The final mix of the album is in progress. One by one, songs get their final shape and it's really an exciting thing for me. We worked hard with Martin (sound engineer in FATBROS studio) on No escape before I approve the song (9 versions before the final one :o !), and now he knows what I want, then it's getting faster ! This album will be the result of years of work on my personnal world (Undead Rocsktrial), of the work we did together with Scread since last summer, and obviously of the skill of Martin who's really a great sound engineer. I really feel good and it's sure, this album gonna kick your undead ass ;) ! The final product will be a digipack with a booklet :) You could buy it with paypal / credit card, and normally, it would be available in mp3 on internet too :)
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: NO NEED FOR INTRODUCTIONS. Since tuesday, I spent almost 15 hours in the train, went to 4 gigs (Blackrain in Annecy, The Sunders, Lyre, and Markize in Nantes), slept less than 10 hours, lived pure rock'n roll nights, the best one being the one of friday with the after we planned with Scread and one of our friends, Simon, to welcome our friends from Lyre in our hometown !! Check the video above ! IT WAS WRITTEN IN BLOOD. Thursday. Woke up at 5:00am. Breakfast, hair, train at 7:30am. Annecy, 3:00pm. Happy to see my friends of Blackrain and to introduce them to people who were here for their gig, the mic in the hand, screaming before they get on stage :D Nothing to say, they're still awesome. White night, train again. Friday, 6:00am. Nantes, 2:00pm. Only a hour and a half to have a shower and get dressed before Scread come to bring me at the Ferrailleur where our friends from Lyre play tonight. Perfect gig from them, the Sunders and Markize. Big after in Simon's house with fans, Lyre and The Sunders guys, and some other people we invited to come. Rock'n roll night with alcohol, laughs, interesting conversations between musician, and some other kinds of things. Saturday was a more peaceful night but it was cool too.. speakin with friends, drinking a bit, and watching the amazing Max dressed in Joker ha ha :) Those days made me feel really happy and alive !! :)
NO NEED FOR INTRODUCTIONS
Depuis jeudi, j'ai passé environ 15h dans le train, assisté à 4 concerts (Blackrain à Annecy, The Sunders, Lyre et Markize à Nantes), ai dormi moins de 10h, passé des soirées de pure folie, la meilleure restant celle de vendredi soir lors de l'after que nous avons organisé Scread, Simon (un ami à Scread qui nous a filé un coup de main plus d'une fois durant nos lives et opérations flying), et moi-même pour les Lyre :) Je vous invite d'ailleurs à checker la vidéo ci-dessus qui retrace ce long week-end sur une musique dont les paroles nous sont chères à Scread et moi-même, Diamonds aren't forever de Bring me the Horizon. IT WAS WRITTEN IN BLOOD
JEUDI. Levé 5h. Petit dej', coiffure, train à 7h30. Arrivée à Annecy > 15h. Quel plaisir que de revoir les Blackrain, être désigné pour présenter leur concert en hurlant au micro avant qu'ils n'entrent sur scène, parler avec eux et leurs amies, assister à leur performance au Brise-Glace d'Annecy. Rien à redire, ils sont toujours aussi bons. Nuit blanche, reprise du train VENDREDI à 6h. Arrivée à Nantes à 14h. Une heure trente à peine pour me doucher / changer que c'est reparti avec un Scread qui débarque chez moi afin de m'emmener au Ferrailleur où nos potos de Lyre jouent le soir même. Excellent concert entre les Sunders, un groupe de rock nantais qui dépotte sérieusement, les Lyre qui ne sont plus à présenter et avec qui je chantais ce soir-là sur leur reprise metal de Maniac, BO du film Flashdance, et les Markize, groupe de goth metal mélodique dirigé par la voix enchanteresse d'Alina ! :) Par la suite, gros after chez Simon avec beaucoup d'alcool et de gens sympathiques (les zikos de Sunders, Lyre, Scread et moi-même, ainsi que quelques fans et gens invités lorsque nous étions au ferrailleur). Une nuit rock'n roll comme il se doit, des coups de poing pris dans les épaules et le postérieur par Kaz' et Ayrton, pour le fun (paie ton Simply en mode fight club), des verres de sky, vodka, et OASIS TROPICAL (Simon, le mec qui gère :D). Bref, des émotions fortes, de l'entertainement, des discussions intéressantes et enrichissantes entre musiciens, une soirée et une nuit parfaite qui se finirent par le départ des Lyre le lendemain (étant actuellement en tournée avec Markize partout en France), après un copieux petit dej' servi d'une main de maître par Simon. SAMEDI. Une autre soirée, bien plus posée, à discuter avec Scread et quelques un des ses amis, je pense notamment à Peech, Vincent, Julia et le génialissime Max déguisé en Joker. Bref, ces derniers jours m'ont fait un bien fou.
