frànçois & The Atlas Mountains
General Info
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Genre: Indie / Roots Music / Surf
Location Bristol, Un
Profile Views: 385180
Last Login: 5/13/2012
Member Since 12/9/2005
Website www.francoisandtheatlasmountains.com
Record Label Domino-Talitres-LejosDisc.-StitchStitch-Fence-Another
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
BOOKING FRANCE: carl@velvetcoliseum.com BOOKING EUROPE : cecile@2fortheroadproductions.com please visit www.kidfrancois.com -
Members
line up 2011: Fránçois: guitar, sampler, voc Amaury: dounoumbas, percussions, voc Gerard Black: moog bass, keyboard, voc Pierre Petit Fantome: keyboard, voc .................... lineup before included: You, and also frànçois (guitar, casio keyboard, piano, singing, harmonica) and the Atlas Mountains ensemble are a group of friends including: Tom Bugs (trombone, drums, voice in guitar), Rachael Dadd (clarinet, glock, melodica, hummings, lalalas), Rory Pilgrim (harp, clarinet) ; Georges Mckenzie (saxophone, shoucoutash, recorder, toy trumpet); Rozi Plain (baby accordion, typewritter, shoucoutash, acc guitar) ; victor Ladybird ( acc guitar, keyboard, toy trumpet, recorder), Matt Jones ( double bass), Kate Wright (piano, keyboard, accoustic guitar), Tom Cops (ukulele), Matthiew Arctic Circle (keyboard, guitar), Rose Clark (drums), Luq Arnault (bass, guitar, drums), Amaury Ranger (bass, guitar, drums), groupe polyphonic Bost Gehio, clement laffont(drums), miguel (violin, saw), rob hunter and hec peeble (rythm section), jo (funky guitar), pierre petit fantome (ghost notes), gerard black (awesome stuff)...and many more. -
Influences
Alemu Aga, J.S. Bach, Dominique A., Maher shalal hash baz, Lizzy Mercier Desclouf, i know i have no collar, ray rumours, sleeping states, francoise hardi, crescent, movietone, camera obscura, ladybird, erik satie, moondog, toumani diabate, nina simone, tseguey maryam guebrou. -
Sounds Like
..Buy some albums on cds or vynil, click the shop link below: <br/> <A HREF="http://www.localkid.co.uk/francois/shop.htm"><img src="http://www.localkid.co.uk/francois/nwshop.gif"></A>
PLAINE INONDABLE (2009)
(10 songs, includes 'Be Water, je suis de l'eau', 'Friends', 'Do you Do'etc)
order cd digipack chez Talitres (France)
order the cd Fence (Uk)
GATEFOLD VYNIL VERSION OF PLAINE INONDABLE (2009)
order the gatefold vynil version of Plaine Inondable from Lejos Discos
HER RIVER RAVES RECOLLECTIONS (2009)
(9 songs, includes 'Royan', 'Allons á la Piscine - 4 track version' etc)
£9 from stitchstitch (10" vynil + mp3 codes)
9 euros from Lejos Discos (10" vynil)
6 Euros chez Another (cd-r)
visit the shop page for more infos
Apr 07th: FR Chelles, Les Cuizines
Apr 08th: FR Morlaix, Festival Panorama
May 5th: UK London, Camden Crawl
May 9th: UK Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
May 10th: UK Brighton, The Great Escape (Prince Albert 13.15)
May 10th: UK Brighton, The Great Escape (Corn Exchange 20.30)
May 11th: UK Brighton, The Great Escape (Brighton Dome 17.15 *Delegates Only*)
Mat 14th: NL Amsterdam, Paradiso
Jun 02nd: UK Wakefield, Long Division
