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Member Since	11/22/2005
Band Website	www.angil.org
Band Members	Angil: Mickaël Mottet The Hiddentracks: Flavien Girard, Farfisa, dots and loops, circus bands Francis Bourganel, saxophone, guitar Thomas Montana Discount, trombone Pierre-Alain Giraud, clarinet Pauline Dupuy, double bass David Hurault, percussion Xavier Pradel, drums, percussion Jean-Christophe Lacroix, violin & bugle Guillaume Long, drawings & live illustration Gilles Deles, the A Object
Influences	Otis Redding & Gilles Deleuze You most II + III Live @ Dunfermline Tigerfest, Scotland, May '09 Video: Trying to fit by Cédric Lamarsalle Video: ANGIL & HIDDNTRACKS - "Narrow Minds" (Jean-Yves Bernard, 2007) Video: ANGIL & HIDDNTRACKS - "Beginning of the fall" (JY Bernard, 2004) Video: ANGIL & HIDDNTRACKS - "A long way to be happy, Darlene said" (Patrick Volve, Metronomic, 2005) Video: ANGIL & HIDDNTRACKS live @ La Flèche d'Or (Paris), 10 June 2006
Sounds Like	Direct purchase link: please click Lien direct pour acheter nos albums (merci !).
Record Label	We Are Unique / Chemikal Underground / cd1d.com
Type of Label	Indie

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Jul 28 2009

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Jerri @ Nouveau Casino, Boutiques Sonores

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Oct 17 2009

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Saline d’Arc-et-Senans

Arc-et-Senans

Nov 5 2009

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Jerri @ Cartonnerie

Reims

Nov 12 2009

8:00P

Jerri @ Epicerie Moderne

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About Angil and the Hiddentracks

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4 years have passed since the release of Angil's first LP "Teaser for: matter", critically acclaimed in France as one of the top records of 2004. Mickaël Mottet, the man behind the name, has not exactly been twiddling his thumbs: Angil and his live band the Hiddentracks have played many gigs in France, Spain, and Iceland (with the likes of Why?, Bright Eyes, the Kills, Brigitte Fontaine...). The LP (and an exclusive EP) were released in the UK by Megaphone (Karen Dalton, Michael Head...), while We Are Unique Records in France issued "Matter", another 4-track EP including self-remixed and re-composed songs. Angil also contributed to the John Venture.

“The John Venture brings together Angil and B R OAD WAY, both from St. Etienne. The seven, dressed uniformly in black with red ties, excite the crowd with their carefully-crafted electronica-based, English language songs. They look new rock n' roll but are much more subtle and delicate in their sound” (Live review by Claire Kember, Music Towers).

Considered by many as one of the best LPs of 2006, the John Venture led Angil and friends to prestigious French Festivals (Printemps de Bourges, Rockomotives with Grizzly Bear, touring and collaborations with Anticon's Jel...). Meanwhile, Teaser for: matter was remixed by 9 artists (featuring dDamage, Andrei Kiritchenko, Tex la Homa, etc.) and the result, Teased, was sent for free to all members of the Hidden List, Angil's interactive, supporting fan club.

Despite such a hectic period (or perhaps thanks to it?), Mickaël Mottet still managed to write his new LP, "Ouliposaliva". The original concept was formed during an after-gig conversation in Barcelona's Primavera Festival, between Mottet and Hiddentracks' saxophonist Francis Bourganel: the idea of writing an entire album based on the sound of brass and woodwind instruments. "OK", Bourganel said, "let's do it. But don’t use the E key, as it's always been a tough one for alto saxophonists!" No sooner said than done: Mottet started writing E-less songs, never employing the E chord in the music, or the letter E in any of the lyrics. This idea referenced Georges Pérec's "La disparition" (translated into English as "A Void"), a lipogram novel written under the aegis of the Oulipo.

“Oulipo stands for "Ouvroir de littérature potentielle", which translates roughly as "workshop of potential literature". It is a loose gathering of French writers and mathematicians, and seeks to create works using constrained writing techniques. It was founded in 1960.” (Wikipedia)

Mickaël Mottet composed most of "Ouliposaliva"'s songs on a 1904 piano salvaged from a neighbouring clothes shop which was closing down (where it had been used as part of the decor). Instead of having it tuned, Mottet took the weirdly resounding piano as it was, following the example of John Cage's prepared instruments, and adapted his compositions to its strange, Tim-Burtonesque sound. Then, gathering all 11 musicians of his flexible orchestra the Hiddntracks (who also lost their E incidentally) they recorded the album at nearby art squat, La Fabrique, with fellow producer Gilles Deles, who had worked on "Teaser for: matter" and is a member of the Hiddntracks as a guitarist. Which reminds us: guitars are barely present on this record: following the predicate stated in "Teaser for: matter"'s opening song, "No more guitars", Angil gave percussion, strings, woodwinds, and brass arrangements prominence in "Ouliposaliva". He also emphasised the casual, hip hop feel that had dappled his earlier works, thus giving cross hints to both Why? and Sun Ra, Lisa Germano and Alice Coltrane, Soul Couhging and Tryggve Seim. The final touch to this ambitious project was added by French comics author Guillaume Long, who contributed the inspirational illustrations for "Ouliposaliva"'s booklet.

