Grrr Records
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Founded in 1975 by Jean-Jacques Birgé
, GRRR is a French independent record label of new music.
The first LP was Défense de by Birgé-Gorgé-Shiroc which became a cult-album after having being quoted in the famous Nurse with Wound list
. Producer of vinyles at first, GRRR has been issuing CDs since 1987 with L'hallali by Un Drame Musical Instantané
, led by multi-instrumentalist Jean-Jacques Birgé, trumpetist Bernard Vitet
and guitarist Francis Gorgé, main group of the label which also produced the albums of multi-instrumentalist composer Hélène Sage, accordionist Michèle Buirette and female trio Pied de Poule (M. Buirette, bassist Geneviève Cabannes and singer Dominique Fonfrède). In 1997, Carton by Birgé-Vitet (with Michel Séméniako's photographies) is their first enhanced-CD and Birgé's first multimedia artwork as an author. It will be followed by Machiavel by Un d.m.i. (CD-audio + CD-Rom
), which interactive part is a behaviour object and a video scratch of 111 loops by J-J. Birgé and Antoine Schmitt
. Last albums produced by GRRR, are Établissement d'un ciel d'alternance, duet with Birgé and famous French writer Michel Houellebecq
who reads his own text (#26), and Échappée belle by Hélène Sage (#27).
In 2011 GRRR has issued 60 hours of unissued, freely downlable, material (400 music pieces) on site drame.org
GRRR belongs to association Les Allumés du Jazz
, 53 French independent jazz and improvised music labels .
Jean-Jacques Birgé
Jean-Jacques Birgé is an independent French musician and filmmaker, at once music composer , film director , multimedia author , sound designer Jean-Jacques Birgé is an independent French musician and filmmaker, at once music composer (co-founder of Un Drame Musical Instantané which with he records...
, GRRR is a French independent record label of new music.
The first LP was Défense de by Birgé-Gorgé-Shiroc which became a cult-album after having being quoted in the famous Nurse with Wound list
Nurse with Wound list
The Nurse with Wound list is a list of 291 musicians and bands that accompanied Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella , the first album by Nurse With Wound...
. Producer of vinyles at first, GRRR has been issuing CDs since 1987 with L'hallali by Un Drame Musical Instantané
Un Drame Musical Instantané
Un Drame Musical Instantané, since its creation in 1976, featuring Jean-Jacques Birgé, Bernard Vitet and Francis Gorgé, has decided to promote collective musical creation, co-signing their albums, which they consider as artworks in themselves, or their live shows which they try to renew every time...
, led by multi-instrumentalist Jean-Jacques Birgé, trumpetist Bernard Vitet
Bernard Vitet
Bernard Vitet, born on May 26, 1934 in Paris, is a French trumpetist and composer, co-founder of the first free jazz band in France together with François Tusques, Michel Portal Unit and Un Drame Musical Instantané with Jean-Jacques Birgé and Francis Gorgé in 1976.He belongs to the first meeting...
and guitarist Francis Gorgé, main group of the label which also produced the albums of multi-instrumentalist composer Hélène Sage, accordionist Michèle Buirette and female trio Pied de Poule (M. Buirette, bassist Geneviève Cabannes and singer Dominique Fonfrède). In 1997, Carton by Birgé-Vitet (with Michel Séméniako's photographies) is their first enhanced-CD and Birgé's first multimedia artwork as an author. It will be followed by Machiavel by Un d.m.i. (CD-audio + CD-Rom
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
), which interactive part is a behaviour object and a video scratch of 111 loops by J-J. Birgé and Antoine Schmitt
Antoine Schmitt
Antoine Schmitt is a French contemporary artist, programming engineer and designer.- Biography :Antoine Schmitt was a self-made programmer at the age of 16....
. Last albums produced by GRRR, are Établissement d'un ciel d'alternance, duet with Birgé and famous French writer Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq , born Michel Thomas, 26 February 1958—or 1956 —on the French island of Réunion, is a controversial and award-winning French author, filmmaker and poet. To admirers he is a writer in the tradition of literary provocation that reaches back to the Marquis de Sade and Baudelaire;...
who reads his own text (#26), and Échappée belle by Hélène Sage (#27).
In 2011 GRRR has issued 60 hours of unissued, freely downlable, material (400 music pieces) on site drame.org
GRRR belongs to association Les Allumés du Jazz
Allumés du Jazz
Les Allumés du Jazz is an association formed in 1996, regrouping independent labels of all allegiances and widely varying trends, from traditional jazz to the most innovative. Les Allumés du Jazz publishes a newspaper every three to four months. On their website, one can find a catalogue of more...
, 53 French independent jazz and improvised music labels .
External links
official site of the label- Androctonus7's YouTube Video Channel http://www.youtube.com/androctonus7
See also
- List of record labels GRRR Records on Site of Allumés du Jazz GRRR Records on Site of Orkhêstra