French bands
 

Reading the Deity Guns thread, I just wanted to know what french bands you guys know. Of course from the exterior it might appear that not loads of great french bands exist (except from the very known electronic acts, like Daft Punk, Air or Justice) - which is actually true, there is not really loads of great great bands up there, though there is a great math rock scene -, so I thought I'd also give you a few bands I recommand to you, alphabetically and without any genre classification:

37500 Yens (math-rock / hardcore)
Aside From A Day (hardcore)
Binaire (electro/noise/punk)
Cercueil (strange electro)
Cheval de Frise (math-rock)
Chevreuil (math-rock)
Gâtechien (math-rock)
Gomm (post-punk)
Marvin (noise-rock)
L'Objet (math-rock with a cold-wave touch)
Pneu (math-rock)
Principles Of Geometry (electronica)
Rhesus (pop/rock)
Sweet Apple Pie (psychedelic pop)

Those are new bands, I think you guys probably already know classic french bands (Thugs, Bästärd, Sister Iodine...), but I don't know if you know Diabologum; if you don't check them (album: #3) and the two bands that came after they split, Experience and Programme, because they're really good

I don't listen to many French bands (I'm more into singers like Gainsbourg), not mentionned are Ulan Bator (who I discovered thanks to nicfit).

Frenchies I like lots:

Art Zoyd
Magma
Albert Marcouer
Gong was sort of French
Mutiilation

I should listen to Ulan Bator, I've already seen them mentionned lots of time and actually listen to Permanent Fatal Error, Olivier Manchion's new project, so I think I'll like it. I'll check

Prediction: this will be a very short-lived thread.

Possibly. At least you will have heard the name of those good bands...

I love him to no end.
I even have his cell number.
there's the new pfe ep streaming on last fm.
the last song is recoded in a weird way, makes your head feel like it's shrinking.

here's a pic I took at a Cargo Cult's gig:

I'll have to check some of these out. I've been into a couple of French-Canadian bands lately.

what about stereolab? and yves montand? and a bunch of others i can't think of righ tnow!

La Quiete was French, right? At least their name is.. haha.. no, they are. Awesome screamo band that sounded kinda like At the Drive-In at times!

deathspell omega
blut aus nord
benighted
gojira

I didn't know Blut aus Nord were French. Deathspell Omega are incredible.

yes, and keep getting better with each record, in my opinion.

Alcest (blackmetal/shogaze)!

here's an upload for those interested

i believe they're Italian actually...great band though.

frederic
cheveu
magma
mutiilation
blut aus nord
deathspell omega

i always have the idea they are from canada.

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and i second early magma, add gong too.

April March is American but sings in French and is significantly more popular in France than in her homeland, or anywhere else. I don't know if she lives there. Anyway, I like her songs.

brigitte fontaine.

MySpace says France.

i'm not correcting you homie, just mentioned i always think they are from canada.

might be because the label is actually from canada (profound lore).

Etron Fou Leloublan

French prog... not like anything I've ever heard before.

All the ones that I know have already been mentioned. Some french 60's pop that is good:

Ginette Taillon
Karo
Jaqueline Taieb
Les Intrigantes
Chantal Kelly
Zouzou
France Gall
Francoise Hardy
Zoe
Violaine
Cleo
Dani
Madeleine Pascal
Clothilde
Liz Brady
Caroline
Annie Philippe
Ariene Et Les 10-20
Christine Pilzer
Ginette Garcin
Stella
Sylvie-Anne

Italian!

The sound track to Un Homme et Une Femme
Joel Favreau

Yeah, that's an excellent soundtrack. It was a major inspiration on bands like
Air.

Oh also, check Rubin Steiner, he's amazing. And of course M83 but everybody already knows them/him

m83 suck.

There's plenty of great french band:
Clara Clara
Coming Soon
Angelo Spencer (now in Olympia)
Bear Creek
Bérurier Noir
Brigitte Fontaine
Ned
See Hi Oh My
Antsy Pants (mostly french)

air
magma
serge gainsbourg

and that's all i can think of

It's funny how I've never heard of most of the mentionned bands, this reflects how much the French music media suck.

Yeah, except for Noise Magazine, I can't think of ONE french magazine / radio / etc that deals with good music...

Téléphone FTW :D

More seriously no one has mentioned Noir Désir, I like them up to 666667 club (even if the Doors, Bunnymen and then Fugazi influences are perhaps too obvious).

OMFG WTF Telephone <<< Kyo !!11111

i heard by chance Noir Désir's Tostaky recently, and it brought good memories of my teenagehood... all the parties at friends' places where that song would always pop out at some point...

no one mentioned Dat Politics yet... I really like "Plugs Plus" and "Sous Hit" in particular.

i remember i really liked Little Rabbits' "Yeah!" around the time when it came out, but I haven't listened to it in years and I'm not sure how I would feel about it today.

aluk toldo
http://www.myspace.com/aluktodolo

this band are amazing

konki duet
stereo total
france cartigny

Bed
Deity Guns

Taxi Girl, I find them a bit disappointing overall, but they had a few nice songs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYMI4g60Hl8
I can't find a video for "Cherchez le garçon"...

I like the lyrics on this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzE12BiQYnc
Mec, comment t'épelles Paris ?
Paris ? P-A-R-I-S.
Non, non, non, non, non,
Paris, ça s'épelle M-E-R-D-E.


I have never been able to get into Métal Urbain neither... they seem to be more popular outside of France than in France (I think S. Albini cited them as an influence for Big Black... probably because of the drum machine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_HMXbk3g08

I have actually difficulties finding a french band that I really love, I like some individual songs from many bands, but...

by the way, not a band and I know next to nothing about Daho's discography, but I really love this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnCdsh4DKYA
This one reminds me about my childhood... And the video is good too.