Inigo Kennedy
Cathedral

The mergence of two well-known artists: This is Armitage transmitting signals from the depths of an obscure world. Dystopian soundscapes between Techno and House.

Raï is the music of a youth hungover from Algeria's recent independence. It became a space for a liberated, transgressive dialogue that told the social truths of its time -- an up-front yet poetic voice that covers the taboos and frustrations of daily life, expressing emotion without detour. This voice is heard at weddings, cabarets, in the nightclubs of the Oranese coast, and casually on the street... With the boom of the audio cassette, an avalanche of raï tapes were produced in Oran and diffused all over the world. Both women and men sang and listened to the new sound, as raï is intimately tied to parties, alcohol and the night. With the spontaneous improvisation of its singers as the main part of each song, raï keeps reinventing itself. In this style, Cheb Hasni, along with Cheb Nasro, incarnates a second generation of musicians. With the "love raï", or sentimental raï, Hasni sings about love, passion and its setbacks -- moving away from the bittersweet daily chronicles of the first chebs and chebates. Having recorded nearly 150 cassettes, Cheb Hasni remains one of the most prolific and talented raï singers of his generation. Almost thirty years after his death, this three-volume compilation of rare tracks from his cassette releases on the Oriental Music Production label is a tribute to the lasting legacy of Cheb Hasni -- ya raï! The second volume of three is presented here.CHEB HASNIVol 2Outre National

J-ZBEL mysterious crew is in town. The new release on Lyon-based label BFDM is made of acronyms, weird titles and masked faces. It sails between genres: Acid, Jungle, House & Ambient. Each track defines itself in a specific leitmotiv,embracing the spirit of a voodoo sorcerer. Massive piece of freaky vibes combined to make you dance the hell out of you.

Après avoir demandé à Chloé Thévenin de collaborer à la bande originale de son spectacle « Static Shot » (2020), Maud Le Pladec a de nouveau fait appel a la productrice et DJ. Une nouvelle création ambitieuse, militante et féministe réalisée pour la saison 2021 de Montpellier Danse. La danseuse et chorégraphe, accompagnée de six danseurs, explore par la danse et le chant les non-dits, la marginalisation et la représentation des femmes musiciennes du Moyen Âge à nos jours en convoquant des figures historiques et contemporaines telles que Kassia de Constantinople, Barbara Strozzi, Giovanna Marini et Clara Schuman…Avec ce nouvel EP, sorti sur son label Lumière Noire, Chloé dévoile une facette plus abstraite et cérébrale de son travail avec ces trois titres retravaillés : engagés et aventureux, mais tout aussi excitants.