Dancetaria is the eighth studio album by French new wave band, Indochine. It was released in 1999 and is the follow-up album to Wax. It is the band's first release since the death of Stéphane Sirkis on February 27, 1999.

Dancetaria
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999
RecordedDecember 1998 – March 1999 (Preproduction and voice)
March – April 1999 (Recording)
GenreNew wave, synth-pop
Length56:54
LabelDouble T Music
Sony
ProducerIndochine, Jean-Pierre Pilot
Indochine chronology
INDO LIVE
(1997)
Dancetaria
(1999)
Nuits intimes
(2001)

Four of the songs on the album include guitar riffs composed by Stéphane Sirkis shortly before his death. The demos he had made were reused at the time of the final mix: he is quoted in the credits of the album as a guitarist, posthumously.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Nicola Sirkis except "Halleluya" by Sirkis and Rudy Léonet; music composers are listed below

No.TitleMusic composer(s)Length
1."Dancetaria"Nicola Sirkis, Jean-Pierre Pilot7:26
2."Juste toi et moi"Nicola Sirkis, Jean-Pierre Pilot4:03
3."Manifesto (Les divisions de la joie)"Stéphane Sirkis, Jean-Pierre Pilot4:52
4."Justine"Nicola Sirkis3:50
5."Atomic Sky"Stéphane Sirkis, Jean-Pierre Pilot3:48
6."Rose Song"Nicola Sirkis, Jean-Pierre Pilot5:46
7."Stef II"Stéphane Sirkis, Jean-Pierre Pilot3:50
8."She Night"Stéphane Sirkis, Jean-Pierre Pilot4:38
9."Venus"Nicola Sirkis4:43
10."Astroboy"Nicola Sirkis, Jean-Pierre Pilot4:06
11."Halleluya"Nicola Sirkis, Jean-Pierre Pilot4:04
12."Le message"Nicola Sirkis4:48

Personnel

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Indochine

  • Nicola Sirkis – vocals, guitars, backing vocals
  • Stéphane Sirkis – guitars, Jaw's harp on "Stef II"
  • Jean-Pierre Pilot – programmations, keyboards, pianos
  • Boris Jardel – guitars
  • Marc Éliard – bass
  • Matthieu Rabaté – drums
  • Olivier Gérard (oLi dE SaT) – arrangements, guitars, keyboards, sound effects

Production

  • Phil Delire – engineer, mixing, montage
  • Djoum – montage
  • Gareth Jones – mixing
  • peggy.m – concept
  • Hervé Marignac – sound engineer
  • Olivier Schultheis – orchestration
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References

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