JOHN CARPENTER: “I know this French band that is pretty good. They’re called Zombie Zombie. “
“Never anything other than engrossing” – The Guardian
Booking by pascal [a] julietippex.com
October 2017:
NEW ALBUM, LIVITY (Versatile Records). Art by Philippe Druillet
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Zombie Zombie, the French trio, featuring Etienne Jaumet on analog synths, Cosmic Neman (from Herman Dune) and Doc Schonberg, both on drums and percussion, is back with an exciting new album.
The band goes back to 2007 and their first album “A Land for Renegades”. In 2010 their album “Zombie Zombie plays John Carpenter”, which saw them solely tackle the works of film score composer John Carpenter in new and different, ways was a big succes.
Since then they released “Rituels d’un Nouveau Monde”, made a cover of Sun Ra’s ‘Rocket #9‘ (that was strangely sampled by Lady Gaga (!), wrote several film soundtracks, collaborated with a circus company (“Slow Future“) and recently performed for a whole week at the Venise Biennale in Xavier Veilhan’s installation.
Recorded at Studio RBMA Paris in 2016, ZOMBIE ZOMBIE new album, LIVITY, is out on Versatile Records in October 2017. It was mixed by French producer I:Cube.
“Best French Band” Vice
File under Krautrock, Can, Neu!, Suicide, Silver Apples…
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VIDEO for LIVITY:
The recording of “L’Hippocampe’, Mikrosession #12 – Zombie Zombie from mikrokosm recording studios on Vimeo.
Zombie Zombie on French TV, October 2017:
Radio Nova, November 2017
VIDEO for SLOW SLOW FUTURE:
In June 2016, at festival Villette Sonique in Paris, Zombie Zombie played with their hero Sonic Boom and they even played a song by Spacemen 3:
Two live videos shot at the amazing Paris show on October 27 2012:
Illuminations, featuring the French “Sapeurs” from Paris 18:
Zombie Zombie live 2011
The famous GI-Joe video directed by Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann
Z Z talk:
DISCOGRAPHY:
“Zombie Zombie” (EP / 6 tracks)
Boomboomtchak Records, 2006
“Driving this Road until Death sets you free” (EP / 2 tracks)
Versatile Records, 2007 – VER053
“A Land for Renegades” (LP / CD)
Versatile Records, 2007 – VERLP019 / CD019
“Dog Walker” (EP 3 tracks)
Versatile Records, 2008 – VER061
“Zombie Zombie plays John Carpenter” (LP / CD / 6 tracks)
Versatile Records, 2010 – VER069CD
“Nothing to Say/DreamBaby Dream” (single)
Pop In, 2011 – PIROO3
JANUARY 2012: Zombie Zombie are one of the artists selected by Mojo to cover one of the songs of New Order’s Power, Corruption & Lies. ZZ recorded The Beach, which is already the instrumental version of the huge classic hit “Blue Monday”.
“Rocket Numer 9” incl Gesaffelstein & Joakim remixes (EP, 4 tracks)
Versatile Records, 2012 – VER079
“Rituels d’un Nouveau Monde”,, 2012 (Versatile) VERCD026
The Beach (New Order cover) An exclusive free gift for ITunes pre order of “Rituels D’un Nouveau Monde” 2012
Single The Beach (New order cover) / “Illuminations (DJ Sotofett’s 7 inch Mix)/ , 7″, limited serie, design by Julien Langendorff. 2013.
Single, “Illuminations” VERCD026 , Jan 2013
Loubia Hamra original movie soundtrack, VER090, March 2014
Slow Futur, Versatile Records, VERCD032, April 22nd 2016
Irréprochable, original movie soundtrack, July 2016, digital only, also on the official film DVD.
Ensemble, Arnaud Roulin, Emmanuelle Parrenin, Docteur Schönberg, Eat Gas, Gilb’r, Etienne Jaumet, Cosmic Neman, I:Cube, 12″, Versatile Records, Versatile shop exclusive release, 2016
Livity, LP (a limited edition comes with a 7″) and CD, Versatile Records, October 2017
Hippocampe, 12″, remix by Wolf Müller and Gilb’r, Versatile Records VER119, January 2018
LINKS:
Some of the band’s collaborations with Alan Howarth , and with Sonny Simmons ,
Zombie Zombie’s POTEMKINE project
Etienne Jaumet’s other projects
ZOMBIE ZOMBIE est aidé par L’ADAMI
PRESS FOR RITUELS:
Les Inrocks, October 2017
RFI October 2017
Tsugi October 2017
Noisey Vice October 2017
Green Room October 2017
Goute mes Disques October 2017
Freq.org.uk for the album and for a live report
Interview en novembre 2012
Rituels Track by Track by Etienne dans Pop News