Status: Single
City: Paris
Country: FR
Signup Date: 5/21/2006
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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beautiful pictures from our gigs at Glaz'art with Fiend and Earth. By BSpix. Follow the link : http://www.bspix.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=813&Itemid=137
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Monday, April 20, 2009
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http://ripplemusic.blogspot.com/2009/04/sunday-conversation-with-we-insist.htmlAfter that very nice review we had on The Ripple Effect, here's an interview... Thanks to Pope JTE
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
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Stay tuned.
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
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It took some time to recover from this German Tour. First week, first day in Esslingen, our first meeting with label mates Ingmar and Claus of Beehoover. First gig with the incredible home-made backline of Andreas' « Shine amplifiers ». Our Label boss Andreas « Kanzler », took the time to bring the whole backline from Borkheide with a broken knee. Ingmar required 2 bass and 2 guitar cabinets to compete sonically with his incredibly heavy drummer Claus.
First long rides (5/6/7 hours) with our new German friends. Second gig in Prague: An empty club, a salad for dinner and some chairs to sleep on. Next day, and the incredible charms of Dresden, Puschkin Club and everyone who welcomed us. Also our first meeting with the excellent Johannes from Discorporate records (c.f. Zappa Absolutely free). Day four: the KV in Nürnberg is outstanding for many reasons and Beehoover did an awesome and powerful gig that night. Next up was Potsdam and the first meeting between the whole band and our great labelboss the Kanzler. We finally ended the first week at Erebos in Spremburg near the Polish border, where just a few people seemed to get our music. The end of the night was somehow decadent. We had a day off before the BLISSTRAIN began rolling. It took place at « Castle Kohl » in Borkheide, home of Exile on Mainstream Records. We tried to find sleep to recover but we all stayed awake in bed through the night. We had our first meeting with all the bands after a long drive from Berlin, at the Vera club in Groningen (which is quite familiar to us now thanks to Bidi). « A Whisper In The Noise » arrived early, having played Münster the day before. They were starting their tour with the Blisstrain and still had 4 more weeks to go. « End of Level Boss » had landed from the UK the day before, and the « Terror Twins » Dÿse looked as tireless as always.
Monday night in Hamburg and we had a great crowd. The stage was split into two, so sets mixed seamlessly together, while we tried the first collaborations between bands. End Of Level Boss / Beehoover / A Whisper in the Noise / Dÿse / We Insist ! was the order that remained the same for almost every show to come.
Day 3 was a frantic Tuesday on the road to Jena and also an amazing night: Dÿse was playing in Jari's hometown, the beautiful venue (Kassablanca) was bursting with people, and the crowd was going crazy. Probably one the best shows on the Blisstrain tour. On that third day the Roadshow had already found its balance and power with two big collaborations happening on stage. There were arrangements and/or collective improvisations at the beginning of Dÿse's set on « Wolke », and at the end of ours on « Early Recollections » with Elenajane on saxophone, André on guitar and many others improvising with random instruments. Beehoover and our blowing men had already achieved a collaboration on « Spirit & Crown » during the first week, Julien Allanic found a great bass sound to add to A Whisper In The Noise's « Armament ». Etienne and Andre worked in the van on a vocal duet for « Beaten Black And Blue », while all the drummers joined End of Level Boss onstage with cowbells for « Connortations ». Berlin show will also remain a highlight of the tour with a two stage set-up as in Hamburg. The sold-out Magnet club was rammed and sweaty as hell. We'll all remember getting ready on stage during the crazy Dÿse show as Jari stage dived [although there was no stage... ] and their two burning encores. Then we had to play... after that... It turned out to be very exciting... We'll always remember Beate and how she was moved to tears by the achievements of the bands and musicians involved as well as her husband, The Kanzler. We drank more then we expected with some local drag queens before we left Berlin to drive through the night to Dortmund just to reach Brussels in time for the next gig. All the collaborations between the bands were getting better and tighter still. Finally, it was the last gig at the W2 in Den Bosch and it was a mad show. Kanzler came on stage to scream on « Gravity », and Cyrille performed a moving last sax solo as he had already made his decision to leave the band for personal reasons before the tour began. We had to loudly declare to him onstage during the last « Den Bosch Party » that we loved him. He's doing well now and we hope that he's got some regrets, 'cause we miss him... From now on, François will play on an amplifier with effects. For the final song of the evening and the tour, ALL of us [18 people?!?] came together onstage for the last performance of « Early Recollections ». To quote Neil from End of Level Boss: Beyond The Hilt !!!!! Thankfully, every show on the tour was recorded by the great Claus of Beehoover.
