Artist.......: Tahiti 80
Album........: The past, the present and the possible
Label........: Discograph
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Feb-21-2011
str.date.....: Feb.2011
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. Defender 04:08
02. Darlin' (Adam and Eve Song) 03:20
03. Gate 33 03:52
04. Solitary Bizness 04:09
05. Want Some ? 03:34
06. Easy 03:12
07. The Past, the Present and the Possible 05:25
08. Nightmares 03:17
09. Rain Steam and Speed 02:54
10. Crack Up (Extended) 08:03
11. 4am 03:40
Runtime 45:34 min
Size 60,2 MB
Release Notes:
Tahiti 80 are a French indie pop band from Rouen
and Paris. The group was founded in 1993 by Xavier
Boyer, Pedro Resende, MΘdΘric Gontier and Sylvain
Marchand.
Singer and guitarist Boyer and bassist Resende
formed the pop combo as students at the University
of Rouen, sharing an affinity for indie music, new
wave and sixties pop. Taking their name from a
souvenir t-shirt given to Boyer's father in 1980,
the duo recruited guitarist Mederic Gontier, and
with the addition of drummer Sylvain Marchand a
year later, the lineup was complete. The foursome
released a self-produced and self-financed EP, "20
Minutes" (Bobby Records 1996) which resulted in
them signing a deal with French label
Atmospheriques.
In 1998, the band flew to NYC to record their first
album ôPuzzleö with Andy Chase. Featuring
contributions from Eric Matthews and Adam
Schlesinger, "Puzzle" was mixed in Sweden with Tore
Johansson. The record, released between the end of
1999 & early 2000 received much praise from the
press (band of the week in Melody Maker in Spring
1999), and saw the band touring the world to
promote it. ôPuzzleö eventually went gold in Japan.
Of all the singles taken from the album,
"Heartbeat" was the most successful. Tahiti 80's US
label, Minty Fresh, released a mini LP called
"Extra Pieces", which included B-sides, remixes &
other rarities.
In 2001, the band re-united with Andy Chase to
record a more experimental follow up album:
ôWallpaper For The Soulö. The sessions took place
in Rouen, NYC, Etretat, London & Portland (Oregon).
Collaborators on this effort include mixer Tony
Lash and Let It Be arranger Richard Hewson.
ôWallpaper For The Soulö was released in 2002,
garnered good reviews (it was selected as one of
UncutÆs top 10 albums of the year) and was followed
by another mini album "A piece of Sunshine" made up
of out-takes from the prolific album sessions.
Following that, Xavier Boyer selected songs for a
compilation called "A Piece of Goldö on behalf of
the band. Featuring various artists such as Todd
Rundgren, The Small Faces, Donald Byrd....) it was
only released in Japan for copyright reasons.
For their third album, from 2003 û 2004, Tahiti 80
spent several months at their own recording studio,
the Tahitilab. The way of working was different
this time: as opposed to "Puzzle" & "WFTS", the
songs were mostly improvised and written in the
studio. The soul journey which began on songs like
"Heartbeat" and "1,000 Times" matured on "Fosbury".
They collaborated with Neal Pogue (co-production &
mix) and Serban Ghenea (mix), respectively
OutkastÆs and NERDÆs sound engineers, with British
singer Linda Lewis duetting on "Your Love Shines".
And "Better Days Will Come" was featured in the
first episode of the fourth season of Smallville
(an American television series) in September, 2004.
Between tours, Boyer & Resende produced a couple of
albums by friends (Fugu, Calc) whilst Xavier Boyer
- under the anagram pseudonym Axe Riverboy -
recorded the somewhat folk-influenced solo album
"Tutu To Tango".
In 2007, the band transferred to Universal's
Barclay label and in 2008, they went back to the
Tahitilab to record "Activity Center". It was
described by the critics as a back to basics album,
with a rawer sound and a rock production style.
Sylvain Marchand wasn't involved as a drummer as
ear problems which had plagued him for years,
prevented him from recording his drum parts. Drums
were subsequently played by Julien Barbagallo with
percussion by Raphael Leger (respectively Tahiti
80's live keyboardist/percussionist and drummer).
To promote the album, the band explored new
territories (Taiwan, South America) and they even
licensed the album for release in the US on their
own imprint "Human Sounds" (a reference to "Pet
Sounds" by The Beach Boys).
During winter and early spring 2010, Tahiti 80 have
recorded their 5th album. They will precede "The
Past, The Present & The Possible", which features
contributions from Tony Lash & Tore Johansson, with
an e.p called "Solitary Bizness". The album is
scheduled to be released in early 2011.