Artist.......: Vitalic VTLZR
Album........: Rock en Seine
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Electronic
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: 2014-02-15
Str.date.....: 2013-08-00
Quality......: 219kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://vitalic.org/
track title time
1. Rock en Seine 60:49
* Vigipirate
* No Morte Sleep
* Disco Song
* Rave Kids Go
* No Fun No Guitar
* Terminator benelux
* Woo
* Fanfare
* Stamina
* Skabah
* One Above One
* La Rock
* Second Lives
* Next I'm Ready
* Poison Lips
* Dario
* La Mort sur le Dancefloor
* Stamina
Runtime 60:49
Size 95.35
Release Notes:
Vitalic is the alter ego of Pascal Arbez, a French
programmer/multi-instrumentalist who blends electro, techno, and house -- as
well as elements of classical, rock, Italo-disco, and '70s electronic music --
into a sound that recalls the work of fellow countrymen Daft Punk and Air, but
has its own hard-edged playfulness. Arbez played trombone as a child and young
adult, but became fascinated with dance music when he heard Daft Punk in the
mid-'90s. Inspired by them as well as Giorgio Moroder, Arbez switched to analog
synths and began writing and recording as Dima. He released his first 12" in
1996 on Citizen Records, a label started by Arbez and like-minded friends. Arbez
used the Dima moniker (as well as the alias Hustler Pornstar) until 2000, when
he switched to the name Vitalic.
After sending a demo to International Deejay Gigolo, the label released
Vitalic's Poney EP in 2001. The EP's expansive yet hard-hitting sound made its
three tracks staples in sets by DJs as varied as Aphex Twin, Princess Superstar,
and 2 Many DJ's. However, despite some collaborations and remixes, Arbez took a
while to release any new Vitalic material. The Fanfares EP arrived late in 2004,
signaling a heavier, less atmospheric bent to Arbez's work than the Poney EP;
spring 2005 saw the release of the single My Friend Dario, by far the poppiest
Vitalic track yet.
Most of Vitalic's key singles and tracks were collected on the long-awaited
debut album OK Cowboy (the title of which alluded to Vitalic's maverick stance
and Arbez's preference to live in the French countryside), which arrived in
Europe later that spring and was released in the U.S. that summer. Early in
2007, the mix album The Sound of Citizen -- which included tracks by Arbez's
inspirations as well as artists on the Citizen roster -- was released. Late that
year, V Live arrived. Disco was a strong influence on 2009's Disco Terminateur
EP and the single "Your Disco Song," both of which arrived before his second
full-length, Flashmob, appeared that fall. For 2012's Rave Age, Arbez
collaborated with members of Shitdisco, Sexy Sushi, and Stephane "Alf" Briat,
whose mixing contributed to the album's more streamlined direction.