EZ3kiel

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EZ3kiel
EZ3kiel (Yann Nguema), Balélec 2011
EZ3kiel (Yann Nguema), Balélec 2011
General information
origin Tours , France
Genre (s) Dub techno , electro-acoustic music , trip-hop
founding 1993
Website www.ez3kiel.com
Founding members
Yann Nguema
Matthieu Fays
Florent Duytschaeve
Current occupation
Joan Guillon
Yann Nguema
Stéphane Babiaud
former members
Matthieu Fays (1993-2012)
Brigitte Amédomé (1994–1998)
Florent Duytschaeve (1993-1998)

EZ3kiel is a musical group founded in 1993 in Tours , France . The band's influences include Fishbone , Bad Brains , Fugazi , Audio Active and African Head Charge.

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Barbary
  FR 94 04/26/2003 (4 weeks)
Versus tour
  FR 57 01/23/2005 (5 weeks)
Naphthalene
  FR 65 04/28/2007 (5 weeks)
Battlefield
  FR 52 01/26/2008 (7 weeks)
Collision Tour (vs. Hint)
  FR 163 11/21/2009 (1 week)
The Naphtaline Orchestra
  FR 78 October 13, 2012 (2 weeks)
lux
  FR 73 11/22/2014 (2 weeks)
Singles
Leopoldine
  FR 159 October 13, 2012 (1 week)

Band history

EZ3kiel was founded in 1993 by Yann Nguema (bass), drummer Matthieu Fays and guitarist Florent Duytschaever. In 1994 Brigitte Amédomé joined the band as singer and Joan Guillon as guitarist. The first single Equalize It was released in 1999 as an in-house production. At that time the band only consisted of the trio Matthieu Fays, Yann Nguema and Joan Guillon. In the same year the band developed the idea of ​​merging their music into an audiovisual work of art. In 2001 they released their first album Handling with Care under the label Jarring Effects . The album was created with the participation of well-known French artists from the independent scene such as Yann Tiersen , Sylvestre by Dit Terzi and Sir Jean by Meï Teï Sho. In 2003 they released their second album BARB4RY . This time in collaboration with Angélique Willkie (ex- Zap Mama ), Angelo Moore ( Fishbone ), DAAU and Black Sifichi, among others. In 2007 the multi-instrumentalist Stéphane Babiaud joined the group.

In 2009 EZ3kiel founded the Naphtaline Orchestra, consisting of 40 musicians from the Grenoble University of Music . With Stéphane Babiaud in the role of conductor, the orchestra played variations on earlier pieces at the Hexagone Theater in Meylan (2010), the Grand Théâtre in Tours (2011), and the Sebastopol Theater in Lille (2012).

Music genre

Initially shaped by experimental hardcore punk bands like Bad Brains , in 1998 the style of music changed to electronic music . Elements of dub, trip-hop and breakbeats have dominated the output of the band ever since. In addition, the visual component became important.

Discography

EPs

  • 1999: Equalize It
  • 2016: ReLux (remix album)

Studio albums

  • 2001: Handle with Care ( Jarring Effects )
  • 2003: Barb4ry (Jarring Effects)
  • 2007: Naphtaline (Jarring Effects)
  • 2008: Battlefield (Jarring Effects)
  • 2014: Lux

Live albums

  • 2004: Versus Tour
  • 2009: Collision Tour
  • 2012: The Naphtaline Orchestra
  • 2013: EZ3kiel Extended

Trivia

  • The name EZ3kiel is a reference to the film Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino.
  • The group decided to replace the second E in the name with a 3 because the domain was already reserved for the website.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Matthieu Fays (EZ3KIEL) - Interview . April 17, 2009
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: FR
  3. ↑ EZ3kiel at Last.fm
  4. ↑ a b c Band biography (French)
  5. ↑ Ez3kiel and Naphtaline Orchestra at the Theater of Tours
  6. ↑ Ez3kiel "Naphtaline Orchestra" - Concert @ Théâtre Sébastopol Lille
  7. ↑ EZ3kiel at laut.de

Web links

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