Douche Froide

DF n°111, Live with CATHALE & CLONE, June 21st, 2010

This show was held during the Fête de la Musique in France. We received two local artists: Clone, who produces a minimal drone ambient music, and Cathale. The music of this woman is very shamanic and primitive, out-of-time and ancestral at the same time, with the voice as the central medium. Both musicians came with their strange instrument, and at the end of the show, they even improvised music together. On the spot. They did not know each other before this show. So it was really improvised, and there was a magic atmosphere during this show.

Here's the playlist:

VICIOUS CIRCLE, Underground Ecstasy
ANIMA IN FLAMME, Michael
LES JUMEAUX DISCORDANTS, Déduke Mèn a Selanna Kai Pleiades
ATARAXIA, Payatry Mantra
LAURENT PERRIER, Situation
CATHALE, Humanescence
Live Session & Interview with CATHALE
CAROLINE K, Chearth
OF THE WAND AND THE MOON, Sol ek sa
ARNICA, Hijo de Deva
RADIKAL SATAN, Circa Cinco
CHARLES PENNEQUIN, Ton Pain
FRANCE SAUVAGE, Kevin
FRANCK VIGROUX, Caméra
LE SYNDICAT, Pro Life vs Le Syndicat
Live Session & Interview with CLONE
COIL, Brocoli
BIG CITY ORCHESTRA, Protectionraga
KONSTRUKTIVITS, The Crimson Path
VOX POPULI! & PACIFIC 231, Ajr
LES JUMEAUX DISCORDANTS, Foxy Tail
HAGALAZ RUNE DANCE, Volven
JAGERBLUT, Lichtmess
NOX, Badi
BLESSURE GRAVE, The Cycle
BLACKHOUSE, Roger wasn't
ROBERT RENTAL, Double Heart
MILLIMETRIC, Will ever fall here again (ft The Horrorist)
VON MAGNET, Feel the Magnet
HIV Positive, Warm Leatherette (The Normal)
OPUS FINIS, A Starry Substance
FRANCK VIGROUX, i.d.
P'O, Time and Time
EDVARD GRAHAM LEWIS, Herman the Merman explores the foreshore

http://www.4shared.com/audio/8MYSvseC/Emission_21juin10_Clone_Cathal.html

DF n°109, Interviews with HINT & LES HORLOGISTES, May 10th, 2010

We have a special story with the Band HINT. We are the same age. We saw one of their very first concerts and we watched them grow. So it was a real pleasure to meet them and talk about those golden 90s when they produced their unique mixture of noise rock, ambient, free jazz, metal industrial and cinematic atmospheres. During this show, we also received in the studios the experimental/minimalist band LES HORLOGISTES as they were going to perform in our city. A friendly moment.

The photograph of HINT was taken by Sylvain Fogato.

SKROL, The Rite of Love and Death

REUTOFF, 25^th Hour

SYNCLIAR, What ever we do

A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, To fix the gash in your head, The falling Sun, Missing you

ONE STARVING DAY, Black Black

LES HORLOGISTES, Comptine, Pendule Noire

SLEEP CHAMBER, The Lantern

HINT, In Tenebris, Dys, Inlandsis, The Process, Oil-Tanker Shipwrecking

KNIFELADDER, White Walls

SOISONG, amkhapaa

DIAMANDA GALAS & VLADIMIR HIRSCH, Credo/Offertorium

RAISON D'ETRE, Procession

CITY OF WORMS, Knance

SLEEP CHAMBER, Babes ov Babylon

ALPHA SEQUENZ, Things won't change

K. MEIZTER, The Golden Mean

SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE, Ice and Fire

ANDREW LILES, A Numbers Game

TAMAS KATAI, Zölderdö

RAINIER LERICOLAIS, Intangible

DDAA & PALO ALTO, Paradoxe allemand

Download Link : http://www.mediafire.com/?d272lk7dc9j2cvx

DF n°106, Interview with CHRISTOPHE LORENTZ, March 15th, 2010

This show can be divided into two parts. In the first one, we had a phone call from Christophe Lorentz, who wrote in the company of Sophie Noël the book Charles Manson : le gourou du rock. The authors focused on the impact that this figure had on popular music culture, and it is quite disturbing to see the hundreds of bands (especially in the industrial music genre) who have been influenced in some ways or another by the sordid stories and fantasies revolving around this character. We listened to a lot of the artists that do appear in the book. In the second part, we talked about the cinema of Pietro Germi, an important Italian film-maker, who is not so well-known by now but who directed some masterpieces.

Here's the playlist :

DOWNLOAD, Beautiful

TURBUND STURMWERK, Vortex

SKINNY PUPPY, Worlock

THE BEATLES, Revolution 9

CHARLES MANSON, Mechanical Man

DEVO, Mechanical Man

SONIC YOUTH & LYDIA LUNCH, Death Valley 69

FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, Concussion

CHARLES MANSON, Never say never to always

ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB, Black Bus

BLOOD AXIS, Herr, nun lass in Frieden

400 BLOWS, For Jackie M.

CHARLES MANSON, Look at your game girl

PSYCHIC TV, Roman P.

