Basel, 5. September 2013 3 Seiten MUSIK Au Revoir Simone (US

Kaserne Basel
Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Katrin Schmidlin
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Basel, 5. September 2013
3 Seiten
M USIK
Au Revoir Sim one (US)
Support: ZIGITROS (CH)
Dream Pop, Indie
Do 19.9. / Doors 20.30 Uhr / Rossstall 1 & 2 / Tickets CHF 25.–
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Au Revoir Simone eröffnet die Musiksaison der Kaserne Basel und stellt ihre vierte Platte «Move In
Spectrums» vor: magische Lieder mit Vintage-Synthesizern, Drum Samples und lieblichen Stimmen.
Die drei Ladies Annie, Heather und Erika aus Brooklyn muss man eigentlich nicht mehr gross vorstellen, treten sie doch schon seit zehn Jahren zusammen auf und sind nach Tourneen mit Peter
Bjorn & John und Air weltweit getourt. Auch David Lynch zählt zu ihren Fans: «I heard Au Revoir
Simone years ago and their music really makes me dream. It opens up a world that wasn’t opened up
before. The way Au Revoir Simone sing and use these synthesizers is really magical to me», sagt
Lynch. 2009 verzauberte Au Revoir Simone erstmals die Kaserne Basel. Wir freuen uns, erneut
verführt zu werden.
Say Hello to Au Revoir Simone (Band-Bio in Englisch)
Au Revoir Simone makes dreamy electronic pop music using elemental materials: keyboards and
voices braid together in a warm thrum of whirring machines and soft melodies.
Heather D’Angelo, Erika Forster and Annie Hart started getting together to play keyboards in Erika’s
apartment in 2003. It wasn’t long before Erika’s living room was filled with vintage Casios and
Yamahas rescued from garage sales, plus a beautiful wooden drum machine inherited from a movie
set.
The girls were fascinated by how easily composing came to them when they were together.
Sometimes each would bring in her own idea for a song, and they would all work together until they
agreed it felt perfect. Other times, they would play until a song emerged from hours of
experimentation.
Au Revoir Simone still writes songs in this highly collaborative manner. Because everyone plays the
same instrument, the composing process can be more challenging than some may realize, but the
band’s central motivation remains: music is magical. And playing it is a form of meditation — a
blissful sensation that carries over to the listener.
The group left the living room in the winter of 2004 and played their first show opening for Erika’s
keyboard teacher’s band at a club in the West Village. Encouraged by the fact that it was not a
complete disaster, Annie, Heather and Erika played out more and more in and around New York
City. After building a local reputation as an up and coming indie trio, Au Revoir Simone started out
on a few mini-tours of the United States.
In 2005, the ladies released their debut album, Verses of Assurance, Comfort and Salvation. The
album was released by Moshi Moshi in the U.K. and Rallye in Japan, and self-released in the U.S. They
also took their keyboard show on the international road, playing the Iceland Airwaves festival and a
run of dates in the U.K. with Architecture in Helsinki.
In the summer of 2006, Au Revoir Simone toured the U.S. and the U.K. with fellow Brooklynites We
Are Scientists. Playing live night after night helped them refine their live show. The tours also gave
Au Revoir Simone and We Are Scientists the chance to become close friends.
The next year saw the release of the band’s sophomore album, The Bird of Music. With a new record
came more touring, this time with French duo Air and Sweden’s Peter Bjorn and John. Au Revoir
Simone also embarked on their first headlining tours of the U.S., Europe and Japan.
In early 2008, the band took a break from touring and began writing new material. Produced by
Thom Monahan (Vetiver, Little Joy) and recorded in various studios between Brooklyn, NY, and Los
Angeles, CA, the result is the group’s third album, Still Night, Still Light, released on the band’s own
label, Our Secret Record Company.
Although it features songs written by all three members, the album has a strong thematic cohesion.
The more expansive arrangements of The Bird of Music have given way to a new intimacy, one that
cherishes reflection, seeking, questioning and losing one’s place on the page while looking for the
right way home. It also juxtaposes some of the band’s quietest moments (the glacial grace of “The
Last One”) with some of its most raucous (the dizzying exuberance of “Anywhere You Looked”). Still
Night, Still Light captures the band at its most exposed, relying on keyboards, drum machines and
effortless voices to create a folk record without folk instruments, one that hums with resilience and
wonder.
Opener “Another Likely Story” dazzles with twinkling drones and fizzy synthetic hi-hats, while
“Shadows” has a frenetic Fender Rhodes part paired with lyrics about escape. “Knight of Wands”
shines with warbling organs and eagerly shares its ebullience. “We Are Here” is introspective,
anchored by a kick-drum heartbeat and a glowing background pulse, and “Tell Me” sees Au Revoir
Simone experimenting with tempo shifts more than ever before. With so many electronic
components, the album gives off heat; within the songs lies a radiance that is instantly familiar.
Au Revoir Simone’s music has appeared in Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, the Justin Theroux film
Dedication and in numerous other TV shows and movies. The band is especially excited to count
David Lynch as a fan — Annie, Erika and Heather met the legendary director while performing at a
book reading in New York City. Lynch later brought Au Revoir Simone to Paris to perform at the
Fondation Cartier during an exhibition of his artwork.
In addition to their music, Annie, Heather and Erika are widely recognized for their inimitable sense
of style and involvement in the fashion world. The band has appeared in features for periodicals such
as Vogue and The New York Times Magazine, and has worked with fashion icons including Kate
Spade, agnès b. and Isaac Mizrahi.
Au Revoir Simone harnesses simple musical pleasures in order to craft an enchanting 3D world of
texture, narrative and sound. Like the dialogue in Pee-wee’s Big Adventure that inspired the group’s
name, Au Revoir Simone’s music is the heartfelt result of the three girls following their dreams.
www.aurevoirsimone.com
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/aurevoirsimoneband
Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/aurevoirsimone
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