Artist.......: Axel and the Farmers
Album........: Axel and the Farmers
Label........: Kitchen Music
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Jan-02-2011
str.date.....: 2010
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. Dream #7 04:00
02. Souvenir 02:54
03. Bottle of rain 03:40
04. Electrika 03:10
05. Billy's trouble 03:29
06. Lamp post lighter 04:17
07. Dance hall 02:56
08. Kids 02:23
09. The american jaw 03:11
10. Red nose 03:45
Runtime 33:45 min
Size 41,2 MB
Release Notes:
Axel Concato has the fingers he needs to play
several instruments, a voice to charm, a physique
to offer him equal pleasure and pain, and a musical
talent to get him sought after. Born in Normandy,
the town's influence on his music can still be
heard today, largely because he's (still)
surrounded by many of his childhood friends. He had
a happy childhood, effortlessly picking up guitar,
keyboard, bass guitar and drums. Possessed by the
spirit of rock'n'roll, his musical gift led him to
quit Paris for Camden, London, in 2001. Represented
by Andy Ross, he was picked up to play keyboards in
several supporting acts. In 2003 he toured Texas
for the South by South West festival with
Country-Punk band the White Russians, expressing
the same finesse with which he and Barth (with whom
he has recorded two albums) supported The
Pretenders. We can't help but mention that after
said Pretenders gig Paul McCartney insisted on
personally congratulating Axel's keyboard skills.
Still on the brink of 2004, Axel formed Axel And
The Farmers in London, with English musicians. He
went on to play multiple concerts with the band and
by the combined grace of his swagger and
silhouette, starred as an extra in a number of TV
shows and ads...
Strange as it may seem, all this didn't make Axel
rich. He came back to Paris in 2005, went back to
keyboard playing and producing (for the likes of
Barth and later My Bee's Garden, Young Man or The
Hushpuppies), and set up a new band. He also went
on to pursue an enviable bit part modelling career,
appearing alongside Laetitia Casta and Monica
Bellucci (Elle Magazine Anniversary Issue). In
2008, Axel decided to take on the making of Axel
And The Farmers album himself, and to get his
publisher to produce it. Gradually he started
recording, first at home, then at Chicken Cottage
Studio and Studio Pigalle with the help of Chab and
Samy Osta. Axel Concato's vocals and guitar were
accompanied by the Farmers (of course): Arnaud Van
Colen (keyboards, backing vocals), SΘbastien
Dousson (bass, backing vocals), Romuald Deschamps
(drums). And a few guests: Barth (guitars, backing
vocals), Melody Prochet from My Bee's Garden
(backing vocals.) String arrangements came from
Yoann Le Dantec and Christophe BoissiΦre, with
recording at Studio Davout. At a Barth concert, he
met Mark Gardener, charismatic singer from Ride,
one of the UK indie sceneφs cult groups of the 90s.
The two hit it off right away and a few months
later, Mark would offer to mix the album in his
Oxford studio. The album was mixed at Ox-4 Sound
and mastered by Tim Turan at Turan Audio, Oxford.
The first official EP "Dream 7 EP"
(Bleepmachine/Idol) was released in July 2009. A
perfect introduction to Axel And The Farmers' pop
universe, impressing the press. The single made the
"Maje en ScΦne 2" compilation, along with another
exclusive track. On the verge of the album release,
the second EP "Dance Hall EP" (Bleepmachine/Idol -
Topplers), published in January 2010 forays into a
more dancefloor and electro vibe, celebrated with a
memorable launch party at the Social Club with
Liquid Liquid, Black Devil Disco Club and Mark
Gardner. Once again, the press approves.
On 25th February 2010, the group made its first TV
appearance on Arte's "One Shot Not", alongside
Florence and the Machine. Several concerts in
France and the UK follow. Their concerts give out
an intense, sometimes controlled, often unbridled
energy. Finely honed pop gradually gives way to
daydreams of noisy pop and airy shoegaze, followed
by rock and post-punk sequences with primal beats
that are irresistibly dancefloor. A dance call.
23rd August 2010 will see the release of Axel And
The Farmers' album, aptly named "Axel And The
Farmers". Exclusive prerelease on iTunes on 17th
August 2010.
A pop album written, composed and produced by Axel
Concato with the help of a few farmers. Ten tracks
summing up a few years of his life from his exile
to London to his return to Paris. A mixed up,
hotch-potch of creativity. An opus from pure pop to
krautrock where we uncover his childhood
influences: David Bowie, Brian Eno, My Bloody
Valentine's Kevin Shields, Prince, Can, Neu!, The
Pixies, P.I.L., The Zombies, The Beach Boys,
McCartney, Jerry Cole And His Spacemen. Red Noseφs
bricks provide the inspiration for the AndrΘ Palais
(Studio 74) designed album sleeve, from Vicente
Sahuc and Julie Carretier Cohenφs photos. Observers
will see a little Magritte, Gilbert Garcin and
Jacques Tati. Videos are the work of the ever
faithful Fabien Leroy. In 2010, Axel And The
Farmers has arrived. Watch out for his genius at a
farm near you!