Ethnician is the self-titled
debut album of a band (formed by ex
Dirty District members)
which great live reputation has spread widely
since their first
concert in December' 97. Two drummers-percussionnists
(one of them a singer),
a keyboard player and a skillfull sound engineer
(full time member
of the band) are calling the tune in an amazing flood of
percussions and electronic
sounds and set the stage on fire as can testify
those who have seen
them perform.
Discovered by the " Printemps de Bourges " Festival Network,
Revelation of the
Pop-Komm 98 according to the German press, the band
choose to record this
first album in an abandonned movie theater located
in the African district
of Paris. Mixing took place in Brussels, away from
the pressure and tension.
Supervised by Jean-Michel Reusser (Leonard Cohen, John Cale, Lo'Jo
Triban, The Lama's
Chant...), the production is signed by the band and
sound engineer Gilles
Martin (Deus, Front 242, Bel Canto, Tuxedo Moon,
Hector Zazou...).
The mastering was done in London by Paul Solomons.
Fragrance from the Orient (Moussaï, Welcome To Fantasy Island),
urban breaks (Growing
Seeds, Complaint, A Test), modern transe (Medecine
Man, Dub#2), brassy
ballads (Ate Pode Aleijar), the twelve tracks of the
album are the perfect
reflections of a band whose members originated from
Russia, Portugal,
Armenia and Egypt are tuned in to the world's
vibrations.
No electro nor ethno, their music covers a wide area ranging from
free jazz to techno,
from reggae to rock and batucadas, following the
musicians imagination
and their obvious happiness to play. Helped by some
musician friends (from
French bands Oneyed Jack and L-TNO plus Christian
Lechevretel on trumpet,
Mika de Brito on didjeridoo and Bruno Lebrises on
double-bass) the band
releases its creativity and obviously appears as the
melting pot of their
very own style.
Enriched by this first studio experience and more motivated than
they ever were, Ethnician
are getting ready to take the stage, their
avorite place on earth.
Copyright Text: Ethnicien
/ Layout: Dr. Igüz 1998 - 2001
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