SPAHN RANCH, Breath and Taxes

CHRISTIAN DEATH, Trust (The Sacred and the Unclean)

CHARLES MANSON, Cease to Exit

CABARET VOLTAIRE, The Web

HINT, Eyes in Axis (Diaphonic Interferences Mix)

SUBOKO, Tarare

HNAS, Im Schatten der Mohre Track 2

LANGEMARCK, The grass is always browner

BROKEN HARBOUR, Requiem for Dead Spacemen

PICATRIX, From Hell

ANATA WA SUKKARI TSUKARETE SHIMAI, Bearskins

Download Link : http://www.mediafire.com/?epyhhlb2yxd09jb

DF n°104, Interview with JULIA KENT, February 15th, 2010

We met Julia Kent as she came at the Bus Palladium in Paris to present her first album. Alone with her cello, she achieves a very enveloping, emotional music thanks to loops, delay effects and a very varied approach to her instrument. Of course, she is no newcomer since she has played with so many fantastic artists for so many years. Among them, Anthony & The Johnsons, Angels of Light or Jarboe. It was a pleasure to evoke all this with her and to talk about her first release that was inspired by airports and the transitional spaces they evoke. Then we came back in time to explore the comic strip universe of Jean Image as his classic film "Jeannot l'Intrépide" was re-issued.

THROBBING GRISTLE, Weeping

BLACKHOUSE, W.B.

DIVE, Welcome to Hell

LES SINGE BLANC, Neud Euls

THE WEEGS, Slivery

RADIKAL SATAN, Barcelona

JULIA KENT, Barajas, Gardermoen, Fontanarossa, Arlanda, Malpensa

JARBOE, Mouth of Flames

THE EX, A Door

ESCAMA SERRADA, La Reina esta mala III

LEISUR::HIVE, The Column

LES HAUTS DE PLAFOND, Die Katze essen

ASMUS TIETCHENS, in die Nacht

THE GRIEF, Dreams et Vertiges

K. MEIZTER, Samarkand

FJERNLYS, Constellation

-HYPH- Reset Barrie

SIELWOLF, Antimon 2

THE PUMP, Ration Eyes

TONY WAKEFORD, Slower Dream Fong

REUTOFF, Above the Stars

ILITCH, Tokyo 2

FJERNLYS, Trunkene Flut

NON, The Fountain of Fortune

DIANA ROGERSON & ANDREW LILES, Ever Afflicted With

Download Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?zcqqq2dn53zsldn

DF n°102, Interview with SOL INVICTUS, January 18th, 2010

We went to see Sol Invictus play live in Marseille in November 2009 and we came back with this interview with Tony Wakeford. The new album had not come out yet, but they played a lot of songs that were to be found on The Cruellest Month, along with older songs such as "Lex Talionis". The interview was held at the venue with shitty music in the background played very loud, so it seems that we are screaming at each other. And it was the case, indeed.

Here's the playlist:

KARL MEIZTER, The Process

JULIA KENT, Gardermoen

DENIS FRAJERMAN, Rivières de la nuit

DRAHOMIRA SONG ORCHESTRA, This famous somewhere

INADE, Genius Loci 3

SOL INVICTUS/Tony Wakeford collaborations – They rise to war, Lucifer before Sunrise, Black Easter, Michael, 5, Wolf age axe age, The thrill is gone, Lex Talionis, The last train, Thrones, O Death come close my eyes, Death's head, 6, From the wreckage, Raven chorus, La croix, Oh whistle and I'll come to you, The cruellest Month (bootleg), In hell's mouth

FRANCE

SAUVAGE, Cartilage Ihyroïde

SUSUMU YOKOTA, Distant sounds of summer

ANTLERS MULM, Shattered Pearl

http://www.4shared.com/audio/zWKuS96r/Douche_Froide_180110_Sol_Invic.html

The Douche Froide compilation

In 2010, eight years after the beginning of our activities, we decided to release a celebratory compilation named Icy breath on burning flesh. This CD contains unreleased songs by 14 international artists of the dark ambient/experimental/post-industrial scene. We have chosen them because they are linked to the history of our radio show and association. We organized concerts with some of them (France Sauvage, Denis Frajerman), we worked on literary projects with some others (De Mange Machine), or we did special radio shows with their music and interviews (Drahomira Song Orchestra, Hermann Kopp, Ilitch, Nihiltronix). Of course, we have loved their music for quite some time and it was the opportunity to work with some of our music heroes, such as David Oliphant from cult bands Maybe Mental and Life Garden. So we released these lovely silk-screen printed objects which were received quite enthusiastically.

