Mintel Rose to release second album
aaamusic | On 04, Oct 2010
“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” NME
“new Nantes trio Minitel Rose are perched atop the crest of the next wave of hip Gallic electro-pop.” UNCUT
French electro trio Minitel Rose have teamed up with the legendary K7! Records to release their much anticipated second album Atlantique on the 22nd November. The follow up to their critically acclaimed first album, The French Machine (Futur, 2008) is an interesting affair. The bands love of rock influenced drums and electro synths means that their sound falls between the two genres sounding retro and futuristic at the same time.
Minitel Rose are Raphael, Quentin and Romain. They composed Atlantique over looking the ocean in the picturesque surroundings of 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. “We are always inspired by what we can see. Searching for a melody in front of the sea is different than in a big town or in a desert.”
While The French Machine was largely the product of computer technology, we can see the growth in the music of Minitel Rose. Firstly through their experimentation with analog equipment on Atlantique and also through the development of their fantastic stage show. Currently Minitel Rose’s live show consists of a 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.
Minitel Rose have just taught climate change a lesson: only one season is ever worth living. A never-ending summer with a clear blue sky, cradled withAtlantique’s electronic flows.
You can listen and download a wonderful remix by Minitel Rose of Jimmy Edgar’s ‘Turn You Inside Out’ here:
Jimmy Edgar – Turn You Inside Out (Minitel Rose remix) by Sainted PR
Inside Out’
