Short Presentation… A Label of Artists - Paral-lel

Short Presentation…
Since 2000, Bee Records has produced and distributed 9 records including 4 Vinyls, gathering a panoply of artists
involved in the electro, breakbeat and braindance scenes and raised with Warps sonorities.
BEE Records is also:
- Organization of more than 50 events in 6 years, gathering up to 1500 persons (at the Tryptique or Glaz’Art in
Paris; at La Marquise, the Sonic, the Ninkasi Kao or the festival “les Nuits Sonores” in Lyon).
- Its own festival, the PI_DAYS, in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art of Lyon, but also many graphic and
visual designers.
During the BEE Nights, we have presented crews such as Rephlex, Skam, Breakin’records, Planet Mu, Spezial Material,
Active Suspension and other rowdy guys going from KID ACNE’s hip hop to the crazy and hybrid hardcore of KID606.
Website: www.beerecords.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/beerecs
A Label of Artists
Paral-lel (LIVE)
Paral-lel is made up of Slush and Praktisch, founders and persons in charge of the label BEE Records. Two years after
the creation of the label (2002), they appeared on its first release (EP1). While Praktisch was the “machine man” of the
triphop group SoHappy and had just released an album with the group Oldine (experimental/drone), Slush was shaking
the dance floors with his electro/break mixes. The long transversal, wich seemed to oppose their two universes, became
the source which gave Paral-lel its personal sound.
After 2005 and 2006, two years devoted to live shows which allowed them to play in prestigious places like the Sonar in
Barcelona, Fortress in London, Marsatac, the “Printemps de Bourges” (Electro discovery), the “Nuits Sonores” in Lyon,
Montreux Jazz festival or Nördik Impakt, Paral-lel’s electro-break rail gun was back with the “Firing for effects” E.P. (2006)
and the soon to be released, long awaited first album “Upgrade to mutant sheep”.
Website: www.paral-lel.org
MySpace: www.myspace.com/pll
Booking: [email protected]
BEE Records
4 rue Paul Bert
69003 LYON
France
www.beerecords.com
[email protected]
Eric : +33(0)8 71 72 15 19 or +33(0)6 74 35 01
Fred : +33(0)6 82 29 44 95
La Baleine distribution
www.la-baleine.com
Contact : [email protected]
Tél. : +33(0)5 49 33 12 12
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Cosmos 70 (LIVE)
The duet known as Cosmos 70 was born three years ago, after an experience with a downtempo, trip-hop group. Initially
a simple band, it widened in 2005 with the arrival of a video designer and artist from the “Beaux-Arts” (the French art
school).
Quickly, the idea of a coherent universe between music and image become essential. Created by musicians and video
designers, not just from a computer, the project offers more of a cinematographic history than a clip, offering both a
dreamy and energetic show.
Cosmos 70 wants to keep up with the human presence that is sometimes missing from electronic music. They prefer an
old synthetizer, a bass or a guitar to the closed and uncool world of the laptop. In the same way, the video is built live to
go further than simple musical synchronization.
The atmosphere balances with a touch of psychedelism between misty melancholy and furtive happiness.
“Our project is a visual and auditive trip” – Cosmos 70
MySpace: www.myspace.com/cosmos70
Slush (DJ)
Specialized in crazy, uncanny and stunning rhythmic, his mixes transcribe various manners to interpret the groove:
traditional with breakbeat and electro, or less conventional through break-drill and breakcore. You might have seen him
shaking the crowd’s booties alongside Amon Tobin, DMX Krew, Kid 606 or Milanese.
MySpace: www.myspace.com/acidslushcore
Freddypogo (DJ)
Well-known figure of the alternative mouvement of his building, Freddypogo began his training of electronic music in 1992.
Initially in house music, the first compilation “Headz” (Mo Wax) was a revelation. Warp, Rephlex and Anticon is at the
“menu” of this vinyl ogre, compulsive sounds eater which messed up and remain anchored in our heads.
MySpace: www.myspace.com/freddypogo
But also:
Treacle, Noone, N-com.user, Praktisch, Skander, Phasme, Basscad, Cookie B, Jack Dupont(d), Yale67, Private Eye, Blue
Ketchuppp
BEE Records
4 rue Paul Bert
69003 LYON
France
www.beerecords.com
[email protected]
Eric : +33(0)8 71 72 15 19 or +33(0)6 74 35 01
Fred : +33(0)6 82 29 44 95
La Baleine distribution
www.la-baleine.com
Contact : [email protected]
Tél. : +33(0)5 49 33 12 12
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Discography
2002 EP1 / Paral-lel (Lyon) & Private Eye (Lyon) - Bee Records
2003 EP2 / Yale67 (Lyon) & Blue Ketchuppp (Strasbourg) - Bee Records
2004 EP3 / Sink (Toulouse) & Léonard de Léonard (Paris) - Bee Records
2005
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BEE! : Compilation of 15 tracks gathering 15 artists of our label
First issues of a series of CD limited to 200 specimens pro Artists, exclusive packaging
COSMOS70 (Lyon) 5 tracks
TREACLE (Lyon) 50 minutes live
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2006
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Paral-lel: 10’’ E.P. / Firing For Effect - Bee Records
Third issue of the limited series: NOONE (Lyon) Fragments, 6 tracks E.P.
