Signal Electrique

“ treat

me bad ”

In the shadowy light of his secret laboratory, Erik Elektrik synthesizes various alternative movements, constantly searching for the ultimate, original musical formula. In 1999, he's struck by the obvious: He needs an assistant. He creates a hybrid from the brain of a raver found dead at a techno festival, the corpse of a post-punk rocker and the heart of a voodoo priest. He brings his creation to life through electric sparks and forbidden chemistry... Frankensound is born. The newly-formed duo channel bold and eclectic productions thru electronic sounds. They meld rock, punk, funk, dub and other unidentified sound objects, all the while dipping into the energy of the third millenium. Their new sonic inventions come to life under the SIGNAL ELECTRIQUE moniker. Their first album, Acid Library, like a Frankenstein's monster, is made of bits and pieces, setting the basis in 2001 for this hyperdynamic duo, but it's on the road that the communicative properties of Signal Electrique are truly enhanced. It wasn't by chance that Signal Electrique were embraced by la Fnac (an important French cultural chain store), and that they united with Crystal Distortion, 69db, and Interlope on the Chip Jockey CD collection, or that they were graced in 2003 with the "Attention Talent Scène" award of the famous French festival “le Printemps de Bourges”. Jukebox Monkey, a digitalisation on CD of the 2003 Signal Electrique, is a testament of their creative process. In this disc Signal Electrique let musical styles run loose by spreading an endless flow of sonic data under a mysterious codex which shares analogical improvisations, digital predeterminations, humor and shattering rhythmics. That year, from festivals to clubs, from live gigs to sound creations, these two freaks constantly tested and upgraded their live prototype to obtain the optimal level of escape...The dancers said, "Right on!" In 2005 they withdrew into their underground estate and blasted fresh energy into their machines, creating an all-new studio introspection. This time, Erik Elektrik and Frankensound decided to limit the use of sequencers and to record live. They sublimated electric organs and vintage synthesisers, and turned aside samples and unlikely loops, returning to spare and melodic compositions. Because of this different approach, it was quite natural that they chose to integrate the voice of Dave Dick, the demonically possessed singer from the electro-trash duo, Dick Voodoo. The result is a dose of perpetually groovy rock energy, which will materialize on Expressillon / Discograph this Fall, 2006. To parallel this different approach, Signal Electrique have optimized their live set-up to convey the richness of their new compositions. Erik Elektrik handles the sequenced parts with the help of rhythm boxes and samplers. Frankensound plays samplers and synthesizers, live, without a safety-net (no laptop, no never ending preset sequences), while being able to play the extremely varied pieces from their set list. On stage each of them plays a very different role, however it's the merging of their two conceptions of electronic music that gives the music its strong identity and coherence. For the past seven years Signal Electrique have provided an imaginative and lively contribution to electronic music. The duo keep things fresh by rearranging the songs differently each time they play. For their 2006/2007 season, slide projection will interact with their machines, for an all-new dimension to their live experience.

DISCOGRAPHIE 2006 « TREAT ME BAD » – CD ALBUM – EXPRESSILLON – FALL 2006 2005 PERCE-OREILLE V2.2 – MAXI VINYL 4 TRACKS – EXPRESSILLON NASTY WAX 01 – MAXI VINYL 4 TITRES – NASTY WAX RECORDS 2004 « JUKEBOX MONKEY » – MAXI VINYL 4 TRACKS – EXPRESSILLON APPEARANCE ON « HERETIK LIVE » CD – UWE APPEARANCE ON GELSTAT « MUSIC DAMNED CLUB » CD ALBUM – K-RE PROD 2003 « JUKEBOX MONKEY » – CD ALBUM – EXPRESSILLON 2002 « CHIP JOCKEY N°3 » – CD LIVE – EXPRESSILLON « NO LIMIT INJUSTICE » – DOUBLE MAXI VINYL 8 TRACKS – EXPRESSILLON APPEARANCE ON : « ALTERNATIVE SOUND SYSTEM VOL. N°2 » – COMPILATION CD – UWE « IMPÉNITENTS & OBSTINÉS » - COMPILATION CD HERETIK – UWE « HUMAN MIX » BY TORGULL – COMPILATION CD – UWE « CRIMINAL CITY » BY GELSTAT – ALBUM CD - UWE 2001 « ACID LIBRARY » – CD ALBUM + MAXI 4 TRACKS – EXPRESSILLON « PERCE-OREILLE 21 » – MAXI VINYL 4 TRACKS – EXPRESSILLON « SUBSTANZ » – MAXI VINYL 4 TRACKS – OG RECORDS « NIGHT BIRDZ » – MAXI VINYL 4 TRACKS – OG RECORDS APPEARANCE ON « ELEGAL FREQUENCIES VOL.1 » – COMPILATION VINYL – ELEGAL FREQUENCIES

