Artist.......: Indochine
Album........: Virgin 17 Session
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Chanson
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: 2009-12-14
Str.date.....: 2009-09-17
Quality......: 187kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.indo.fr/
track title time
1. Virgin 17 Session 52:01
* Republika
* Little dolls
* Playboy
* Punker
* Le lac
* Le manoir
* La lettre de metal
* Le grand soir
* Bye bye Valentine
* Alice & June
* Je t'aime tant
Runtime 52:01
Size 69.86
Release Notes:
After enjoying enormous chart success during the new wave
era, French pop group Indochine spent more than decade
grappling with commercial frustration, roster defections,
and even the death of a founding member. Only in 1999 did
their fortunes turn yet again, and three years later the
band capped off its comeback with a number one single,
"J'ai DemandΘ α la Lune." The roots of Indochine lie in a
newspaper advertisement placed by singer/guitarist Nicola
Sirkis and answered by Dominique Nicolas, a journeyman
guitarist with a series of short-lived punk bands under
his belt. After writing enough songs to sustain a live
performance, they recruited Sirkis' twin brother,
StΘphane, to play keyboards while friend Dimitri Bodiansky
was installed on saxophone. On September 29, 1981,
Indochine made their professional debut at the Paris cafΘ
Rose Bonbon, and the following February issued their first
single, "Dizzindence Politik," a minor hit that paved the
way for the EP L'Aventurier. When the title song emerged
as a breakout hit in the summer of 1983, Indochine was
appointed the essence of French new wave, and their
melancholy yet infectious electro-pop found favor with
consumers as well as critics, who at year's end awarded
the group the coveted Bus d'Acier award. With their 1983
sophomore effort, Le PΘril Jaune, Indochine embraced the
Far Eastern influences implicit in their name, and with
the singles "Kao Bang" and "Miss Paramount" vaulted to new
commercial heights, effectively launching what the media
dubbed "Indo-mania." The 1985 release 3 was nevertheless
Indochine's watershed moment. Hailed as a masterpiece by
critics and a generation-defining statement by fans, the
album was a hit throughout much of western Europe,
galvanized by a series of smash singles including "Canary
Bay," "Tes Yeux Noirs," and "3Φme Sexe." But with 1987's
7000 Dances, the inevitable backlash arrived. Critics
mocked Indochine's gloomy image and teased, swirling hair,
drawing obvious parallels to British mope-rock merchants
the Cure, and while sales remained brisk, the album failed
to come close to repeating the success of its predecessor.
A year later Bodiansky exited the lineup to start a
family, and with guests ranging from Silencers drummer
Martin Hanlin to Iranian kamanche virtuoso Mahmoud Tabrizi
Zadeh, Indochine re-entered the studio in mid-1989 to
begin work on their next LP, Le Baiser. Highlighted by the
single "Des Fleurs Pour Salinger," the album fared
respectably but the group's commercial heyday was clearly
waning. Nicola Sirkis issued a solo single, "Dans la
Lune," in 1992 before reconvening with his brother and
Nicolas for 1994's Un Jour Dans Notre Vie. When the album
failed to generate much excitement, Nicolas tendered his
resignation, and the Sirkis twins recruited former Le Cri
de la Mouche guitarist Alexandre Azaria for Indochine's
next effort, the Britpop-inspired 1996 release Wax. While
working on the follow-up, StΘphane Sirkis died of
complications from hepatitis on February 27, 1999. Nicola
opted to carry on as the sole remaining founding member,
and with Dancetaria Indochine scored its first major chart
action in more than a decade via the single "Juste Toi et
Moi." With 2002's all-star Paradize, completed with
contributions from ex-Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa
Auf der Maur and singer/songwriter GΘrard Manset,
Indochine returned to the top of the charts with "J'ai
DemandΘ α la Lune," winning Victoires de la Musique honors
for Best Pop/Rock Album of the Year. The smash Alice &
June followed in late 2005, and on June 6, 2006, Indochine
celebrated their 25th anniversary with a lavish
performance at Vietnam's Hanoi Opera.