in your life." Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) "J.C.V is a fucking genius! To have that vision for originality, experimentation & soul at a time when technology was so limited is incredible... Thank fukk for people like FINDERS KEEPERS who have the lust & passion to track these esoteric works down & make them available to the general public. Go seek!" [David Holmes]