Rachot + Other Music 2008
Jane Birkin / Francie
16. 2. - Divadlo Archa, 20:00 / Rachot
Jane Birkin’s career has taken her many places these last few years, but no-one can say she's been going round in circles. Her work with North African musicians threw a new light on Serge Gainsbourg’s songs written for her giving then a startling new perspective; she travelled content to go where her voice took her, to lap up new sensations. And then life caught up with her, wiping out much of her past and the figures so closely associated with it.
Arno / Francie / Belgie
18. 4. - Palác Akropolis, 19:30 / Rachot
His husky voice, well seasoned by whisky and cigarettes, immediately reminds
you of Serge Gainsbourg and Tom Waits. But Arno's songs were equally influenced
by his Belgian comptriot, the impeccable master of chanson Jaques Brel.. Arno's
music is the francophone counterpart to the rawness of American blues or country
music. Five years ago, he teamed up with Gainsbourg's ex-wife Jane Birkin, and
made a wonderful cover of their famous "Elisa".
Black Box Revelation / Belgie
19. 9. - Palác Akropolis, 19:30 / Rachot
Zita Swoon / Belgie
30. 9. - Palác Akropolis, 19:30 / Rachot
The Young Gods / Švýcarsko
3. 10. - Palác Akropolis, 19:00 / Rachot
The Young Gods / Švýcarsko
4. 10. - Palác Akropolis, 19:30 / Rachot
Erik Truffaz / Švýcarsko
22. 10. - Palác Akropolis, 19:30 / Rachot
Jon Hassell / USA
6. 11. - Palác Akropolis, 19:30 / Rachot
"Almost all of the musicians I meet at the moment seem to regard Jon Hassell as one of the God-like geniuses of contemporary music." - David Toop , The Wire
The Dodos / USA
22. 11. - Palác Akropolis, 19:30 / Rachot