Everyone was inside out after this crazy week, but before Blisstrain MKII happens next year we'll all meet this summer on the Baltic Sea for a musical-vacation-rehearsal-recording-session. Beyond musical achievements, Andreas has managed to create a family out of his bands while taking care of us as he would his own family, and we acknowledge him for everything he's done.
Now's the time for new songs and a new album. Don't be too impatient, it'll take some time, we're already working on this next step...
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
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Current mood:  virginal
Il a fallu du temps pour se remettre de cette tournée allemande. Première semaine : rencontre avec Ingmar et Claus de Beehoover et avec le backline fait-maison qu'Andreas « Kanzler » Kohl « le Chancellier » avait apporté de Borkheide d'un coup de camion avec un genou démoli et une opération reportée pour cause de « Blisstrain »… Il y avait de disponible pour Ingmar deux cabines guitares et deux cabines basse « Shine » fabrication maison Exile on Mainstream/Kanzler il les utilisa toutes et tout les soirs pour lutter contre et avec son batteur. Mise en route et premiers trajets de 5/6/7 heures entre chaque date. Pragues : Akord club quasi vide ,une salade pour dîner et quelques chaises pour dormir. Rencontre avec l'excellent Johannes Zink : maître du jeune label Discoporate Records (c.f. absolutly free, the Mothers of Invention). Incroyable charme de Dresden, du Puschkin Club et de ceux qui nous ont accueili. KV à Nürnberg sans commentaire, si vous passez par là allez-y, concert surpuissant de Beehoover ce soir là. Rencontre à Potsdam entre Kanzler et l'ensemble du groupe. Enfin et pour finir en pleine décadence Erebos à Spremberg. François et Cyrille avait trouvé leur place dans le set de Beehoover sur « Spirit & Crowns » Il fallait un jour « off » avant d'attaquer le Blisstrain et c'est plein de bonne volonté que nous avons essayé à Borkheide chez Kanzler et Beate de nous reposer pour finalement ne pas trouver le sommeil. Premier rendez-vous après une longue journée de camion un dimanche soir au Vera à Groningen (club familler pour nous) entre tout les groupes. « A Whisper In The Noise » débarqués des Etats-Unis qui allaient enchaîner 5 semaines de tournée, « End of Level Boss » fraichement arrivés de Grande Bretagne, the terror twins : « Dÿse » toujours aussi increvable. Un lundi surprenant à Hambourg ou comme parfois quand le plateau était un peu exigu nous avons pu installer une deuxième scène pour les deux duos (Beehoover et Dÿse) enchainement rapide des sets. Le lundi de plus long après un trajet cauchemardesque Jena a pris feu emmené par un noyaux de fans de Dÿse, une salle magnifique , pleine et surchauffée. Le Blisstrain avait déjà touver son équilibre et sa dynamique. Deux grands ensembles sur Wolke au début de set de Dÿse riff hypnotique et improvisation collective, et final sur Early Recollections du même tonneau avec André à la guitare Elenajane au saxophone et j'en passe, Beehoover + saxophones, Julien Allanic à la basse sur « Armament » avec A Whisper in the Noise, duo Etienne + André sur Beaten Black & Blue, ensemble de cloches sur « Connortations » de End of Level Boss… Berlin restera aussi gravé, deux scènes un club plein et en nage. Nous attendions prêts à jouer après le set de Dÿse sur la scène et sur le public ramassé autour d'eux de plein pied, Jari volait, deux rappels brûlant et il a fallu enchaîner après une telle prestation. Nous avons visiblement su faire. La soirée qui suivit fûr mémorable à plus d'un titre, Beate émue au larme par ce qu'avait su créer de toute pièce son chancellier de mari. Un trajet de nuit pour rejoindre Dortmund que nous avions quitter la veille, conduit par Andreas et le colosse Svent increvable. Tout est monté en intensité la fatigue s'accumulant : Ingmar nous avait prévenu : « EEEEMOTIONS ».
