[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
does anyone know much about a band called 'trisomie 21'? Quite a few years
ago I tried to find some stuff, and kinda gave up. can anyone recommend any
particular bits or has any more info?
I have a few things by them. There's a CD on LD Records, a division of
Play It Again Sam, called "The First Songs", which is pretty early
material. Their sound is somewhat reminiscent of bands like Joy
Division, Section 25, Crispy Ambulance, except not quite so
rock-oriented or bass heavy or driving . Its more midtempo music with
light drum machine, bass, vocals and atmospheres with a nice French
flair. But when you hear the basslines, you can see why they're lumped
in with that Factory sound.
"Chapter IV remix" is another good one for them. The sound is similar
to that on "The First Songs" except the textures are richer and the
basslines more pronounced.
Their later albums didn't work for me at all. On their earlier
material, the vocals worked best when he wasn't really trying to sing,
per se. On the later albums it sounds like he's trying too hard to sing
and since he really can't sing well, it comes off sounding strained.
The music is good though, if you can still appreciate that sound so many
years after the fact.
Overall, I'd say they're a B-grade band. Not that they're bad, just not
A-list material, though songs like "Djakarta" are top notch. I've seen
their CDs listed on www.gemm.com and www.half.com at workable (and some
not-so-workable) prices, if you're still looking to sample their work.