Jun 03rd: UK London, Apple Cart
Jul 15th: UK Suffolk, Latitude
CONCERTS PRECEDENTS/ PAST SHOWS :
Apr 18th: UK London, Cargo
April 16th: UK Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
April 14th: UK St Andrews, Eye O’ the Dug Festival
April 13th: UK Sheffield, Queens Social Club (supporting Slow Club)
Mar 31th: FR Evreux, L'Abordage
Mar 30th: FR Allones, L’Excelsior
Mar 24th: FR Strasbourg, La Laiterie
Mar 23th: FR Dijon, La Vapeur
Mar 22th: FR Paris La Défense, Festival Chorus des Hauts de Seine
Mar 17th: FR Poitiers, Auditorium Saint Germain
Mar 16th: FR Beauvais, L'Ouvre Boite
Mar 15th: FR Amiens, La Lune des Pirates
Mar 14th: FR Canteleu, ECC
Mar 10th: FR Montpellier, Victoire 2
Mar 9th: FR Biarritz, L'Atabal
Mar 8th: FR Marseille, Le Poste à Galène
Mar 3rd : FR Lorient, Le Manèg
Mar 2nd : FR La Roche sur Yon, Le Fuzz'Yon
Mar 1st : FR Rennes, l'UBU
Feb 23th : FR Annecy, Le Brise Glace
Feb 13th: FR Paris, Café de la Danse (COMPLET)
Feb 11th : FR Bordeaux, Get Wet Party
Feb 9th: FR Martigues, Club du théâtre des Salins
Feb 03rd: UK London, Barfly (HMV Next Big Thing)
Feb 02nd: UK London, Shepherds Bush Empire (supporting King Creosote & Jon Hopkins)
Feb 01st: UK Reading, South Street Arts Centre
Jan 31st: UK Preston, The Continental
Jan 30th: UK Liverpool, Leaf on Bold St
Jan 29th: UK Manchester, The Castle
Jan 28th: UK Gateshead, The Sage Gateshead
Jan 27th: UK Bristol, The Motorcycle Showroom
Jan 26th: UK Brighton, The Green Door Store
Jan 25th: UK London, Slaughtered Lamb
Jan 22nd: UK Glasgow, Celtic Connections
Jan 12th: NL Groningen, Eurosonic
Jan 11th: NL Groningen, Eurosonic
Dec 15th: FR Le Cargö, Caen
Dec 9th: FR Le Camij, Niort
Dec 3rd: FR Le Cargo, Arles
Dec 2nd: FR La Presqu’île, Annonay
Dec 1st; FR Le Marché Gare, Lyon
Nov 30th: FR Le Séréolux, Nantes
Nov 26th: FR Le 6par4, Laval
Nov 25th: FR Rockschool Barbey, Bordeaux
Nov 18th: FR La Cartonnerie, Reims
Nov 6th: FR Festival des Inrocks, Paris
Nov 3th: FR Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing
Oct 28th: FR Le Chabada, Angers
October 26th: FR Les Primeurs de Massy, Massy
October 25tber 10th: FR Festival Ouvre la Voix, Bordeaux
September 9th: UK Queen Elizabeth Hall (supporting King Creosote & Jon Hopkins), London
September 8th: UK The Deaf Institute (supporting King Creosote & Jon Hopkins), Manchester
September 7th: UK Grand Ole Opry (supporting King Creosote & Jon Hopkins), Glasgow
September 3rd: FR Plein Air, Angoulême
August 28th: FR Festival Rock en Seine, Paris
August 17th: UK Wimington Arms, London
August 16th: UK XOYO (supporting Electrelane), London
August 14th: FR Festival La Route du Rock, Saint-Malo
August 06th: FR Festival Paradox, Saint Michel de Boulogne
July 29th: FR Festival Fêtes du Cognac
July 28th : FR Festival de l'Etang, Brossac
July 24th: FR Festival de Poupets, St Malo du Bois
July 12th: FR Festival Les Francofolies, La Rochelle
July 5th : BE Compilothèque Brussels,
July 3rd : DE Fusion Festival
July 2nd : DE West Germany, Berlin
July 1st : DE Little Creatures, Dresden
June 28th : DE Steinbruch (supporting Dark Dark Dark), Duisburg
