Les Sans Culottes

Affected greatly by 1960s French pop, les Sans Culottes relocated in 1996 to Brooklyn, NY, where in fact the band of eccentric musicians founded itself with crazy, outgoing live performances. Led by Clermont Ferrand and frisky chanteuses Package Kat le Noir and Celine Dijon, les Sans Culottes (which means “those without undergarments,” but additionally identifies the working-class users of the 3rd Estate through the French Trend) found motivation within the traditional French pop of such performers as Serge Gainsbourg, France Gall, Jacques Dutronc, and Jacques Brel. The group’s support music group — bassist Jean Luc Retard, drummer Harry Covert, keyboardist Morris “Maurice” Chevrolet, guitarist Cal D’Hommage — brought a durable garage rock and roll sound towards the singing, producing a unusual hybrid of garage area cabaret that produced the group sound quite exclusive, particularly in NY. Les Sans Culottes released its self-titled debut recording in 1999 alone Escargo-Go label. The recording featured a assortment of ’60s French pop such as for example Gainsbourg’s “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” and Dutronc’s “Les Cactus.” The Ennui & the Ecstacy adopted in 2001 and Faux Realism in 2002.