COLLECTION 5 THE MALE - A FASHION SPECIAL!

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MUSIC
Album preview by Bénédicte Lelong
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Artist: Château Marmont
Album: The Maze
Genre: Electro-Pop, Synthpop
Label: Chambre404
Origin: France
Release Date: May 2013
Members: Raphael Vialla, Julien Galinier,
Guillaume De Maria
At a time when the French electronic/synthpop scene
needed to take a serious break from all the pseudo and
oftentimes overrated “big names” (not usually my thing to
point fingers but… Phoenix, Daft Punk, anyone??), Château
Marmont’s timing appeared to be quite perfect.
The Maze is Château Marmont’s debut album. Its fresh
70’s synthpop sound will seduce you from the start with their
“Ouverture”. Contrary to what you might think, these guys
are no newbies. They’ve been around since 2005, remixing
artists like LaRoux. By the way, make yourself a huge favour
and go listen to their version of Quicksand.
Pre-tty sweet, if you ask me.
I’ll confess that I didn’t know these
guys from Adam. At first I didn’t even
know they were French, much less what
kind of music they were making. They got
me at their band’s name, “Château Marmont”.
I mean, come on, even if you’ve
never set foot in this WeHo institution,
you have to have at least heard of it. From
John Belushi to Sofia Coppola and more
recently Lindsay Lohan, you know damn
well what Château Marmont brings to
mind: Hollywood, baby! Images started
rushing through my head… So yeah, that
was enough for me give this French trio a
chance.
Proof that sometimes you just need to go
with your gut. Oh and a band’s name isn’t
to be taken lightly, as it can go a long way
to attract listeners into your net (I plead
guilty). From now on, I have my eyes on
them. Can’t wait to hear what they’ll do
next!
Must-hear tracks: The Fall & Decline
of the Human Empire, The Maze, Receive
And Follow