L’Attirail was born from a road encounter in February of 1994. Xavier Demerliac (guitar & brass) and Jean Stephane Brosse (piano & accordion), met while traveling. They decided to create an acoustic band combining the energy of rock with the influences of folk music from Eastern European countries.
At first, L’Attirail was a Balkan-Parisian trio playing their repertoire for two years in Parisian bars & cafes, before changing for a quintet formation. On their first album Musiques des Prefectures Autonomes (Les Chantiers Sonores, 1996), L’Attirail band developed Trans-European music.
Every album is conceived as a musical road-movie between Paris, Moscow and Istanbul. L’Attirail’s music throws a bridge between two opposite worlds: country life and big cities, fast and slow progress, the Eastern and Western European countries, tradition and modernity, reality and dream…
L’Attirail are also involved in other artistic creations such as original soundtracks for film and TV, including Peau Neuve by Emilie Deleuze (1999) and Charmants Voisins by Claudio Tonetti (2000).
The group’s fifth album La bonne aventure incorporated songs performed by Florence Caillon.
Discography:
Musiques des préfectures autonomes (Les Chantiers Sonores, 1996)
Dancings des bouts du monde (Les Chantiers Sonores, 1997)
Peau neuve, bande originale (Haut et Court, 1999)
Cinéma ambulant (Naïve, 1999)
La Bolchevita (Naïve, 2002)
La Bonne Aventure (Naïve, 2004)
Mon meilleur ami, bande originale (Fidélité, 2006)
Kara Deniz (L’Autre Distribution, 2007)
Wilderness (Les Chantiers Sonores, 2009)
Wanted Men (Les Chantiers Sonores, 2011)
Wire Wheels (Les Chantiers Sonores, 2013)
La route intérieure (Les Chantiers Sonores, 2015)
La part du hasard (CSB – L’Autre Distribution, 2017)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
