Les Sirènes Débrouillardes

Location:
Witten, Nordrhein-Westfalen, De
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Electro / New Wave / Minimalist
Site(s):
Label:
Plastic Frog Records
Type:
Indie
Biography
Lower Synth Department rose from the ashes of Les Sirènes Débrouillardes in 2010 as a solo-project of the founder of the latter band. The music of the band is deeply influenced by and related to the experimental electronic music of the late 1970s and early 1980s, that was composed and performed by such bands as The Human League, Inertia, Vice Versa, The Normal, Cabaret Voltaire and others alike. Although the band is very careful by creating a minimal electronics sound obviously appearing vintage in itself, it is produced in a hybrid way by using analogous procedures and modern techniques of production as well. So in the end Lower Synth Department is concerned with post-minimal electronics so to speak. The name of the band is related to at least three different references, which intercommunicate and therefore depict the sound of the band: first to the cold aesthetics of postmodern architecture which conveyed and expressed a very dehumanized attitude to life during the 1980s. Second, technically speaking, to the lower frequency oscillator, which creates a rhythmic pulse or sweep and is often used to modulate synthesizers, delay lines and other audio equipment in order to create effects used in the production of electronic music and the final reference derives from the band's name abbreviation.



Discography
1989 – 1991 La Passion Beatrice: various K7s, noncommercial
1996 Scoria Head: constructions 93:96 (K7) among others, noncommercial
There exist Hi8-videos of concerts from the gigs at the Pelmke-Schule (Hagen), the Waters (Düsseldorf), the Kulturfabrik (Krefeld) und the Lurie (Bochum)
2007 Les Sirènes Débrouillardes: Les signaux de chasse (BDR Edit) on Black Demon Radio Compilation, Vol. I. - free
2009 Les Sirènes Débrouillardes: Robots in the sun on Minimal Baby Vol. II Compilation, SkullLine - 8,50 €
2009 Les Sirènes Débrouillardes: Révolue Glace, 7", Kernkrach (Hertzschnitt 100, hs 112, No. 13) - sold out
A1: Gawarit Moskwa!
A2: Sarah
B1: Move to the Goddess
2009 Les Sirènes Débrouillardes: Low Life in the Cold Store on 2nd Synth Ball Lightning Compilation - not for sale
1. Les Sirènes Débrouillardes: Low Life in the Cold Store
2. Im Namen des Volkes: Supermann/Metropolis
3. Monster Apparat: Swedish Entry
4. Vendôme: Lightwave emissions
5. Epic Dreams: Hopeless Dreamer
6. Megadump: Mindstrip
7. Das Institut: In rasender Langsamkeit
2010 Les Sirènes Débrouillardes: ?ENA, CD, Plastic Frog Records (pfr 021) - 11,00 €
1. Science
2. Geisha Dance
3. Eclectic Mistress
4. Sirens' Nursery
5. Lagging Consumer
6. Les signaux de chasse
7. Sirens Dreaming
8. Beware the Sirens' Song
9. Distant Forget
10. Echos Marching
11. Where have you been this night?
12. Patch 15
13. Sahara
2010 Lower Synth Department: Waiting on Darkness Before Dawn Vol. II Compilation, UpScene (Distribution Indigo) - 14,99 €
2010 Lower Synth Department: Sexual Healing (alternative version) on Dark Ice Magazine Vol. 1 Compilation, Dark Ice Music - n/a €
-tbc-
History
1989 – 1991 La Passion Beatrice (Vocals, Synths, Computers: Arndt, Tiret; Drums/Percussions: Oliver)
1991 – 1993 various short living one-man-projects (Delusive Indolence and others)
1994 – 1996 Scoria Head (Vocals: Folko, Katja; Steel Percussions: Thomas, Folko; Synths: Markus, Tiret, Folko; Lyrics: Tiret, Folko)
2004 – 2006 Laténces Périodiques (Synths, Lyrics, Vocals: Tiret)
2006-2010 Les Sirènes Débrouillardes (Synths, Lyrics, Vocals: Tiret, Deux-Points)
since 2010 Lower Synth Department (Synths, Lyrics, Vocals: Sebastian H.)



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