MINITEL ROSE
"Minitel Rose share Klaxons melodic sensibility, Boy Crisis lissom sophistication and, at their best (whistle-tastic single Magic Powder, a potential indie-electro Young Folks), Lykke Lis spare sound palette. They should ease off the shrill, clichéd Justice synths, but there is a bright glimmer of real promise here". - NME
"Sickly sweet. With their snazzy logo and oh-so-?80s retro look, new Nantes trio Minitel Rose are perched atop the crest of the next wave of hip Gallic electro-pop. Their debut The French Machine offers an elegant take on the Ed Banger aesthetic, but their plundering of Sebastien Tellier, Sparks and Daft Punk often turns sickly sweet". - UNCUT
"French electro trio Minitel Rose is back in the game. Two years after their critically acclaimed first album, The French Machine (Futur, 2008), Raphael, Romain and Quentin have teamed up with K7! Records for their sophomore release Atlantique.
Simple but sophisticated; Retro; Futurist; Positive; Romantic - just a few of the words that come to mind when describing Minitel Rose’s sound. Falling somewhere between rock and dance (the band loves rock drums and dance synths), Atlantique was composed largely in a rented house overlooking the ocean in Quentin’s hometown of Pornic, France. “We wanted to get an album composed in a special place during a special period, in a special time of our life,” Quentin says. “It's very important for us to be in an atypical place to compose, we are always inspired by what we can see searching for a melody in front of the sea is different that in a big town or in a desert.”
While The French Machine was largely the product of computer technology, Minitel Rose’s growth is witnessed through development of a fantastic live stage show and relying more on analog gear for the studio productions on Atlantique. Currently Minitel Rose’s live show consists of four performers on stage, a real punk drummer and three live synths. “It's a real rock gig. We use synths but no computers or tapes. It’s all energy and sweat,” Quentin says.
The first single of the album, “Wild Birds,” has an Electro-House tinged Disco SynthPop sound with full effect on this energetic, anthemic track. Its retro synth chords and uplifting vocals seriously bode well for this album being the soundtrack to the fall. On remix duties they have some big names, including Barretso, Kolt13 and Thieves Like Us
Between the humidity of Sebastien Tellier, the scientific cult of dreams a la New Order and the overexcitement of a Calvin Harris, Minitel Rose have just taught climate change a lesson: only one season is ever worth living. A nerverending summer with a clear blue sky, cradled with Atlantique’s electronic flows."
TRACKS
1. Ocean’s Call
2. Wild Birds
3. She’s Lost
4. Hundred Years
5. Heart Of Stone
6. Captain
7. Home
8. So You
9. Under The Rain
10. Too Late
11. Movie Of Your Life
12. Stay
13. Snake Girl
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Minitel Rose Live @ Fête de la musique:
source: J. Kleinfeld, rephlektor inkorporated
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