Jeu étendu (EP)
Artwork by Samuel Kaperski.
Somewhere between teenage pop music and the great French song tradition, Grimm plants on our minds insidious melodies, lasting rhythms and witty texts like vanilla slices, with words from both sides of the Channel. On stage, Grimm appears bare, with one piano, one drum kit and two voices delivering a collection of pink and black nursery rhymes with elegant savageness. Let Grimm embrace you and let the hairs on your arms tell you how it feels.
Shine feat. Terry Reid (EP)
Artwork by Laurent Houdard.
The French band SHINE invites a legendary voice of British rock: Terry Reid.
Terry Reid became a legend after his electrifying performances at the Isle of Wight (1970) and Glastonbury (1971 – first edition) festivals. A few lucky fans still remember him playing alongside the Rolling Stones, Cream, Santana, Fleetwood Mac, Alan White, Mick Taylor, Mitch Mitchell… Some of his albums like “River” or “Seed of Memory” have become cult.
A night of July 2008, Guillaume Simon comes across the “Glastonbury Fayre” documentary film. Bewitched by Terry Reid’s feats, he sets to search for him and eventually traces him at the frontiers of the Mojave Desert. Once contact is established, the two quickly get along very well. A demo of “Mind Dance” wins over Terry and persuades him to fly again across the Atlantic.
On June 9, 2009, Terry Reid arrives in Paris. The SHINE welcome him in their studio, a basement in the Menilmontant neighbourhood. Originally scheduled for one week, the recording session with a terrific Reid only takes two days!
Julian Lennon’s pick of the week on Below Zero (San Francisco)
“a job well done” Geoff Travis (founder of the legendary Rough Trade Records)
“An outstanding live performance of the songs on this EP was the highlight of The Winelight Club’s summer and the finished article of those songs recorded back in June are simply sublime. Here are two artists who should be massive in their own right, as a team they are mind blowing” Tony K. – Winelight Club (UK)