They are still available for 15 euros + postage. You just have to write to :
achud.malax@gmail.com

Here is the tracklisting:

1. DRAHOMIRA SONG ORCHESTRA "This Famous Somewhere"

2. DAWN AND DUSK ENTWINED "Heading towards the West (2006 version)"

3. BEYOND SENSORY EXPERIENCE "H-Spell"

4. QUATTROPHAGE "Youch"

5. HERMANN KOPP "Ball der Gehenkten"

6. LES HAUTS DE PLAFOND "Die Katze essen"

7. DE MANGE MACHINE "... tout recommence, a recommencé, recommencera"

8. DENIS FRAJERMAN "Rivières de la nuit"

9. DAVID OLIPHANT "Eyes sewn shut"

10. NIHILTRONIX "Only Pain reminds"

11. FRANCE SAUVAGE "Kevin"

12. NATURE MORTE "Affaibli"

13. VLADIMIR HIRSCH "Exégète 2"

14. ILITCH "Le sofa rouge"

« Il résulte de cette initiative un ensemble de musiques programmées et expérimentales, ambiantes et sombres, énigmatiques et cotonneuses (Drahomira Song Orchestra avec son énigmatique et puissant « This Famous Somewhere »). C'est le dépassement de l'horreur par l'art. Agir dans la conscience des choses, vouloir tirer de cela une beauté, en l'occurence froide et à l'aura industrielle. La même ambition esthétique anime alors tous les intervenants (Dawn and Dusk Entwined et sa version impérieuse et orchestrale en date de 2006 de « Heading towards the West »), leur musique se présentant sous un bel objet sérigraphié: un empaquetage à connotation phallique, histoire de faire en sorte, aussi, que l'humour fasse partie de cet austère voyage, découpé en une presque quinzaine de plages fascinantes (...). Un ensemble ambitieux, une immersion »

Emmanuel Hennequin, D-Side

« Plutôt qu’une banale compilation de hits ou de titres incontournables qui se succèdent, l’équipe a privilégié des morceaux à ambiances qui se répondent. L’auditeur, même le novice, est amené progressivement vers des terrains de plus en plus étranges, déconcertants et harmonieux dans leur souci partage de la singularité. Musique martiale (Dawn And Dusk Entwined ; le somptueux titre de Vladimir Hirsch) ou profondément ludique (De Mange Machine) ; symphonie déglinguée (Quattrophage) ou promenade dans un rock qui découvre les souffles du monde (Denis Frajerman) ou même le blues (Ilitch) ; violons dingues et larsens en rut (Hermann Kopp, Nihiltronix), collages dada sur fond d’électro minimale (Les Hauts de Plafond), bruitisme démentiel (France Sauvage ou comment ne plus jamais appeler son enfant « Kevin ») ou ambiant cinématographique claustrophobe (David Oliphant)... Il est souvent difficile de ne pas noyer l’un ou l’autre groupe par un titre mal placé, collé à un autre avec des univers aux sensibilités rapprochées. Avec ces 14 titres inédits, ce n’est pas le cas et tous se complètent et font écho. Cet hommage à une scène protéiforme se traduit donc par un appel d’air, une résurgence souterraine : il y a dans ces courants underground énormément à découvrir. Ou à re-découvrir.
Icy Breath on Burning Flesh (un trait d’humour noir, comme une publicité Freedent ânonnée par des cadavres) se révèle un objet magistral de liberté et d’audace, une compilation indispensable également pour tous ceux qui clament qu’aujourd’hui il n’y rien de neuf ou de surprenant. »

Sylvain Nicolino, Obskure

DF n°100, Interview with FAITH & THE MUSE, December 21st, 2009

We met William Faith as his band played at Le Crock More in Perpignan for a very memorable show. The audience was hysterical, and it was one of those moments when you feel a real communion between the band and the audience. Their album :Ankoku Butoh: had just been released, so we talked a lot about that and the career of the band. During this same show, we made a review of the French translation of the American classic book of essays Apocalypse Culture.

The photos below were taken in Perpignan during their show at Le Crock More on November 28th, 2009, and at the Nuits Underground au Palais on July 24th, 2010. Thanks to Fred for the interview shot and to Jean-Sébastien for his recorder.

Here's the playlist :

FAITH AND THE MUSE, The Woman of the Snow, Twilight, When to her lute Corinna sings, In the Amber Room, Sparks, Battle Hymn, Bushido, Cernunnos, Joy, Elyria, The chorus of the furies, All Lovers Lost, Nine Dragons, When we go dark, Shattered in aspect, The birds of Rhiannon

ATARAXIA, The nine rituals

JAGERBLUT, Dornwald

TESTING VAULT, Tombstone part 2

DE MANGE MACHINE, Phénomènes vitaux

MONTE CAZAZZA, Sex is no emergency

RICHARD H. KIRK, Black honeymoon

BIG CITY ORCHESTRA, Sweet Potatoes

CONTROLLED BLEEDING, Voices of the Dead

PETER PRINCIPLE, A walk in Dinosaur Hill

EMPIRICAL SLEEPING CONSORT, Dream side 1

FRANCE SAUVAGE, Os hyoïde

BRUME, I did not remember my name/fire again!