Rendez-Vous is a post-punk French band from Paris, France, formed in 2012.
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 Rendez-Vous performs at Machine du Moulin Rouge in Paris | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | Post-punk, new wave, dark wave, synthpop |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Zappruder Records, AVANT! Records |
| Members |
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| Website | rendezvousrendezvous |
History edit
Rendez-Vous was founded in 2012 by Francis Mallari and Elliot Bethault. A few months later, they added Maxime Gendre and Simon Dubourg.[1][2] The band released their first EP in 2014, Rendez-Vous, for Zappruder Records.[3] The band started touring across Europe in the summer of 2015.[3]
In 2016, Rendez-Vous released a second EP, Distance, mixed by Ben Greenberg from The Men,[2] for their new label AVANT! Records.[4] The self-titled single "Distance" was included in Les Inrockuptibles magazine's "100 best songs of the year".[5][6][7]
In 2017, the single "The Others" was used by Burger Records to represent France for the Burger World Compilation.[8]
In June 2018, Rendez-Vous released "Double Zero", extracted from their first LP, Superior State.[9] The title track was released on September 14.[10] On October 24, it released "Sentimental Animal" with a video clip in which members of the band appeared for the first time. Clash named it track of the day.[11]
Superior State edit
Rendez-Vous' first album, Superior State, was released on 26 October 2018 on the group's own label, Artefact, in co-production with the Parisian label CryBaby.
Superior State ranked number 1 in Post-Punk.com's list of the best albums of 2018.[12] Les Inrockuptibles ranked the album third in its 2018 "TOP 20 Chansons". Rendez-Vous is the first French group in this ranking.
Discography edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Others" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Plasticity" | 3:11 |
| 3. | "White Dress" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Donna" | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Youth" | 5:04 |
| Total length: | 18:26 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Distance" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Workout" | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Foreseen Death" | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Euroshima" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Demian" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Ignorance & Cruelty" | 4:49 |
| Total length: | 26:28 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Double Zero" | |
| 2. | "Paralysed" | |
| 3. | "Sentimental Animal" | |
| 4. | "Last Stop" | |
| 5. | "Superior State" | |
| 6. | "Crisis" | |
| 7. | "Middle Class" | |
| 8. | "Lakes" | |
| 9. | "Exuviæ" | |
| 10. | "Order Of Baël" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sheer" | 2:54 |
| Total length: | 2:54 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nothing." | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 4:37 | |
References edit
- ^ "La découverte du lab #89 : Rendez-Vous". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ a b "Rendez-vous, le groupe français qui remet le post-punk au goût du jour". FIGARO (in French). 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ a b "Check Out This New Video By French Synthpunk Band Rendez-Vous". Noisey (in Danish). 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ "Rendez-Vous - Distance EP". The 405. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^ "Notre playlist 2016 : écoutez les 100 chansons de l'année". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ "Le groupe français Rendez-Vous puise dans l'héritage cold-wave pour remettre le post-punk au gout du jour". France Inter (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^ "Elliot Berthault et Maxime Gendre, musiciens". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^ "Burger World France - Indiepoprock". www.indiepoprock.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ "[Avant-première] Un nouveau morceau de Rendez Vous en écoute". New Noise Magazine (in French). 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ Export, Oui Love by Bureau (2018-09-14). "RENDEZ-VOUS 'Superior State' - Oui Love - New French Music". Oui Love - New French Music. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ "Track Of The Day 24/10 - Rendez-Vous". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Post-Punk.com Best Releases of 2018 - Post-Punk.com". Retrieved 2019-04-09.