2000 « PERCE-OREILLE 15 » – MAXI VINYL 4 TRACKS – EXPRESSILLON « Z » – MAXI VINYL 4 TRACKS – OG RECORDS APPEARANCE ON « LE PERCE-OREILLE » – COMPILATION CD – EXPRESSILLON 1999 « SIGNAL ELECTRIQUE » – MAXI VINYL 4 TRACKS – EXPRESSILLON

LAST TOUR (NON EXHAUSTIVE) 2003 « Attention Talent de Scène » award, (Printemps de Bourges 2003 Festival) Juke Box Monkey Tour

2004 20 Aug. Challans – L’Acropole 9 Sept. Paris – Nouveau Casino (Soirée d’ouverture des Rendez Vous Electroniques)

04 Oct. Paris – Le Zénith - Le Grand 8 18 Oct. Orleans – L’ Astrolabe 24 Oct. Paris – L’Espace des Peupliers 14 Nov. Bordeaux – Fat Kat 15 Nov. Nantes – Olympic 20 Nov. Cholet – Le Barouf 21 Nov. La Roche sur Yon – Le Fuzz’yon 22 Nov. Caen – Festival Nördik Impakt 28 Nov. Tours – Le Napoléon 29 Nov. Paris – sur infoline 04 Dec. Rennes – Muséum café 05 Dec. Rotterdam (Nl) 13 Dec. Grenoble – L’Arakyss 18 Dec. Nantes – Le Floride 20 Dec. Plounéour Trez - Les Hespérides 27 Dec. Paris - La Scène Bastille 31 Dec. La Rochelle – La Casamance 2004 24 Jan. Dijon - La Vapeur 04 Feb. Montpellier - Le Rockstore 06 Feb. Perpignan - El Médiator - TILT Festival 07 Feb. Lyon – Le Ninkasi 23 Feb. Paris – Le Triptyque 28 Feb. Angers - Le Chabada 6 Mars. Lyon - Musée d’Art Contemporain 13 Mars. Châteaulin – Le Run Ar Puns 19 Mars. Le Havre – L’Agora 1er April. Paris – Le Gibus 9 April. Grenoble - Prisme de Seyssins 10 April. Marseille – Les Docks 17 April. Toulouse – La Dune - Festival Inox 21 April. Pantin - Théâtre au Fil de l’eau 22 April. Worldwild Mediagong.com 24 April. Vernouillet - La Scène 01 May. Avignon- Le Hot Brass 14 May. Dijon – La 5ème Avenue 22 May. Bordeaux – La Rock School Barbey 28 May. Paris - Le Batofar 18 June. Quimperlé - Le Scarabée 21 June. Paris -Le Troisième Lieu 10 July. Paris - Fête Hérétiks & Mas I Mas

02 Oct. Strasbourg - Festival Ososphère 09 Oct. Nancy - Festival Pulsamix 21 Oct. Paris - Le Troisième Lieu 22 Oct. Paris - Le Troisième Lieu 23 Oct. Montpellier – Le Rockstore 29 Oct. Vauvert - Le Mexycana 30 Oct. Lyon - Le Ninkasi 05 Nov. Quimperlé - Le Scarabée 19 Nov. Genève – au Zoo de l’Usine 01 Dec. Le Mans - Salle des Saulnieres 03 Dec. Clermont Ferrand - Le Poco Loco 04 Dec. Beauvais – L’ouvre Boite 11 Dec. Nice – MJC Picaud

2005 14 Jan. Caen - Le Bunker 17 Feb. Paris – Le Triptyque 26 Feb. Toulouse – Le Poséidon 18 Mars. Den Haag (Nl) - Paard club Industrial Funk 07 April. Grenoble – Festival Root’s’n’Culture 22 April. Guillon les Bains – Le Liberty 23 April. Carpentras – Festival Elektro Circus 20 May. Londres (uk) – Electrowerkz - Chip Jockey Party 06 Aug. Genillé – Festival Cosmopolite de Genillé 12 Sept. Montreuil Cinemix Frankenstein. Georges Méliès 17 Sept. Paris - la Paillote Electro - Fête à Neuneu 1er Oct. Ville franche sur Saône - Parc Expo 28 Oct. Berlin – Club Maria – Chip Jockey Party 29 Oct. Berlin - Germany - Club Supamolly 26 Nov. Paris - Le Glazart 03 Dec. Gare de Coustellet (84) - Kabaret Elektroniké 08 Dec. Paris – Le Gibus 16 Déc. Bourg en Bresse - La Tannerie – Kabaret Elektroniké

CONTACTS Label, Management : EXPRESSILLON RENAUD GAY [email protected] msn : [email protected] +33 (0)1 48 06 44 30 / 06 60 61 84 07 Promo Expressillon JUSTINE de CAYEUX [email protected] +33 (0)1 48 06 44 30 /06 77 17 80 74

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