Recto Verso - Musik

Early Years
Simon Mény And Pierre Rousseau Met Through Friends One Night In Paris. After Talking And Realising That They Had Two Quite Different Backgrounds In Terms Of Music They Found Themselves Creating Pieces With Each Other. With Two Completely Varying Musical Ideas Mény And Rousseau Seemed To Be Able To Merge Their Differences To Create What Can Be Argued A New Genre Inviting Us To The Unlikely Meeting Of French Pop With The Contemporary Textures Of Dance Music. Career
2011–13 Signing Soundtrack And Work With APC Edit Paradis Were First Discovered By DJ Tim Sweeney After Submitting Demos To The Beats In Space Radio Show Hoping For Airplay. Sweeney Eventually Decided To Sign The Duo For The First Release Of His Then-Newly Established Label Beats In Space. Paradis Have Appeared On Many Mixes Some For Contemporary Fashion Labels Such As Etudes Studio And For Popular Music Sites Such As White Light Mixes. In 2012 Paradis Made The Soundtrack For Sacha Barbin's Short Film Mes Amours Décomposé E S. In September Of That Year Paradis Collaborated With APC Releasing A T-Shirt As Part Of An APC Wide Collaboration With Various Artists. The T-Shirt Features A Small Print Bird Widely Used By The Duo As A Mark Of Their Brand Alongside A Print With Blue Accents. 2014 "Garde Le Pour Toi"
In Anticipation Of Their Debut Album In June 2014 Paradis Released A First Single Entitled "Garde Le Pour Toi" Via Universal Label Riviera/Barclay. The Song Is A Merge Of French Pop And Soft House Vibes With A Touch Of French Vocals. 2 The Second Single Release Entitled "Sur Une Chanson En Français" Was Released In November. 2015 Couleurs Primaires EP
Couleurs Primaires An EP Containing Three Original Songs Was Released On January 19 2015. The EP Has Three Main Songs Each Uniquely Attributed To A Primary Colour Hence The Name "Couleurs Primaires" In French Meaning Primary Colours In English. Paradis Have Adopted New Sounds Incorporating Heavy Elements Of Pop Techno And House Music. Although The Duo Explains That Finding A Genre To Describe Their Music Poses A Certain Difficulty The Album Itself Is Based Heavily On Expression And The Sound That Comes About By Mistake. The Album Is Then Complimented By 2 Other Remix Tracks Composed By Tim Goldsworthy And Superpitcher. Although Each Track On The EP Is Unique It Still Retains The Elements Of Contemporary House In Each Of The Tracks. "Primary Colours" Is Based On The First Three Tracks Of Their Studio Album Which Was Planned To Be Released In April 2016 But Pushed Back To September 2016. 2016 Recto Verso
Paradis Left Paris For The South Of France In 2013 To Work On Their First Album. It Was Originally Set For Sometime In Spring 2015 But The Release Date Was Pushed Back To Give The Record Time To Mature. The Album Is The First Recorded By The Duo And Will Be Their Second Release After Their New EP With French Label Barclay. The Album Titled Recto Verso Was Released In September 2016. The Album Retains Paradis' Core Elements Merging Pop Music With The Textures Of Contemporary Dance Music Whilst Adding Their Own Melodies And Synths To Each Track. The Album Contains 12 Tracks. The Duo Confirmed That There Are No Collaborative Appearances On The Record However The Recording And Mastering Stages Of Production Were Aided By Julien Delfaut And Antoine Chabert Affiliated With Daft Punk. 3 Music
The Duo Have A Unique Sound Merging Traditional French Pop And Contemporary House. 4 read less