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When I was asked what exciting treasures Paris was planning to Soon the discussion focuses with Neman on the core of Zombie Zombie’s
unveil this spring, I involuntarily closed my eyes for a short while with my inspiration for this album, i.e. horror movies. “Actually, Etienne and I had been
mouth open, then a series of incomprehensible syllables came out of my mouth sharing the same studio for several years, and we found out that we both loved
as saliva dribbled over my chin. The man in front of me turned pale, stepped the horror films from the 70s, particularly John Carpenter and Dario Argento.
back, with a perplexed look. Eventually, I let out two words in a sort of devilish The name of the band was therefore easily found,” says Neman. “We first called
invocation, “Zombie Zombie!” our project Zombie, but then we realized that an American band, with the
same sort of musical style, was already called like that. Bad luck, really. So we
But let’s forget about this scene now that the terrible secret has been disclosed. just chose to add another Zombie to it.” A sure interest for scary movies, an
It’s now time to introduce you to the wicked shadow which is currently obvious band name and an ep in 2006 (Boom Boom Tchak)…Well the only
hovering over Paris. Therefore let me tell you more, before the evil attacks me thing left was to make an album, which was recorded last fall and produced by
again, about the debut album of the Parisian duo Zombie Zombie, the ideal Antoine Gaillet (M83, Placebo).
and fantasized soundtrack of a gore movie that could easily give you nightmares
at night that would include an engine failure, somewhere lost in a desert, Upon first listen, “Driving this road until death sets you free” is the track that
hearing animal screams getting closer and featuring the ghosts of Iggy Pop as immediately catches attention, with its robotic spirit. Then as the album runs -
a special guest jamming among the living dead, A Land For Renegades. on, darker tracks occur, some of them seriously nail-biting - including the one
called “Jay Rules” full of screams. Yet, A Land for Renegades is actually a really
An appointment is therefore scheduled in the Oberkampf neighborhood with accessible and entertaining record, thanks to the warm sounds and the
the band, for a photo shoot and a little talk about the album, which is coming visible fun that the two guys had while making it. “We recorded everything
out in Europe and the US early March. The presentations should be made live,” explains Etienne, “We’re kind of bored by the track by track recordings,
right away. On one hand, here is Etienne Jaumet, a free-jazz saxophonist and each one playing his part alone. We don’t think too much about our music,
sound engineer, known for his taste for analogical synthesizers. The kind of we rather simply follow our instinct.”
man whose enthusiasm for his instruments and machines makes him recite a
list full of names such as Arp 2600, Theremin, Prophet 600 and Moog Prodigy. Obviously, those two have also listened to a great deal of the precursory electro
artists from the 70s. Then again, this a subject Etienne and Neman are more
On the other hand, you have Neman, the drummer of the famous indie- than willing to talk about. “You know François de Roubaix? You don’t? Well,
Parisian band Herman Düne, whose latest album is also coming out now in the he’s the man behind the music of Chapi Chapo (a French TV show for kids in
United States.
Portrait by François Coquerel
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