Revolver (French band)
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Revolver is a pop
rock band
, formed in Paris, in September 2006.
Christophe and Ambroise write the texts, but in their separate ways. The only text actually written by both, is "Leave Me Alone". As for music, everyone brings his idea and we put everything in common. There are songs on the disc quite personal like "You drove me home", "Luke, Mike & John" or "Do you have a gun?" and songs composed entirely of the group as Balulalow.
. They created a coherent ensemble and performed in small venues (bars,friend's apartment). In one of these venues the label "pop de chambre" was coined to describe their music for its similarity with the chamber music
(musique de chambre in French).
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
rock band
Rock music
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, formed in Paris, in September 2006.
Band
The group consists of:- Ambroise Willaume - Vocals, guitar, piano
- Christophe Musset - Vocals, guitar
- Jérémie Arcache - Cello, vocals
- (Maxime Garoute - Drums)
Christophe and Ambroise write the texts, but in their separate ways. The only text actually written by both, is "Leave Me Alone". As for music, everyone brings his idea and we put everything in common. There are songs on the disc quite personal like "You drove me home", "Luke, Mike & John" or "Do you have a gun?" and songs composed entirely of the group as Balulalow.
Beginnings
Christophe Musset and Ambroise Willaume, joined by Jérémie Arcache, composed their first songs in an apartment in Paris. Unable to make too much noise, they worked on their voices and played mainly on acoustic instrumentsAcoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
. They created a coherent ensemble and performed in small venues (bars,friend's apartment). In one of these venues the label "pop de chambre" was coined to describe their music for its similarity with the chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
(musique de chambre in French).
- In 2007, they are discovered and signed by the parisian label Delabel/EMI EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
- Early in 2008 they recorded an EP. Pop de Chambre
- In june 2009, they recorded their first LP Music for a whileMusic for a whileMusic for a while is a musical composition by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell, the second of four movements from his incidental music composed in 1692 to John Dryden's and Nathaniel Lee's play Oedipus. An ascending ground bass in E minor forms the basis of the piece, with melodic...
. - They started a tour in 2009 in France with a few dates in Germany and Switzerland. They added a percussionist and used more electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
in their show.
- Although they sing in English, they were nominated twice at the French Music ceremony Awards "Les Victoires de la MusiqueVictoires de la MusiqueVictoires de la musique , is an annual French award ceremony that recognizes the best musical artists of the year.- Male artist of the year :*1985 : Michel Jonasz*1986 : Jean-Jacques Goldman*1987 : Johnny Hallyday...
" in March 2010, for "Révélation album" (Best Debut Album) and "Révélation Scène" (Best New Live Act).
Influences
- They chose English from the beginning because, being influenced by the Beatles, Elliott Smith, Neil Young, Radiohead, Simon & Garfunkel, The Kinks... it is the language in which their writing comes most naturally. In addition, it is easier to use harmonies in English than in French in pop music.
- Jérémie has hardly ever listened to pop, he says it's Mozart, especially the Magic Flute which gave him the desire to become a musician, Christopher and Ambroise make him listen to pop more often and took him to see Radiohead at Bercy in 2008 so that he would truly discover it. On the other hand Christophe admits he never listened to classical music. It was only with the group that he started listening to Bach ...
- Ambroise and Christophe say it's Elliott Smith that gave them the desire to get into the music and Christophe was listening Jean-Jacques Goldman as a child. Ambroise meanwhile, said he also loves kitsch stuff,as Elton John, ABBA or the Bee Gees ... They also meet every three to another point : for them is Radiohead the "greatest band in the world" .
- Their music is a bridge between pop and classical music or even the Renaissance or the Baroque and influence everything from Beatles to Bach, from Benjamin Britten to Elliot Smith. In the group we can also say that Ambroise is the bridge between Christopher and Jérémie because he is the only one with a culture that is both classic and pop.
Discography
- 2008 : Pop de chambre (EP)
- 2009 : Music for a While
- 2010 : Music for a while (réédité avec cinq bonus dans un deuxième CD)
- 2011 : Parallel lives (EP)
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