Depuis jeudi, j'ai passé environ 15h dans le train, assisté à 4 concerts (Blackrain à Annecy, The Sunders, Lyre et Markize à Nantes), ai dormi moins de 10h, passé des soirées de pure folie, la meilleure restant celle de vendredi soir lors de l'after que nous avons organisé Scread, Simon (un ami à Scread qui nous a filé un coup de main plus d'une fois durant nos lives et opérations flying), et moi-même pour les Lyre :) Je vous invite d'ailleurs à checker la vidéo ci-dessus qui retrace ce long week-end sur une musique dont les paroles nous sont chères à Scread et moi-même, Diamonds aren't forever de Bring me the Horizon. IT WAS WRITTEN IN BLOOD
JEUDI. Levé 5h. Petit dej', coiffure, train à 7h30. Arrivée à Annecy > 15h. Quel plaisir que de revoir les Blackrain, être désigné pour présenter leur concert en hurlant au micro avant qu'ils n'entrent sur scène, parler avec eux et leurs amies, assister à leur performance au Brise-Glace d'Annecy. Rien à redire, ils sont toujours aussi bons. Nuit blanche, reprise du train VENDREDI à 6h. Arrivée à Nantes à 14h. Une heure trente à peine pour me doucher / changer que c'est reparti avec un Scread qui débarque chez moi afin de m'emmener au Ferrailleur où nos potos de Lyre jouent le soir même. Excellent concert entre les Sunders, un groupe de rock nantais qui dépotte sérieusement, les Lyre qui ne sont plus à présenter et avec qui je chantais ce soir-là sur leur reprise metal de Maniac, BO du film Flashdance, et les Markize, groupe de goth metal mélodique dirigé par la voix enchanteresse d'Alina ! :) Par la suite, gros after chez Simon avec beaucoup d'alcool et de gens sympathiques (les zikos de Sunders, Lyre, Scread et moi-même, ainsi que quelques fans et gens invités lorsque nous étions au ferrailleur). Une nuit rock'n roll comme il se doit, des coups de poing pris dans les épaules et le postérieur par Kaz' et Ayrton, pour le fun (paie ton Simply en mode fight club), des verres de sky, vodka, et OASIS TROPICAL (Simon, le mec qui gère :D). Bref, des émotions fortes, de l'entertainement, des discussions intéressantes et enrichissantes entre musiciens, une soirée et une nuit parfaite qui se finirent par le départ des Lyre le lendemain (étant actuellement en tournée avec Markize partout en France), après un copieux petit dej' servi d'une main de maître par Simon. SAMEDI. Une autre soirée, bien plus posée, à discuter avec Scread et quelques un des ses amis, je pense notamment à Peech, Vincent, Julia et le génialissime Max déguisé en Joker. Bref, ces derniers jours m'ont fait un bien fou.
ROCK'N ROLL DAYS
Ready for a looooooooooong rock'n roll week-end with crazy rockerzzz ! Tuesday : 8 hours of train to see the gig of my friends, the BLACKRAIN, in Annecy, with a great rock'n alcoholic / crazy / weird after I think ha ha. 6:00am on Friday : back to the train for my comeback in Nantes to see the gig of LYRE and sing on their cover of "Maniac" (Flashdance ost) with Ayrton ! Can't wait for this ! Here again, a fuckin' after in a Scread friend's house, and on saturday, another fucking party with Scread.. wow.. It gonna be fuckin' sick, but I luv that cuz these moments are perfect and so rare ! x)
Ready for a looooooooooong rock'n roll week-end with crazy rockerzzz ! Tuesday : 8 hours of train to see the gig of my friends, the BLACKRAIN, in Annecy, with a great rock'n alcoholic / crazy / weird after I think ha ha. 6:00am on Friday : back to the train for my comeback in Nantes to see the gig of LYRE and sing on their cover of "Maniac" (Flashdance ost) with Ayrton ! Can't wait for this ! Here again, a fuckin' after in a Scread friend's house, and on saturday, another fucking party with Scread.. wow.. It gonna be fuckin' sick, but I luv that cuz these moments are perfect and so rare ! x)
SICKNESS, TIREDNESS, HAPPINESS ANYWAY !
