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Back in our favorite home on wheels for the week end, parked outside of Paris. Trapped in traffic, had to turn back to get my bass guitar forgotten at home in a rush. I slept all day recovering from a stressfull week busy at home. Finding back the joys of festivals, finally meeting the Gossip, their bus parked next to ours. Hopefully I’ll see their show. It’s raining, luckily our stage is indoor. Few interviews later and a proper dinner, I am getting ready in the dressing room next to Gossip’s again. Tomorrow we hit the road to Ireland, two ferries to take crossing UK. No time to think about it, I feel it’s a gonna be a good night tonight…

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Air conditionning broke down in the club last night. Neither Michel nor I could move a finger without nearly fainting. It’s mainly why I wasn’t so talkative last night during the show, too busy trying to breathe in the heavy smoking dirty air! But we made the show right. That’s the point: never show anything but the show! The walk in the afternoon by the canal and the city center was brilliant, the little light you need in the busy tourbus life.
Today, arriving in Jena around 2, soundcheck and internet work, looking forward dinner, the first real one since Grenoble. Kassablanka is a very punk alternative venue. Do people really live in these old wagons??? Funny for this little neat town Jena is, kinda cute, lots of students. Let’s see if they’ll show up tonight! If you gimme proper food, I’ll be on fire one more time! HUNGRYYYY!!!!!!!

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Didn’t write in a long time, didn’t feel like. Back in France for the 1st 3 shows in very good conditions. Lots of driving but such a nice weather, happy about all the performances especially Lyon for Nuits Sonores. Let’s say it wasn’t technically the best one -hard location with feedback not hearing very well what we were doing…- but emotionnaly the strongest. All friends and family showed up, Michel’s sister and brother in law who are so dear to us. She heard us writing our 1st songs in his bedrooom in 96 and her boyfriend does all our videos. 1st time they could see us since our last appearance at Benicassim 8 years ago, and I think it was a shock. They didn’t expect such a big show with lights and Regis’s precious videos. Backstage everybody was a little dizzy from it, including us, it was so hot on stage, sweat in my eyes. We enjoyed the night till sunrise, cooling of with our crew.
We drove to our hometown Grenoble for a day off. Michel was overwhelmed by sleeping in his own bed, while I stayed at my beloved grand parents’. We all went to a classic Brasserie restaurant called “Les Archets”. If you ever go to Grenoble, try the Ravioles and Quenelles, the locals dishes, there’s nothing like it. If you wonder what it is, search on internet!
Next stop: Vienna. Bus parked in front of the canal, summer heat, a walk in the city and a nap before the low tech show. Easy after Lyon!
See you!

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Back on the road. Alarm clock 5am flight to Berlin bus to Poznan. We left rain for sun, the sky showing us how warm can be Poland and its people. Nice way to start again. We spent the last 10 days at home recovering from the trouble of the past dates. I didn’t write about it, just needed to forget, pass on. I even asked my friends to talk about something else than work, sorry for no details, unglamorous. Period.
Back in music in lovely Poland. Yes, Poland is lovely, believe it or not. We have a new driver, seems lovely too but you never know. Discovering the beautiful red brick venue, giving a special flavor to the show for sure, especially with the projections on it. The magic of lights. Polish audience so enthousiastic, singin all the songs along, we just had to follow the flow. I enjoyed hugging Jacek yesterday, the only techno Polish star running Recognition label. Such a sweet guy. But we missed his live act, as well as Pier Bucci as we had to leave straight after the show. In the ferry to Denmark under the heavy rain. Goodbye sun. Through the dark windows of the bus, a landscape of weather desolation, grey and green, bridges over a futuristic sea with a romantic scandinavian touch I feel for. Reminds me the trips to Finland as a kid.
Tonight Martinez will DJ, he has a special place in my heart, playing for my Batbox release party in Paris a few years ago, he left a great impression, able to mix a groovy minimal track of his own with an Aphex Twin hit. He invited me back at Vega, same place tonight, for a memorable back to back vodka DJ set! I doubt I can reach this kind of mood tonight, not easy on tour. A show needs so much focus and balance, there’s a time for everything!

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Amsterdam. A beautiful day off. A mass of orange happy people celebrating Queen’s Day, but with a bitter taste: everybody’s shock about the attack of the Queen’s cortege, 4 casualties plus the porcine fever terror, sometimes it’s good to be in the bus bubble away from the world’s trouble. A lot of tonight’s events are cancelled.
Sitting at the canal watching the boats’ parade, assholes on the other side were selling eggs to throw at people and boats, sometimes with children on board, hurting a few persons. Besides that the whole atmosphere was very friendly. We imagined if French people would celebrate 14th of July dressed in blue white and red in the streets, it would be chaos, they would break everything. We were so lucky it didn’t rain. The bus is parked behind the venue and we will drive straight away to Glasgow. Long drive with a ferry to take, waking up cos for security reasons we can’t stay inside the bus…
Before that, we have a big show to go. We played last year at Paradiso and we are looking forward to present our new lights and stage set up, plus new songs like Ray Ban or the improvised Dimanche. We started looking at videos on internet, it’s incredible how the lights look good, Sylvain did an amazing job, we don’t have this vision on stage.
A lot of bands are playing since 6pm, Erol Alkan cancelled, let’s hope our show can keep the happiness of this sunny day alive.

