Bon Entendeur drop new ‘La Surprise’ Belmondo Mixtape + London headline show @ Oslo
Bon Entendeur
Drop new ‘La Surprise’ Belmondo Mixtape
+ debut album ‘Aller-Retour’ out now
+ London headline show @ Oslo Hackney 2nd November
“Absolutely ideal for those warm summer nights” – Le Visiteur
French electronic trio Bon Entendeur, ahead of their London headline show at Oslo Hackney on 2nd November, are pleased to announce details of a brand new mixtape ‘La Surprise’ Belmondo, inspired by the classic French actor Jean Paul Belmondo. They say: “We wanted to put the spotlight on Jean-Paul Belmondo for a while.
He is one of the biggest French cornerstone actors and we knew our fans were expecting us to chose him for one of our mixtapes sooner or later. So we took time to create this one and dedicate him our September 2019 mixtape. It’s a special one as it combines all the music we’ve been listening to for theses last 3 months. Beyond giving pride of place to the French heritage that Belmondo is, it’s also the soundtrack of one of the best summers Bon Entendeur was given to live in its career so far.”
The band’s debut album ‘Aller-Retour’ is out now through Sony Music.
Bon Entendeur is a decidedly singular project, born from the collective passion of three friends – Arnaud Bonet, Pierre Della Monica, and Nicolas Boisseleau – united by musical obsession, a love for French culture and the enthralling idea of hybrid formats fueled by their mutual passions. Aller-Retour is the culmination of these passions, of beautiful ideas bunched together on an album of its own kind, unique in its genre.
The band detail the album: “This album is a huge step in our development as it highlights Bon Entendeur’s project richness : a balance between revisited songs and original productions, back and forth through various musical styles an ‘Aller-Retour’ in times”.
Their adventure began with a rather classic approach of creating playlists out of the music they love. Over time, they began adding what would soon become their trademark: the sampled voice-overs of French celebrities including Actor Jean Reno, Sophie Marceau and former president Jacques Chirac, which they blend into their mixes. A format they’ve upheld for over 5 years, with 40 mixtapes and over 70 million plays, developing a seal of the highest approval in the process.
Bon Entendeur is in a voluntary pursuit to elevate culture in its own first language, through their own timeless sense of presence, aesthetics… and live performance. On the decks, they mix and blend musical homages of their own making to sold-out venues with infectious finesse. In a show of audacity on par with their tireless pursuit of new ideas, 2016 saw them release their own take on a French classic, Le temps est bon. An instant hit.
Aller-Retour is a concentrate of Bon Entendeur’s DNA: revisited classics from the 60s and 70s alongside original productions and interviews, all elegantly arranged into a 14 track piece. Bon Entendeur creates sounds from the now, in a synchronous dialog between their creative, digital generation, and the immense heritage of its predecessors. Mesdames, Messieurs, bonsoir, you’re tuned into Bon Entendeur, for the duration of this eternal Aller-Retour.
Live dates:
02/11/2019 | LONDON – Oslo (UK)
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