It's the solo project of Christophe Marc, the lead singer and guitar player from GALAGO. For Chris's other current works you can consult GALAGO's myspace.
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CRITIQUES DE "THE FUNNY FALL:
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"L'écoute débute par une chanson d'amour torturée comme seul Christophe Marc sait les composer. Une intro de guitare sèche sur laquelle vient se greffer discrètement une seconde guitare, puis des percussions, un piano... progression subtile jusqu'au crescendo dont seule l'écoute peut rendre compte. L'album est splendide. A peine sorti de l'univers tourmenté de "Are you ready", on reprendra donc un grand bol de ce poison magnifique avec 'The Funny Fall', collection géniale de titres finement orchestrés où cette voix éplorée nous emporte, entre mélancolie rageuse et introspections presque douloureuses (on frôle l'effondrement sans jamais s'y abandonner), pour y retrouver l'influence des Smiths avec 'Everything', magnifique mélodie à la noirceur éblouissante (des guitares qui claquent avec violence sur des arpèges aériens), et ce perpétuel équilibre très 'borderline' entre un désespoir sarcastique et des atmosphères habitées d'une beauté lumineuse incompréhensible. De 'Your Secret Garden', ballade obsédante d'une légèreté feinte plombée d'une sorte d'appréhension obscure, aux deux titres 'Here Is The City' et 'The Fair Game', évoluant entre triphop sombre et grinçant et rythmes indus asphyxiants, Christophe Marc nous entraine dans un voyage fascinant de complexité émotionnelle. 'At Sandy's' est particulièrement passionnante puisque nous avons droit à deux versions différentes, la première que j'avais comparée à un diamant noir se trouvant sur le premier opus de 'Galago'. La version présente est plus aboutie instrumentalement, plus évidemment sombre et teintée d'irrémédiabilité, plus intériorisée également. Si le final, dans un style très Cocteau Twins, est sans équivalence, j'ai malgré tout une préférence pour l'ancienne en ce qui concerne la première partie (une sorte de nudité beaucoup plus troublante). S'ajoutent à cet ensemble trois titres moins torturés, plus légers, presque sereins même si des ombres insaisissables semblent toujours prêtes à y prendre l'ascendant: 'In The Morning', 'Yes I Will' et 'Here We Are'." BALTHAZ
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"Christophe Marc is starting to soar high with his talented vocals, lyrics and musical writing. I'm starting to see him flower like a small bud in summer and grow in strength, talent and artistry. His voice is like a rich apple tree, bearing such wonderful fruits. This enchanting, fantastic, atmospheric, magical indie, folk album, is amazing and charismatic, and full of great flavours. A must check out album for anyone." MUSICTOMYEARS
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"The Funny Fall is a truly beautiful record. It delivers intense, moody songs whilst maintaining an elegant simplicity, and has emotional depths that plunge you headfirst into a warm, pensive state which shifts in and out of darker territory as the album moves along. With vocals reminiscent of Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen and sometimes even Bowie, Christophe Marc achieves an impressive feat for a man who hails from Nantes, France - one could almost be forgiven for thinking that this is a classically English offering, such is Marc’s eloquent vocal delivery.
The whole album is excellent, but for me there are a few stand-out songs. ‘In The Morning’ tells a simple, melancholic tale of a one night stand with very few lyrics, but those few speak volumes. ‘Here Is The City (Chicago)’ is a very Bowie-esque song with wonderful echoey vocals and discordant, and disorientated music which transport you to a strange, unfamiliar city in which you feel you don’t quite belong. The banjo twangs that introduce ‘Yes I Will’ lead into a distorted, introspective song that is heavy of heart, but then suddenly and surprisingly uplifting before delving back into the darkness.
In an unusual ending, the album’s title track consists of 45 seconds of atmospheric, minimalist sounds, which play for you whilst the record melts gently away..
In all, this is a spectacular effort from an artist who really should be bigger than he is, so that he might dazzle a wider audience with his diverse, emotive and genuinely interesting music." SARA C. MORRISON for Insomnia Radio.
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"The Funny Fall’ is, without doubt, an album tied to a certain tradition but it’s rather enjoyably broad in its influences. Throughout there are traces of a fair few different musical styles, not just Morrissey but hints of Robert Smith, David Bowie and a broad pantheon of downbeat Indie Pop luminaries. And yet, and this is the important bit, it still manages to emerge as an identifiably separate effort as opposed to a pure homage to its individual parts. I wouldn’t say that this was a strikingly original piece certainly but it’s not a cheap rip off either, it’s a very well made album which does what it does with what you might call the attitude of an equal, it’s not mimicking anything but standing side by side with what came before.
