Major Deluxe Society

Last Wednesday, Bookerfatz2 and I we were invited by Sebastien Carbonnelle (picture), the lead singer of Major Deluxe, to discover his group on stage during a session held in a Parisian club called the Triptyque.

Major Deluxe is a Belgium band of five members. The musics that influenced Major Deluxe are too many to be listed here – Sebastien told us that one of his passions is to collect vinyls. If I have to choose, what I heard is something like a Michael Franks revival quintet - maybe because of the trumpet of Ludovic Bouteligier during some jazzy-pop tunes - together with a little touch of (Smog) because Sebastien’s behavior on stage reminded me Bill Callahan. What is sure is that the fans who gathered in front of the stage looked very happy to hear on live songs from Skyline Society (Tricatel, April 2006) the first record from Major Deluxe that you can find here.

Web: majordeluxe.com
MySpace: myspace.com/majordeluxe

Major Deluxe - She's A Hero .mp3
Major Deluxe - Meanwhile .mp3

Before Major Deluxe, Koacha, another quintet (ala Franz Ferdinand), this one from the French town of Montpellier, opened the evening at the Triptyque. Following is what Bookerfatz2 thought about Koacha.

My first impression of these guys was not good. Three of them dressed in suitable rock and roll attire- pants, shirts and ties, all black- but the bassist looked like he just rolled in from Roland Garros- all white tennis clothes from top to bottom including wrist sweat bands. Imagine my surprise that they turned out to be a tough little English pop band (although they are French) with a definite late 70's feel. Excellent arrangements including three vocalists, all good musicians and a wonderfully powerful toe tapping presentation. Hey guys, loose the gimmicky clothes trick. Definitely not needed!

Web: koacha.com
MySpace: myspace.com/koacha

Few seconds of: Koacha - Revolution .mp3