Les collaborations entre les groupes se précisant, un fiasco fracassant à Bruxelles ... et un final inoubliable à Den Bosch au W2 : Kanzler venu hurler sur Gravity, 18 personnes sur scène pour Early Recollections, une soirée commencée très tôt et finie très tard qu'il n'est pas nécessaire de détailler Pour paraphraser Neil le Scottsman batteur de EOLB « Beyond the Hilt » / « au delà de garde ». Toute cette aventure fût enregistrée en multipiste par Claus et un choix de morceaux pour chaque concert sera édité en CD et envoyé à ceux qui l'aurait demandé le soir même. Il est donc possible d'être increvable, ultra professionnel , sur tout les fronts (label – promotion - booking - festival – fabricant d'ampli - chauffeur) et de faire tourner un collectif de la façon la plus détendue et familliale qui soit. Thank you Kanzler ! La suite : Une « Baltic Session ou BlissBeach » fin juillet (vacances musicale), le festival « South of Mainstream » fin août. Pour nous la prochaine étape majeure : se consacrer à l'écritude de nouveaux titres et préparer un nouvel album à paraître courant 2009… A suivre sur scène dès la rentrée… A Den Bosch il a fallu lui faire sa fête et lui pleurer dessus, ainsi que le dire à ceux qui ne le savaient pas : Cyrille Méchin a décider de quitter WE INSIST ! pour des raisons personnelles, il nous manque et on lui manque aussi. François jouera dorénavent amplifié et modifié par un arsenal d'effets.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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Andreas came up a few weeks with this idea : Several bands from "Exile on Maintream" (that I've already met at the Festival "South Of Mainstream" in septembrer near Berlin), will go on the road all together for a festival-like show all in one. This Roadshow will go on for week in Germany and Benelux. We're looking forward to meetings all those crazy motherfuckers and play music together. The week before that from the 1st of march to the 8th we'll be on tour on our own in Germany the promote the release of our album. Stay tuned for some more news...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
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We are particularly glad to announce that our latest album, Oh! Things Are so Corruptible, will be released in January 2008 by Exile on Mainstream, the Berlin-based label. The release will be under the license of Southern Records, the n°1 independent American label (Ipecac, Anticon, Dischord, Constellation...). In other words, the album will be released on a "worldwide" basis (at the very least in Europe, and the US) as soon as the beginning of next year, with a lot of additional tour dates to come. To be continued…
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Friday, July 20, 2007
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Nous sommes particulièrement heureux d'annoncer que notre dernier album, Oh ! Things Are so Corruptible, sortira en janvier 2008 sur le label berlinois Exile on Mainstream. Cette sortie se fera sous licence de Southern Records, l'écurie n°1 des labels indépendants américains et autres (Ipecac, Anticon, Dischord, Constellation...).
Ce qui signifie pour le disque une sortie "mondiale" (Europe, États-Unis du moins) dès le début de l'année prochaine. A suivre donc, plus de dates un peu partout...