I'm ill. After one week breaking my voice, get my body tired and acting beyond my own limits, I'm so sick and tired but amazingly happy :) It was a great moment, sharing this whole week with my undead bro and zombie drummer, Scread Seventh, working hand into hand, sharing the same blood for this album which gonna be fucking kickass, and for "No escape" videoclip :) I'm curing myself with a lot of medical stuff, but that's ok. I just sleep a lot (and you know how I hate this, being inactive > _ <) That why I wasn't here a lot those last day, too much busy and now ill grrr... Well, we don't care, the important is that things go in a good way ! :D Each week, don't hesitate to check the NO ESCAPE VIDEOCLIP gallery on myspace, I will regularly update new pics from the videoclip recording ! :) CURSED
Sometimes I think I'm just good at creating and do what I do in my work + music, and that I can't fall in love or have someone for me. There is no girl to make that piece of cold flesh beating in my chest, and when it's the case, something happens and it fails before getting started. Ever. It's like I was cursed. I don't really care now cuz my job and creations take a lot of my time. Moreover, I use to live with that.. but that's strange anyway , don't you think ? GIGS OF THE WEEK
This week we have two gigs in France. One in Nantes, on friday, at Le Ferrailleur, and another one in Lilles, on saturday, at La Chimère. Can't wait for this even if I'm still sick ! But as always, I'd be ok for getting on stage !!!! :)
I'm ill. After one week breaking my voice, get my body tired and acting beyond my own limits, I'm so sick and tired but amazingly happy :) It was a great moment, sharing this whole week with my undead bro and zombie drummer, Scread Seventh, working hand into hand, sharing the same blood for this album which gonna be fucking kickass, and for "No escape" videoclip :) I'm curing myself with a lot of medical stuff, but that's ok. I just sleep a lot (and you know how I hate this, being inactive > _ <) That why I wasn't here a lot those last day, too much busy and now ill grrr... Well, we don't care, the important is that things go in a good way ! :D Each week, don't hesitate to check the NO ESCAPE VIDEOCLIP gallery on myspace, I will regularly update new pics from the videoclip recording ! :) CURSED
Sometimes I think I'm just good at creating and do what I do in my work + music, and that I can't fall in love or have someone for me. There is no girl to make that piece of cold flesh beating in my chest, and when it's the case, something happens and it fails before getting started. Ever. It's like I was cursed. I don't really care now cuz my job and creations take a lot of my time. Moreover, I use to live with that.. but that's strange anyway , don't you think ? GIGS OF THE WEEK
This week we have two gigs in France. One in Nantes, on friday, at Le Ferrailleur, and another one in Lilles, on saturday, at La Chimère. Can't wait for this even if I'm still sick ! But as always, I'd be ok for getting on stage !!!! :)
BLA BLA BLA, HERE ARE THE NEWS !
Can't wait for the album and videoclip recording. Wanna find a friend to my luvly Chibi Nigery, another dwarf rabbit, a white one *0* ! Got my perfecto and new soundcard, luv'em. Got a new job for rock à gogo, french rockshop. Began a new song who could be really interesting on the album for its concept ha ha * mysteries mysteries * ! Wanna get on stage back again. Wanna drink.. neither alcohol nor water.. somethin'.. better :) Wanna more clients. Wanna so much things.. but it's the way of being a humain, ever lookin for things we don't or can not have, isn't it ? :) As William Blake in "Dead Man", I'd like to write my poetry into blood =D * evil b-movie-like laugh * I'm reading BLEACH, great manga, thanks to my lil' bro to made me discover it ! Watched Predictions too this week, with N. Cage.. Well, not bad, but I've been disapointed a bit by this everlasting need to make a big speech on religion in american movies of the moment.. It's ever the same.. Anyway, the end is great. Not a perfect happy end even if it's not a bad one too. :) Watched a lot of movies in fact this week XD The Gene Generation (cyberpunk movie, 2007. Bai Ling is beautiful, the story is not amazing, the athmosphere not too deep, but it's ok. Great visuals), Near Dark (vampire movie, 1987, great even if the cure of vampiric syndrom is a bit easy =D a cool romantic vampire story from 80s ha ha), Underworld III (coolest episode from the actual trilogy. I found characters really impressive and the story is good !!! A big point for this one, cuz the first was good but not wonderful, and the second was quite bad excepted for the look and fx). DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION : A MOVIE TO WATCH ... BEING DRUNK -____-
I've been watchin Dragonball.. What a shitty movie ! ha ha fortunatelly I was with my close friend this friday night, XXVII, and we got a lot of vodka in our veins... Cuz clean, we'd never have fun -___- I'm a huge fan of Akira Toriyama since I was a child, reading his books (novels, dragon ball, etc..) but from the manga, only the name is the same in this movie. Well, some fx are not so bad for the mythic kamehameha, but that's all. A stupid american production which can only disapoint Dragonball fans !