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The time in Luxembourg gave us our energy and self confidence back. We loved playing there. Soon we will get back to night shifts, meaning driving by night, to surely be fit again.
We arrived in Brussels on time, discovered the beautiful legendary venue Ancienne Belgique and got a proper shower plus the best catering so far, and time to walk around in the city. Too short though, the show was early and Neon Judgement played before, a serious influencal band for Michel. It was a pleasure to finally meet them and spend this evening together. These guys are much older than us, but it doesn’t seem so.
I think we did a good job, knowing how tired I was. I always enjoy singing our songs, cos it’s a very important time of our artistic life, a dream come true were everything is falling naturally into place after the hard hard work. I also can be thankful to my voice for not suffering too much nights after nights. Belgium is surely one of the strongest place for us, the crowd gave us so much one more time. We didn’t want to be disapointing cos they never disapointed us. Maybe I get used to be better on stage and start to be more demanding with myself. Stupid, I shouldn’t forget I am just tired.
Two friends joined us on board, fresh input after the heavy past days stuck on the road.
We so need that day off in Amsterdam. We need good vibes from the outside world, real life. Music is not it. Just the little walk outside today did so much for our mind.
I am so not in a hurry to get back to the bus. I am sick of it, and soon it must come back to what it’s made for: driving at night. I wish I could just sleep and wake up in Amsterdam.

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Bourges was a disaster. A real disaster. 11h hour drive, heavy rain, 2h interviews, and the shortest set we ever did: 4 songs and the main mixing desk broke down, and no spare… In a festival like that, can you imagine, how unprofessional… Shame, we were in such a good mood, the crowd was hysterical, until I was singing accapella without knowing there was no music anymore. Everybody was screaming, no one here to give an explaination! The staff even dared to ask a member of our team to talk to the people in the microphone! Motherfucker do it yourself!!!
Michel was so angry, I never saw him like that. Meanwhile I kind of switched off my mind: nothing else to do. I went out, chilled out, checked my emails and suddenly, I felt weak, sick, throat pain, headache. My nerves probably broke down and I cought cold, took medecine and went straight to bed. The show was broadcasted on national radio, I just can imagine promoters’ faces when Michel told in a late interview what happened! It’s already in the news…
Next day again 11h drive to Strasbourg and because of the bus technical problems and changes, the driver couldn't make the night shifts. Stuck in this bus all day, eating motorway sandwiches, no fresh air, arriving at venues late, no time to chill or shower, straight set up, enough is enough. It became very difficult to do the show, especially on a sunday evening after Keziah Jones and Patrice, strange line up. On top, after the big technical trouble of yesterday we got scared song after song something bad would happen. We gave everything we could but I wasn't 100% there.
Tomorrow we drive to Luxembourg, only 200km, a gift…

Today we woke up in Luxembourg. A shopping mall next door, lunch, shower, time to set up, luxury…
Big trucks next door cought our attention: Depeche Mode are doing their residency there before the big world tour. The band is not there yet, but we take it as a lucky sign! Luxe'n'bourg, we are ready!!!

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2nd part of the tour started powerfully with the crucial gig at La Cigale in Paris. Chloé did a very deep 1st part, and we couldn’t have thought about a better person to open for us, share this moment with us. Playing in your city, especially when it’s Paris can be extremely dangerous… In general, big cities are spoiled because of so much cultural choices, the audience can be snobish. We simply avoided the fact the whole press would be there, ready to eat us raw, and we focused on our friends, the family that inspires us, supports us no matter what, and never judges us. They deserved it. With such a drive, we couldn’t be bad, and it was among any expectations. We played tight, focused from the 1st note to the last one, without the distance to feel if it we managed to go over our own limit but we knew we were on the right way. And we did it, to become a real band, away from a simple electronic act, and all our friends got shivers. Can you imagine the pride after all these years, after all the doubts and the hard work to be home and astonish them all! Friends came backstage, I wanted to thank them one by one for giving me that love energy to have done what I did, but it was too muc action. I came back to the bus, trying to get some privacy, get down from the high focus. Sadly, I wasn’t able to go to the after show, no more to give, no more to share, and we still have 10 shows to go…
In the morning, the bus engine wouldn’t start. The driver had to call a mechanic. By chance, another bus was off in town for a few days, so it could replace ours the time of repairing. Moving all the stuff was a real pain in the ass, especially in the morning, especially for Michel who came back totally drunk from the after show… It delayed our trip to Nantes, we missed interviews, and we arrived wrecked for the next show, which was still good anyways.
The driver was very tired after all the stress. Today, another crazy long drive to Lille, with 3h traffic jam because of a huge scary truck collapse, plus the usual mess around Paris. Again, we reached Lille very late, but a good meal was waiting for us. No shower though, only after the show. And we kicked ass, because the stage was amazing, the crowd too, and it was a real pleasure to sing.
Again, a lot of friends ask me about the thrill it must be to be on stage in front of so much people. Again, let me tell you the thrill is not there. The real satisfaction is to sing right, to be in the right mood, to catch the vibe straight away and never let it go, to find the fine line of perfect harmony. Looking at people happy is just the instant reward of it, the mirror of the thrill, but never the source. It’s a team work, and if you ask our technicians, they will all tell you the same thing. The ones who are looking for the power of being on stage are wrong, they are missing the real thing, the truth is out there…
Tomorrow morning, we will change bus again on the highway, our bus has been repaired. But we musn’t be late for Bourges festival, another big date we can’t mess up…

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