BEE Records
4 rue Paul Bert
69003 LYON
France
www.beerecords.com
[email protected]
Eric : +33(0)8 71 72 15 19 or +33(0)6 74 35 01
Fred : +33(0)6 82 29 44 95
La Baleine distribution
www.la-baleine.com
Contact : [email protected]
Tél. : +33(0)5 49 33 12 12
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Events
2000
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2003
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2006
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January 8th 2000 : creation of the Association Bucolic Eclectic Electronic
4 events produced mainly with local artists at PEZNER (Villeurbanne, France)
Weekly Residence (35 gigs) at the Melting Pop Café in Lyon, France
Events at La Marquise, Lyon, France (DMX Krew…)
Collaboration with the festival «la fête de la musique » (Lyon, France) organization of the electro live
scene
Participation to the 1st edition of the « NUITS SONORES » festival at Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, France
Collaboration with the festival «la fête de la musique » (Lyon, France) organization of the electro live
scene
Autumn residence for 3 nights at Ninkasi KAO (Kid 606, Dwayne Sodhaberk, Gescom, Ovuca…)
Organization of the PI DAYS festival during the NUITS SONORES festival (2nd edition). In partnership
with the Museum of Modern Art of Lyon, BEE proposed 3 days and one night around the digital arts
associated to electronic music creation, all were free events... More than 50 artists and musicians were
involved : the Pleix collective, Le Gentil Garçon, Jan Kopp, Jürg Lehni and Uli Franke, Sebastian
Oschatz, Mumble Boy, Akroe, Kid Acne (Lex/Invisible Spies), Yee-king (Rephlex), X&Trick (Bugklinik),
Aspic Records …
Monthly residence (10 events) at the DV1 (Lyon, France), gathering 9 foreign artists, 10 artists from
Lyon and 7 french artists.
Organization of the PI DAYS II festival during the NUITS SONORES festival (3thd edition).
In partnership with the Museum of Modern Art of Lyon (MOCA) and La Maison de la Danse, BEE
presented:
PI DAYS II: at the MOCA, 3 scenes: one in the projection room with video music and live gigs (25
artists), one outdoor scene in the afternoon (24 artists) and one night at “La maison de la Danse” (10
artists: Léonard de Léonard, Paral-lel, Dmx Krew, Subjex…)
Monthly residence (10 events) at La Marquise: 7 foreign artists, 11 local artists.
Participation to the 4th edition of the NUITS SONORES festival, in partnership with the MARCHE
GARE, the BEE Night proposed 2 scenes with artists from the label BEE Records and guests like Rob
Hall, Feldermelder, Vex’d, Intricate…
BEE Records
4 rue Paul Bert
69003 LYON
France
www.beerecords.com
[email protected]
Eric : +33(0)8 71 72 15 19 or +33(0)6 74 35 01
Fred : +33(0)6 82 29 44 95
La Baleine distribution
www.la-baleine.com
Contact : [email protected]
Tél. : +33(0)5 49 33 12 12
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Projects for 2007
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New album of Paral-lel Upgrade to mutant sheep
Upgrade to mutant sheep is a new step in blending and mutating styles: electro, grime, drum’n’bass, electronica,
techno, 8-bit music, hip hop… This is an album with a strong thematic, seeking to break the genre boundaries by
proposing 12 tracks of fusion and mutations of electronic music.
Booking: [email protected]
Promotion: [email protected]
Release Party:
Tour in France from March to April 2007, first gigs:
March 8, 2007 at the NOUVEAU CASINO (PARIS, France)
March 16, 2007 at La Plateforme (LYON, France)
Official Release Party Æ Please, contact us for guest lists.
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April 2007 : planned release for Cosmos70’s album
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EP4, release of the 4th part of the vinyl series
X&Trick and N-com.user in a split Dub-step, IDM, drum&breaks
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Events
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BEE Records Quarterly residence at the Sonic (Lyon, France)
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BEE Night 2 @ festival “NUITS SONORES” (Lyon, France) – On May 17th, 2007
BEE Records
4 rue Paul Bert
69003 LYON
France
www.beerecords.com
[email protected]
Eric : +33(0)8 71 72 15 19 or +33(0)6 74 35 01
Fred : +33(0)6 82 29 44 95
La Baleine distribution
www.la-baleine.com
Contact : [email protected]
Tél. : +33(0)5 49 33 12 12
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Contacts
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Label
BEE Records
4, rue Paul Bert
69003 Lyon
FRANCE
www.beerecords.com
Contact : [email protected]
Tél. : +33 (0)6 74 35 01 60
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Eric BLANCHE
Label manager / A&R
[email protected]
Frédéric MONNIER
Label manager
[email protected]
Olivier CHARREL
A&R
[email protected]
Aurélie BARBIER
Booking
[email protected]
Vincent GONERA
Promotion
[email protected]
Alexis METAOUI
Export
[email protected]
Distribution (France)
La Baleine distribution
66 rue de la gare
79000 Niort
FRANCE
www.la-baleine.com
Contact : [email protected]
Tél. : +33 (0)5 49 33 12 12 / Fax : +33 (0)5 49 33 13 14
BEE Records
4 rue Paul Bert
69003 LYON
France
www.beerecords.com
[email protected]
Eric : +33(0)8 71 72 15 19 or +33(0)6 74 35 01
Fred : +33(0)6 82 29 44 95
La Baleine distribution
www.la-baleine.com
Contact : [email protected]
Tél. : +33(0)5 49 33 12 12
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