Can't wait for the album and videoclip recording. Wanna find a friend to my luvly Chibi Nigery, another dwarf rabbit, a white one *0* ! Got my perfecto and new soundcard, luv'em. Got a new job for rock à gogo, french rockshop. Began a new song who could be really interesting on the album for its concept ha ha * mysteries mysteries * ! Wanna get on stage back again. Wanna drink.. neither alcohol nor water.. somethin'.. better :) Wanna more clients. Wanna so much things.. but it's the way of being a humain, ever lookin for things we don't or can not have, isn't it ? :) As William Blake in "Dead Man", I'd like to write my poetry into blood =D * evil b-movie-like laugh * I'm reading BLEACH, great manga, thanks to my lil' bro to made me discover it ! Watched Predictions too this week, with N. Cage.. Well, not bad, but I've been disapointed a bit by this everlasting need to make a big speech on religion in american movies of the moment.. It's ever the same.. Anyway, the end is great. Not a perfect happy end even if it's not a bad one too. :) Watched a lot of movies in fact this week XD The Gene Generation (cyberpunk movie, 2007. Bai Ling is beautiful, the story is not amazing, the athmosphere not too deep, but it's ok. Great visuals), Near Dark (vampire movie, 1987, great even if the cure of vampiric syndrom is a bit easy =D a cool romantic vampire story from 80s ha ha), Underworld III (coolest episode from the actual trilogy. I found characters really impressive and the story is good !!! A big point for this one, cuz the first was good but not wonderful, and the second was quite bad excepted for the look and fx). DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION : A MOVIE TO WATCH ... BEING DRUNK -____-
I've been watchin Dragonball.. What a shitty movie ! ha ha fortunatelly I was with my close friend this friday night, XXVII, and we got a lot of vodka in our veins... Cuz clean, we'd never have fun -___- I'm a huge fan of Akira Toriyama since I was a child, reading his books (novels, dragon ball, etc..) but from the manga, only the name is the same in this movie. Well, some fx are not so bad for the mythic kamehameha, but that's all. A stupid american production which can only disapoint Dragonball fans !
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: BOOST !. I spent two days in Lyon for a professionnal date.. Something great even if I don't know the issue, considering the fact that since the day I finished my studies I had to find my clients myself, because of the economic crisis, and it's hard to live with only money gained with musician and shops stuffs I do (cuz they have not a lot of money even if it's sure I prefer to work for them cuz the creativity needed is more exciting !). Well, it was fun to get dressed back in a more handsome style :) "Milano" shirts and jackets, my levis jeans, and air force nike black one in leather. Hotel, food, train, everything paid by the agency who asked me to come here to speak with their client.. There was another graphic designer, but she has been worked for 10 years in that domain. However, the date was good, I've been worked all sunday on my new portfolio (you can watch it by clicking on the "General view" part of my professionnal website ;D) and that my speech wasn't bad at all (I love to speak with people and clients, learning to discover their world, the technical terms belonging to it, targetting their needs, weaknesses, things to improve in their communication / visual identity etc..). A good boost for me then cuz it was sometimes hard to keep head out of watter those last weeks.. Well, a thing to remember : be careful of food when everything is paid cuz you're tempted to discover new things, and GET WEIGHT !!! xD (meow.. wok for lunch, italian restaurant with 4 cheeses gnocchis for diner, gosh... gonna be Simplyf4t ! :P)
UN SÉRIEUX COUP DE FOUET !
