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It is in his electronic Montmartre
bed-sit cluttered with guitar cases, keyboards, cable and a precariously
balanced computer, that Mendès recorded his debut demo album with craft : "All
the takes were done here, with a mattress against the wall to avoid echo..."
22 year-old DIY Mendès is not only a
singer-songwriter, but also a qualified sound eengineer. He owned his first
guitar at 8, did 4 years of classical training and was member of a multitude of
"Metal Rock" bands. A typical curses for a teenager, fan of Metallica and
Nirvana, playing at guitar heroes in front of the mirror, miming the riffs of
Muse, Incubus, or Linkin Park...
But Matthieu's ambition is to mix his
passion for US rock with his french culture. He signs a publishing deal with
peermusic and works hard to produce 12 tracks for a debut album on Marc
Lumbroso's label.
First impressions of Matthieu's songs :
good rock with full on guitars, catchy tunes, everything is in there. Beyond the
tales of teenage romance and passionate love (Elle, Mon Ange), a
different facet emerges throughout the 12 tracks comprising the album. Songs
like Obsession or Je me sens mal enlighten the darker side of an
author. "It's true that subjects such as unhappiness ans schyzophrenia interests
me. I am a very anxious person who doubts even if i don't always show it". In
Dernier Voyage, the character holds a conversation with death. Wake me up
traces the story of a girl abandoned by her father. Petit Ingrat
denigrates easy money and the arrogance that goes with it. Toi encore
evokes the loss of a loved one, and the subsequent missing and loneliness.
"For me, being an artist means doing everything
yourself. If it doesn't work out, it can only be y own fault".
Having damaged his eardrum during a
concert, he now has a tinnitus in his ear, a flat E tinnitus he specifies...
Waiting for it to heal, he laughs at a thought that "Tinnitus" would be a great
album title. And it means as long as i'm not deaf, I'll continue!!".
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