Jean-Philippe Verdin a.k.a. Readymade FC is a French solo artist. Band: Jean-Paul Gonnod (sound engineer), Yael Naim (singer, keyboards), Eric Sauviat (guitar, mandolin...), Thomas Rocton (trumbon), Philippe Entressangle (drums), Raphael Chevalier (violin).
Influences
Duke Ellington, Arthur Russell, Syd Barrett, Harry Nilsson, Tim Hardin, Randy Newman, Van Dykes Parks, Jelly Roll Morton, Judee Sill, Joni Mitchell, Darius Milhaud, Harper's Bizarre, Karen Dalton, Kurt Weill, John Ford, Terence Malik, Jacques Tati, Jour de Fete, Days of Heaven, Les Shadocks, Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor Mc Cay, Jules Verne, Mr Magoo ...
///////// PRESS QUOTES ON BABILONIA ///////// 'The top of Le Championnat' Metro /// ‘Readymade FC meld knowing Anglo-Saxon pop with Gallic chanson swish, adding a soupçon of electronica here, a guest vocalist there, to make music that laughs in the face of genre pigeonholing’ ****Mojo /// 'From its Midnight Cowboy harmonicas to the Jon Brion-esque sound design, it's like the soundtrack to an imagined film', Clash /// 'If you like your pleasures subtle but utterly plentiful, this is for you', 7/10, NME /// 'Gorgeous, tricky pop', Harpers & Queen /// 'Out of step with our time. Odd, but wonderful for it', *****International DJ /// 'Make room for this French re-invention of music' ****DJ /// 'Babilonia should be a feature at many discerning dinner parties for years to come', Music Week /// 'Une manière de post-rock cinématographique' fff, Télérama /// 'Un album kaléïdoscopique promis à tous les éloges' Magic /// 'Une véritable machine de désir et d'ivresse' Les Inrocks ///////// BIOGRAPHY ///////// After "Bold" in 2001, Readymade FC has wrapped up his second album "Babilonia" (Bleepmachine/Peacefrog), much more pop/folk than its predecessor. A rich, multi-layered confection of playful electronic textures, shimmering baroque pop arrangements and memorable guest vocals from the likes of David Sylvian, Yael Naïm. // He scored Hedi Slimane’s fashion shows for Dior Homme twice in a row. Coca Cola Light, Sky TV or Channel 4 have chosen his musics as soundtracks too. The hip-hop producer RJD2 (Def Jux) sampled his music. David Sylvian, Underworld, Carl Craig and Royksöpp asked him for opening concerts. // He has remixed Ennio Morricone, Chet Baker, Serge Gainsbourg, David Sylvian, Henri Salvador... ///////// DISCOGRAPHY ///////// 'Babilonia' CD & LPX2 [the first album on Peacefrog] (2005 Bleepmachine/Peacefrog) /// 'The Only One (feat. Yael Naïm)' [Babilonia's first EP, Promo CD & Limited EP] (2005 Bleepmachine/Peacefrog) /// 'Own n°3' Magazine+CD [selected by Readymade FC] (2003, ULM / Universal) /// 'Flexion/F. Me' Collector CD [Original musics composed for Dior Homme] (2003, F Communications) Limited edition available in Japan only (Sold out) /// 'F. Me' EP [Dior Homme Spring-Summer 2003] (2002, F Communications) /// 'Flexion' EP [Dior Homme Autumn 2002-Winter 2003] (2002, F Communications) /// 'Own n°2' Magazine+CDx2 [selected and deconstructed by Readymade FC] (2002, ULM / Universal) /// 'Live at the End' EP [recorded live at The End (London) and WMF (Berlin)] (2002, F Communications) /// 'Bold' CD & LPX2 [the very first album] (2001, F Communications) /// 'Dynamo' EP [the second EP] (1998, F Communications) /// 'Opack' EP [the very first EP] (1997, F Communications)