J'ai passé deux jours à Lyon pour un rendez-vous professionnel.. Quelque chose de positif dans l'ensemble même si je ne connais pas l'issue de mon entretien, surtout lorsqu'on considère le fait que depuis le jour où j'ai fini mes études, j'ai dû trouver mes clients tout seul, à cause de la crise économique, et il est bien dur de subvenir à ses besoin en ne travaillant qu'avec des shops ou musiciens (même s'il est clair que je préfère travailler pour eux car la créativité alors demandée est beaucoup plus entousiasmante !). Bref, il était amusant de me réhabiller dans un style plus élégant :) Chemises et vestes italiennes "Milano", levis 501, une paire d'air force 1 de Nike en cuir noir. Hotel, repas, train, tout pris en charge par l'agence qui a fait appel à mes services afin de rencontrer leur client.. Il y avait une autre graphiste, qui avait 10 ans d'expérience dans notre domaine. Cependant l'entretien s'est bien passé, j'avais travaillé tout dimanche sur une nouvelle version de mon portfolio (que vous pouvez d'ores et déjà consulter sur la partie "Vue globale" de mon site professionnel ;D) et je me suis plutôt pas mal débrouillé quant à l'oral (il faut dire que j'adore parler avec les gens et mes clients, apprendre à découvrir leur monde, les termes techniques qui lui sont liés, cibler leurs besoins, faiblesses, choses à améliorer dans leur communication ou leur identité visuelle, etc..) Un bon coup de fois donc pour moi qui avait quelquefois du mal à garder la tête hors de l'eau ces dernières semaines.. Enfin pour terminer, une chose à savoir : attention à la nourriture lorsque tout votre séjour est pris en charge, car vous êtes tentés de découvrir de nouvelles choses et... PRENDRE DU POIDS !!! xD (meow.. wok pour déjeuner, restaurant italien avec gnocchis 4 fromages pour dîner, gosh.. je vais devenir Simplyf4t ! :P)
BLISS + SIMPLYD4RK + THE 91's + UNDER
à NANTES - VENDREDI 1ER MAI - 20H AU FERRAILLEUR !
(21 Quai des Antilles / Hangar à Bananes) PLACES : 10 € en prévente en envoyant un mail à simplyd4rk@gmail.com
(on vous indiquera la marche à suivre ensuite, et pour ceux que ça intéresse, après avoir un certain nombre de résa mails, on organisera un ou des rendez-vous sur nantes pour vous vendre les places ! Une bonne occaz d'aller boire un verre ensemble et se préparer à ce concert tout en vous rencontrant !!! ^ ^)
NO ESCAPE : CASTING TERMINÉ !
Trente personnes ont été sélectionnées parmi les 80 participants environ. Une chose est sûre, le clip va être haut en couleurs. Des styles différents, des personnalités singulières, 18 filles et 12 garçons, qui joueront dans un manoir n'ayant rien à envier aux classiques du genre ! Un grand merci à tous ceux qui ont participé, et vivement que ça se fasse ! :D
We're alive.
Man, Death is our friend, and she doesn't want of us by her sides right now.. Strange no ? Two car crashes this year with Scread where we don't get hurted. Two signs I think. We have to carry on. I have to try getting this opportunity, I won't go forward. And if I get it, then things will be easier. With money, everything becomes easier, more possible. I have to get this job. Becuz I need it for the cd, for the flight, becuz I need her even if I try to blind. My friend, we are fucking alive. Remember that after each one of our crashes. We are alive. Bless this fucking life, and bless Death to show us the path of our fight. (8) ...and we will never rest till we are fucking dead (8).
à NANTES - VENDREDI 1ER MAI - 20H AU FERRAILLEUR !
(21 Quai des Antilles / Hangar à Bananes) PLACES : 10 € en prévente en envoyant un mail à simplyd4rk@gmail.com
(on vous indiquera la marche à suivre ensuite, et pour ceux que ça intéresse, après avoir un certain nombre de résa mails, on organisera un ou des rendez-vous sur nantes pour vous vendre les places ! Une bonne occaz d'aller boire un verre ensemble et se préparer à ce concert tout en vous rencontrant !!! ^ ^)
NO ESCAPE : CASTING TERMINÉ !
Trente personnes ont été sélectionnées parmi les 80 participants environ. Une chose est sûre, le clip va être haut en couleurs. Des styles différents, des personnalités singulières, 18 filles et 12 garçons, qui joueront dans un manoir n'ayant rien à envier aux classiques du genre ! Un grand merci à tous ceux qui ont participé, et vivement que ça se fasse ! :D
We're alive.
Man, Death is our friend, and she doesn't want of us by her sides right now.. Strange no ? Two car crashes this year with Scread where we don't get hurted. Two signs I think. We have to carry on. I have to try getting this opportunity, I won't go forward. And if I get it, then things will be easier. With money, everything becomes easier, more possible. I have to get this job. Becuz I need it for the cd, for the flight, becuz I need her even if I try to blind. My friend, we are fucking alive. Remember that after each one of our crashes. We are alive. Bless this fucking life, and bless Death to show us the path of our fight. (8) ...and we will never rest till we are fucking dead (8).
