Ulan Bator

Location:
Paris, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Indie / Alternative / Experimental
Site(s):
Label:
young god records - Jestrai - ruminanCe - Dsa
Type:
Indie
Wire Magazine (Uk):



"Ulan Bator music follows an eccentric orbit, while their power is usually kept simmering in reserve.



The player investigate the borders of song structure.They build up enormous tension (.)



they played a marathon three hours set with faust early last year.
Hard to imagine, given Ulan Bator's inherent sense of control:
halting on the brink before complete freakout sets in is what makes the group so special"
Alternative Press (Usa):
"To say that this is the best rock music France has ever produced
is to damn it with faint praise.
This trio may be the only band from that oversauced nation to be worth a damn in a long time maybe since Metal Urbain or Magma (.)
Call it musique concrte paved with irreverence.
Les Inrockuptibles (Fr):
"Préfigurant les secousses telluriques de Godspeed et consorts, ce groupe à la fois primitif et savant a libéré le rock hexagonal de ses chaînes.
Ulan Bator réussit là où la plupart des groupes américains ont échoué".
Rocksound (Fr):
"A écouter d'urgence pour sa finesse d'esprit et son intelligence".



ULAN BATOR started their long carrier in 1993 in Paris as a duet composed of Amaury Cambuzat (Vox, Guitar and keyboards) and Olivier Manchion (Bass).
Their first rehearsals sessions happened in a deep, unused chalk-mine in the suburbs of Paris.
This strange location was, step by step, transformed into a "recording studio" where they were to record, compose and produce their first three recordings.
Early 1995, the duet was joined by Franck Lantignac (drums) who became the third permanent member of the group.
The first self-titled album "Ulan Bator" (Disques du Soleil et de l'Acier-FR) came out in March 1995. It was recorded in the band's studio and mixed at the CCAM studio in Nancy (Fr). But it was with the second album " 2 degrés" (DSA-FR) that the group collected their most enthusiastic critical praise in France, the USA and elsewhere.
The band's third album"Végétale" was released in 1997, and is entirely sung in French. The album was to reach to a far broader public, due, in particular to the strong support of the leading French music magazine " Inrockuptibles".
Since then Ulan Bator have toured heavily in France and Italy (where they became extremely popular) and also played in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark (Roskilde Festival, Transmusicales of Rennes)… They also gave a series in unforgettable concerts in 1997 with the German group Faust, a band with which Amaury Cambuzat continues to collaborate (the album, "C'est compliqué" , was released by the label Bureau-b in 2009).
In 1999 they released an EP made up of remixes from leading protagonists from the electronic scene: "D-Construction" (DSA-FR) featuring Scanner, Otomo Yoshihide, Erik M, Carl Stone.
The album " Ego echo" (Virgin-It/DSA-Fr/Young God the Record-USA), produced by Michael Gira (Swans, Angels off Lights) marked an important turning point in the career of the group. The band moved to, and continue to work from Italy. The album was released in the United States by Gira's label Young God Records (Devendra Banhart, Swans, Lisa Germano, etc). The duet Cambuzat/Manchion finally separated after long touring following the release of "Ego: echo".
Amaury Cambuzat continued to front Ulan Bator, releasing "Ok: Ko" (Audioglobe-IT) in 2002.
The next release in 2003 "Nouvel Air" (Alternative-It/DSA-Fr) saw the band preserving their usual musical complexity whilst also adding a new level of accessibility, due both to the introduction of new instrumentation, and also the mix by Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins, Violet Indiana).
In January 2005 the album "Rodeo Massacre" came out (Jestrai-It/Rock'n'roll revolution-Fr), it was far more "direct", and met with large success when two of the videos for the album were shown in heavy rotation on MTV.
January 2007: " Ulaan Baatar" , a compilation of rare of the first period of the group: 1993> 1998 (Jestrai-IT/Ruminance|Pia-FR)
In 2009 Amaury Cambuzat launched his own new label Acid Cobra Records, releasing an Ulan Bator EP "Soleils", made up of five new titles.
Amaury Cambuzat (founder member) today has a new Ulan Bator line-up with him: James Johnston (Gallon Drunk, Lydia Lunch, Bad Seeds) guitar/organ, Stéphane Pigneul (Object, Heligoland) on bass, and long-time collaborator Alessio Gioffredi (Dilatazione) on drums.
A seventh album studio "Tohu-Bohu" featuring this new line-up will be released by Acid Cobra Records on 01 October 2010.
The group toured frequently prior to the recording of "Tohu-Bohu", and developed a powerful new sound for the album. "Tohu-Bohu" could be defined as the perfect link between Serge Gainsbourg and contemporary Avant-Rock.
www.acidcobrarecords.com
acidcobra@gmail.com
Discography
* Ulan Bator (1995)
* 2 Degrees (1996)
* Vegetale (1997)
* D-Construction (1999)
* Ego:Echo (2000)
* OK:KO (2002)
* Nouvel Air (2003)
* Rodeo Massacre (2005)
* Ulaanbaatar (2007)
* Soleils EP (2009)
*Tohu-Bohu (October 2010)
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