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Friday, June 01, 2007
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Oh! Things Are So Corruptible was released two months ago. Undoubtedly, these last few weeks have been most enthralling for us. This record must constitute a new step. Releasing it under the best possible conditions was a prerequisite. Our partnership with Anticraft, our distributor, gave us the comfort that we needed. We also needed to ensure the best possible exposure, although this is mostly out of our hands. Lots of things remain to be achieved in that respect. However, live performances are one of the most efficient ways to reach that goal. What about our tour? Well, touring gave us the opportunity to discover new places, and therefore a new audience that did not necessarily knew us before. We were also fortunate enough to share the stage with 31 Knots…We plaid a part in this, as we suggested this combined line-up to Jerkov, our booker. Suffice it to say, this suggestion paid back, if not money-wise, at least music-wise, and most certainly…friendship-wise. Amongst a zillion other things, 31 Knots do know a thing or two about achieving and relinquishing control. We learned a lot from them. Oh! Things Are So Corruptible already gave us the opportunity to play alongside Doppler, 31 Knots, United Colors of Sodom and maybe soon Zu and Unsane. Being able to listen and discover, if only once, the music and sound of a profoundly interesting band is a very strong experience. Being able to go through such an experience more than ten times in a row - which was the case with 31 Knots - is beyond belief. These past two months have also been particularly reassuring and soothing. Instead of becoming distant and jaded (as we could have very easily decided to be), those who manage and run concert venues (most of them acting on a benevolent basis, not surprisingly enough) did welcome us in a professional manner. They were also genuinely warm, caring and friendly. And that is always the first step towards a successful concert. The most memorable one is by far the one at La Péniche (Chalon-sur-Saône, France), the last performance of an incredibly intense tour. During more than one hour, we were under the distinct impression that we were making people happy, and repeatedly so. People were generally keen on hanging around with us after the concert and discuss for a rather long time thereafter, which was something we could easily deal with. All such testimonies, during and after each and every concert, are of key importance to us. They gave us the willingness and the desire to move forward and keep on playing together.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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Voilà deux mois maintenant qu'est sorti Oh ! Things Are so Corruptible. Et ces dernières semaines ont sans doute été parmi les plus enthousiasmantes pour nous. Ce disque doit marquer une étape. Une première chose était donc de le sortir dans les meilleures conditions possibles - la collaboration avec Anticraft, notre tourneur, nous a largement rassurés. Une seconde était de lui donner la meilleure visibilité possible. Là-dessus, tout n'est pas de notre ressort et beaucoup reste à faire. Mais les concerts demeurent l'un des moments privilégiés pour y parvenir.
La tournée ? Elle nous a permis de découvrir des lieux nouveaux et donc des publics qui ne nous connaissaient pas forcément. Mais aussi de partager la scène avec 31 Knots… Nous n'étions pas complètement étrangers au montage de ce plateau puisque c'est sur nos conseils que notre tourneur Jerkov l'a proposé. Le moins que l'on puisse dire est que nous avons été payés en retour, si ce n'est pécuniairement, en tout cas certainement sur le plan musical et… amical. Entre mille autres choses, il est certain que chez ces musiciens, maîtrise et lâcher prise ne sont pas des vains mots et nous en avons pris tout notre saoûl.
À ce titre, Oh ! Things Are so Corruptible est à peine sorti qu'il nous aura déjà permis de partager la scène avec Doppler, 31 Knots, United Colors of Sodom et peut-être bientôt Zu et Joe Lally (de Fugazi). Entendre et découvrir ne serait-ce qu'une fois la musique d'un groupe profondément intéressant est une expérience forte. Renouveler l'expérience une bonne dizaine de fois consécutives - comme avec 31 Knots - dépasse l'entendement.
Il a été particulièrement réconfortant pour nous de constater à quel point, alors que de moins en moins de choses nous y prédisposent, les gens dans les salles - beaucoup de bénévoles, ça ne s'invente pas… - ne se contentent pas le plus souvent d'avoir un accueil professionnel, ils sont aussi chaleureux. Et c'est toujours le premier pas vers ce que peut être un bon concert. De toutes ces dates émerge le souvenir particulièrement fort de La Péniche, à Chalon-sur-Saône, dernière et mémorable étape d'une tournée incroyablement intense pour nous. À répétition, nous avions le moyen de rendre pas mal de personnes heureuses, et ce, une bonne heure durant. Généralement, et ce fut souvent le cas, ces personnes ont alors aimé prolonger la rencontre assez tard, ce qui n'est pas pour nous déplaire. Les témoignages reçus pendant et après les concerts nous ont été indispensables. Ils nous donnent envie de continuer.
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