Since then Caravan Palace has come to epitomize the fusion of electronic dance music with the classic stylings of jazz-infused swing music. Lawrence when the new album's preview stream went live last week, "There are very few bands that can claim to have absolutely created a new genre, but Caravan Palace actually can." Fronted by vocalist Zoé Colotis and founding members Hugues Payen (violin), Charles Delaporte (upright bass) and Arnaud Vial (guitar) alongside Antoine Toustou (trombone, machines), the Caravan certainly are "the prime movers in the Electro-Swing sound" as KCRW asserts.Īs the story goes, the group was born out of a silent porn film score project shortly thereafter they released their self-titled 2008 debut which floated around the #11 spot on France's charts for over a year. Posted by Caravan Palace on Tuesday, October 20, 2015Īs noted by KCRW DJ Eric J. Relatively serious composition, with a Zeitgeist twist: DIY electro, house, dub and hip-hop.We love the idea that our album title is unpronounceable but it seems people desperately need a name for More. A shared craze for manouche jazz (gypsy-style jazz), played in its natural setting, bars. In this case, it was Hugues on the violin, Arnaud on guitar and Carlos on the double bass. It so often starts out like that: a gang of mates who’ve kicked around together for the past ten years and who each get into music off their own bat. Caravan Palace is to swing what the Gotan Project is to tango. With their “Zazou” look (inspired by Parisian paleo-punks from the 1940s), they serve up festive, frantic music, an improbable futuristic and melodious Charleston fit for the dance floor. Their project swayed a singer, a clarinettist, a trombonist who doubles up on percussion and a guitarist who also acts as DJ. It all started with a double bass player, a guitarist and a violinist all highly talented musicians who are really into swing, Django addicts who enjoy tinkering with electro.
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