"Few other French artists are that able to caper about various musical possibilities, from hip-hop to Charlie Haden, from indie-pop to new folk, and remain natural and credible".
Jean Daniel Beauvallet – Les Inrockuptibles - "Ecouté et approuvé" exclusive label

"Ouliposaliva is wreathed with a sense of mad poetry... no doubt, Mickaël Mottet is one of the most original creative French authors today"
Marc Gourdon •••••° - MAGIC May 2007

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POLLYANNA Online Now!	Jun 15 2009 8:30 AM Hop ! Encore bravo pour l'album de Jerri... J'aime beaucoup en passant, on te prend un peu d'espace pour annoncer notre concert du 30 juin au Sentier des Halles à Paris, pour la première fois en trio, avec notre violoncelliste. Merci !
Casey	Jun 11 2009 1:22 PM En attendant mon nouvel album en janvier 2010, retrouve dans les bacs ce Coffret collector : EP "Ennemi de l'ordre" + STREETCD "Hostile au stylo" !!
Pascal Lapeyre	Jun 9 2009 2:10 PM Merci pour l'ajout Pascal
BLAKE	Jun 3 2009 11:15 AM Hello ! Un petit message pour vous faire parvenir notre joie de partager la scène (le sol ?) avec vous vendredi prochain au Maki. En attendant, Sincères salutations !
Cyril	Jun 2 2009 1:54 PM Salut, la reprise collective rend vraiment bien, c'est pas cacophonique et tout le monde a évolué dans le même univers tout en étant original : Balèze. En effet c'est à refaire! au plaisir Cyril
Ödland Online Now!	Jun 2 2009 8:23 AM merci !!
Wood Nymph	Jun 1 2009 3:27 PM Merci beaucoup for the request, best wishes wood nymph x
Hendrik	May 29 2009 6:44 PM love your new song!
FESTIVAL DANS LA SERIE DES INAPERCUS	May 28 2009 8:43 PM J'adore ton nouveau projet "Jerri" Pour ceux qui ne verront pas Monade à St étienne. ILs seront sur la plage du Glaz à Paris aux Inapercus, la veille. A bientôt. Pascal
TotalVideoProductions	May 28 2009 6:42 PM Thanks for the Add...
Jah'Zz	May 28 2009 3:13 PM Yoooooooooooooooo! Prêt(s) pour Samedi??? :)
Benjamin Fincher Online Now!	May 26 2009 8:22 PM bonjour Angil, une nouvelle chanson ci-dessous !
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Cyril	May 6 2009 12:20 PM merci...
Cyril	May 5 2009 7:57 PM grande idée cette reprise collective, y aurait-il moyen d'avoir les accords, j'ai la flemme de les repiquer... merci Cyril
La Mine de Rien	May 4 2009 7:28 AM Tiens, c'est une bonne idée ça... J'ai bien hâte d'entendre le resultat... A très vite etbon courage! Josselin.
Prisoner Cell Block HMV	May 1 2009 6:31 PM Hey! I Hear You Are Playing Soon In Dunfermline. Have You Pencilled In A Glasgow Visit Yet? If Not, Why Not!!!!! xxx
Speech Debelle	Apr 29 2009 7:53 PM Hey, I have just uploaded my new single "Go Then, Bye" out May 25th...the video is on youtube now too...hope you enjoy xx
Thomas	Apr 29 2009 6:11 PM Salut,"thanks for the add" comme ils disent les ricains!! Bravo pour ta musique!! Si tu as besoin de moi un de ces jours, n'hésite pas à me contacter... Viens jeter une oreille sur ma page et celle de mon projet "Graf Z Experience" et d'y laisser tes impressions. www.myspace.com/grafzed A +, Thomas, le batteur au béret.
Jah'Zz	Apr 29 2009 7:44 AM Joie??? :)
Radar Bros.	Apr 21 2009 10:57 PM we miss you...
Speech Debelle	Apr 19 2009 10:02 PM Thank you for stoping by for the link up..remember my single "The Key" is out now on iTunes xxx
~Sighrens~	Apr 18 2009 9:38 AM Thanks for th add. Ouliposaliva is wondrful! ~sighrns~
Karin Clercq	Apr 9 2009 9:48 AM Merci...
LE PROFESSEUR NABUZE	Apr 7 2009 10:15 AM hi guys! super concert a Arlene s Grocery, New York !!! ;-) on espère vous revoir bientôt à paris peut-être !!!??

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