Beyond that little bit of gushing though ‘The Funny Fall’, beyond being a sound exemplar of it’s genre, still maintains some broader appeal. Even if you’re not normally moved to wearing black, smoking Gaulloise and reading poetry then this can still be listened to as a laid back, indulgently atmospheric piece. Like all good Pop, no matter how mixed in it is with the influences of other genres, this can play out comfortably without demanding any more attention than the listener is willing to offer and if alternatively you want to delve further into it then there’s enough depth to hold your attention.
So, well worth a download then, not revolutionary by any means but an admirable example of what it is." DYLAN YOUSIR ORCHARD.
FIREWATER - LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS! Last shows until October!
Jun 26 : Larz, GERMANY : Fusion Festival Jun 27 : Audincourt, FRANCE : Rencontres & Racines Jun 28 : Istanbul, TURKEY : Balkan Soundz Festival July 02 : Dornbirn, AUSTRIA : Speilboden July 03 : Bulle, SWITZERLAND : Gibloux Festival July 04 : Jena, GERMANY : JG Stadtmitte July 05 : Hradec Kralove, CZECH R.: Rock For People July 06 : Vienna, AUSTRIA : Szene Wein July 08 : Linz, AUSTRIA : Posthof July 09 : Suzzara, Mantova, ITALY : Sconfinart July 10 : Steyr, AUSTRIA : Röda July 11 : Bologna, ITALY : Mondiali Antirazzisti July 12 : Milano, ITALY : Magnolia Festival July 13 : Colmar, FRANCE : Hiero July 15 : Paris, FRANCE : Batofar July 17 : Pozega, CROATIA : Dirty Old Empire Festival July 18 : Veszprem, HUNGARY : Utcazene Fesztivál July 24 : Riberac, FRANCE : Le Grand Souk Festival July 25 : Gdynia, POLAND : Globaltica Festival July 31 : Namur, BELGIUM : Esperanzha Festival Aug 01 : Habere-Poche, FRANCE : Rock'n'Poche Festival Aug 02 : Bladel, NETHERLANDS : Bladelse Zomerfeesten
> Bellydancers in costume get in free at all club shows!
> More shows are still being added, so check the Firewater MySpace page for updates.
> This message was sent by an evil robot. So if you are somewhere other than Europe and can't escape, we're sorry. We'll be back again someday soon.
Voici un nouvel ABUS DANGEREUX, dont une partie de l'équipe de Vicious s'occupe : #110 pour bien débuter l'été !
ABUS DANGEREUX #110
JUIN 2009
En Couverture : POWERSOLO
Au sommaire:
44 pages avec interviews, colonnes, news, chroniques, etc...:
POWERSOLO, SCARY MANSION, ELYSIAN FIELDS, MANFIELD TYA, THE ELEKTROCUTION, AUSSITOT MORT, FIRECRACKERS, MARDI GRAS BB, THE HOLY CURSE, LES JOLIS, CAFENEON, P...
Ainsi que le sampler inédit 12 titres avec :
Powersolo, Aussitôt Mort, Les Jolies, Firecrackers, Scary Mansion, Mansfield TYA, Elysian Fields, Black City Babies, Aeroflot, Polar Strong, Holy Curse, Supersuckers, The Bishops, Mardi Gras BB, Cafeneon, Tromatized Youth, The Elektrocution, Ich Bin, Huck.
Just letting you know we've put up our first album for download if you're interested... available from soundstation.. which allows you to leave a video or voice message also, we'd love to see you on it! We'd also like to give thanks to you all for your kind feedback & support. If you're interested, follow this link http://www.soundstation.com/davejacobs Hope all'z well, have a Top one!
Hi Christophe Marc, thanks for offering to be an Alien Skin friend!
If you enjoy the previews on MySpace, have a listen to DON’T OPEN TILL DOOMSDAY, the debut album, by visiting my band website (below) … AND while you’re there, help yourself to the selection of free downloads!
Enjoyed listening to your music. There's a lot to discover here. The vocals toward the end of 'The Mistake' reminded me of Ian McCulloch. All the best -G
Hi Christophe, It was a pleasure to hear 'The Mistake' on Electrical Language Podcast! I was getting excited, and downloaded all your tunes from Jamendo. Compliments, it's a brilliant job really! Cheers from Hungary, Melinda xx
hello si jamais l'idée de vous promener nu en écoutant du gospel psychédélique dans un club ou un hangar vous interpelle, alors peut être que l'une de ces soirées est faite pour vous.
21 mai / la bifurk / Grenoble / w Caravage
10 juin / le Pop in / Paris 11 juin / le pop art / Reims 12 juin / l'OPA bastille / Paris 13 juin / le Double Six / Lyon
