AMROK

Sur des mélodies aux accents ethniques et des textes forts en français et en anglais, dû aux origines franco-irlandaises de la chanteuse, défilent des tranches de vie, des petits contes et des coups de gueule, témoins percutants de leur fantasmagorie intense et tourmentée. Tout invite à se laisser glisser dans leur monde.

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Were we to give the recipe for Amrok's style of music, the main ingredients would have to be : Bjork's experimental aspect, Massive Attack for their creativity and use of electro-acoustics and a hint of some of Tori Amos' style characters for their fragility verging on wildness. We could then mix them all together with a pinch of jazz and improvisation to try and get an insight into the music of this incredible French singer/musician duo who write and compose all their own music.

When Sabine Chambers and Christophe Duffaut create a song, they generally start off by composing the music - a blend of electronic piano and percussion instruments - they then add their words. Music and words are in perfect harmony and play an equally important role in their compositions, the music providing the inspiration and support for the words. Bewitching ethnic sounding melodies are the backdrop to Sabine's powerful and emotional voice.

On stage, Sabine alternates her voice with vocal effects - which she controls with a foot pedal - and also plays percussions ; Christophe plays piano/keyboards and does the backing vocals. He also modulates the electronic sounds which he creates. Their songs - in French and in English (Sabine Chambers is Franco-Irish) - are a festival of fantasies, realities, fairytales and anger which they express through their own personalities or through tormented and touching characters.