a dirty blues band

deltaR
a dirty blues band
“those guy drive you to the essential, it's groovy, stained with emotion, rough of extrem intensity. It
works well as it is cooked in hell's kitchen. !” (translated from french)
Francis Rateau, journalist, Crossroad Magazine, June 2010
“Good stuff. My alt.blues programme, Balling The Jack, is coming back on Resonance FM in
London on June 21st. If you send me some stuff on CD I will play you.”
Joe Cushley, journalist, radio
“The punk movement drove the rock back to it's essence, right to the bone, you give the
impression to do the same with the blues” (translated from french)
Gérard Sutter, music journalist, radio RSR
“I really enjoyed deltaR. First of all they play right, intensity is increasing over the length of the
show. And thereʼs that rustic and hauting feeling that drives you between the vaudoo and Tom
Waits.” (translated from french)
Manou Comby, director of the Cylindre in Besançon
“Dʼla balle, dʼla balle et dʼla lourde. Difficile de parler de Delta Blues, mais comme embouchure-duRhône Blues ça tient sa Route 66, un peu comme du Carouge Bluegrass ou tout simplement du
Chêne-Blues –presque du Rockʼn Rolle. On dirait un bon gros bœuf entre Blind Léman Jefferson,
LighThônex Hopkins, Filet de perches-Bone Walker, John Migros Hooker et Screamin Jet
Hawkins.”(untranslatable)
D. T., Paris
deltaR
a dirty blues band
If we mention Johnson, Johnson & Johnson, some people immediately think of some big New-York
law firm. Thatʼs fine, but these are not the kind of people we have in mind. If you, on the contrary,
get to think of Robert, Tommy or Blind Willie Johnson then youʼve come to the right place.
Founded during summer 2007 under the sign of the mighty catfish, deltaR reunite three long term
friends and musician.The trio dives back into the moist and warm comfort of the delta it was
snatched out from ages ago, taking you along so that you too can experience that lewd back-tothe-cradle of life feeling.
Biographies
Nicolas Roggli, guitar-vocal, could have been
seen playing with Hellʼs Kitchen between 2002
and 2007. He had participated to the “Dr Oven”
album has well as itʼs promo tour.
Gabriel Scotti, bass, composed music for more
then 20 movies, and for as much theater pieces
(Théâtre National de la Colline à Paris, Festival
DʼAvignon), has founded the Peeping Tom
collective, this before Mike Patton. He has
recorded/produced 10 CDs.
Jean-Philippe Mercier, drum, studied in
Londres with the well-known drummer Joel
Rothman and later at the “Drummers
Collective” in New-York where he played in
different bands (blues, big band, jazz).
Member of the Peeping Tom dollective
between 1993 and 2000, he was also playing
drums for singer POLAR between 1996 and
2003 with whom he recorded 2 CDs and
toured in Switzerland, France, Germany and
UK.
Nicolas Roggli, 26 av de la Gare des Eaux-vives, CH-1208 Genève, Tel: +41 78 876 11 38
deltaR
a dirty blues band
Dates to come
14/09, Vernissage expo Justin Lieberman
18/09, Nouveau Monde, Fribourg
24/09, Le Poulpe, Raignier, (F)
11/11, le Vème, Vevey
02/12, Zelig, Lausanne
Previous Dates
2010
16/07, Pod’ring Festival, Bienne,
03/07, Festival Vache de Blues (F),
08/05, Espace culturel La Bille, La Sarraz
01/05, La Parenthèse, Nyon
30/04, Café de la Place, Tramelan
27/04, Radio Paradiso, RSR
01/04, BAG, Genève
27/03, Emission Azimuth, Radio Cité
18/03, Chateau-Carton, Genève
23/01, tribut to Johnny Cash, Usine, Genève
13-14/03, Festival Blues Sur Le Zinc, Beauvais (F)
30/01, tribut to Michael Jackson, Usine, Genève
2008
19/12, BAG, Manège d’Onex
17/12, interview dans l’émission Radio Paradiso
sur la RSR
11/10, Maison de Quartier des Pâquis, Genève
26/06, Le Cabinet, Genève
22/06, Fête de la Musique scène du Chat Noir,
Genève
04/05, tribut to the 80’s, Usine, Genève
18/04, l’écurie de l’Ilôt13, Genève
2009
19/09 pré-Festival Azimut, La Pesse (F)
04/09, Festival Le Monniati
04/07, Festival du Gibloux
14/06, La ville est à Vous, Genève
05/06, 30 ans de la Minoteries, Genève
16/05, La Parenthèse, Nyon
Nicolas Roggli, 26 av de la Gare des Eaux-vives, CH-1208 Genève, Tel: +41 78 876 11 38