march-2012

From left to
right, Arnaud
de Bosredon,
Charles
Delaporte,
Antoine
Toustou, Zoé
Colotis and
Hugues Payen
for a long time. Paris was, for a time, the
epicentre of this music and it has never
really disappeared. In recent years, artists
like Sanseverino and Thomas Dutronc
have embraced it.
“Our infl uences in electronic music
are very diff erent, given the incredible
vitality of this style in recent years. The
advantage of electronic music is that it
has no boundaries and its creativity has
no limits. It can be very commercial, like
Lady Gaga, or elitist, like Gui Borrato.”
Do you think electro-swing is becoming
more popular?
“Since 2008, Europe has been getting to
know this style and its representatives
have multiplied. DJ Parov Stelar tours
globally, and lindy-hop dance nights
fl ourish in Paris, London and Berlin.
There’s a real audience for this music.”
You’re known for being a great festival band.
Do you have a favourite?
“La Fête de l’Huma in Paris, where we
played to 65,000 people, or the Montreal
Jazz Festival, where we played on the
same stage that Herbie Hancock had
played on two days earlier. Our most
memorable is probably the Paléo Festival
in Nyon, Switzerland. The organisers
had enough faith in us to have us play
two consecutive days, but after the fi rst
performance, we celebrated so hard we’d
lost our voices by the next day!”
Where can we see you on tour?
“We start our tour in mid-March. France
is still our main playground, but we played
a lot of overseas gigs for the fi rst album
and it’s logical that we do that again. For
the time being, we’ll be playing in France,
Switzerland and Germany, and probably
in England and Canada.”
Where are your favourite places to go out
in Paris?
“Pigalle and the Grands Boulevards
are a must. There’s a great variety of
theatres, bars and clubs. You’ll fi nd us
hanging out at Le Trianon, La Cigale and
of course Le Moulin Rouge, Le Silencio
and Le Social Club. We often have a drink
at Chez Moune or Le Carmen in the
9th arrondisement – bars that are nice,
simple and friendly!”
Caravan Palace start their tour on 13
March in Angoulême, near Bordeaux. The
band will play Le Trianon in Paris on 19-20
March and various festivals throughout
the summer. Their album, Panic, is out on
5 March (myspace.com/caravanpalace).