The Peoples’ Party presents Emilie Simons Live in Hong Kong at Grappas Cellar, 25th-Sep-2010 [Ticket Available Now]
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TPP is proud as punch to announce that multi-award winning, French electro pop chanteuse Emilie Simon will be joining us in HK for a special performance on the 25th Sept.
need we say more?
Probably…
Well, she sold out the City Hall on her last visit to HK two years ago, so this is an ultra rare chance to see her in the ever more intimate surrounds of Grappas Cellar. We’d strongly advise getting your tickets in advance.
Born in Montpellier in Southern France, Emilie Simon grew up bathed in the Mediterranean sun and immersed in the sound of clarinets and electronic melodies. Surrounded by music from an early age, Emilie was winning critical plaudits as early as 2003, when she released her self-titled debut. The LP went on to win Album of the Year at Victories de la Musique, a prestigious French music award ceremony, and Emilie’s plush, artful soundscapes swiftly garnered commercial success.
Allowing her music and inspiration to flow naturally, Emilie wished to imbue her second album with a more wintry and polar vibe. Coincidentally, in the midst of her search for sounds for the album, she was contacted by film producer Luc Jacquet to compose the original soundtrack for his Oscar award winning documentary film ‘La Marche de l’empereur’ (March of the Penguins). Emilie’s score went on to triumph once more at the Victories de la Musique winning the 2006 award for the Best Original Film Soundtrack.
2006 also saw two more Emilie Simon releases. Emilie’s third studio LP ‘Végétal’ dropped in April, and featured not only clever wordplay inspired by flora, but also sound samples taken from actual plants. The LP won (her now customary) Victories de la Musique award, this time for best Electronic Album. This was followed later in the year by ‘The Flower Book’ – a compilation of her first three records along with live material from her US tour.
Now residing in New York, the birthplace of so many artistic hybrids, Emilie has produced her most recent, accessible and personal album yet – ‘The Big Machine’. Working with sound engineer Mark Plati (David Bowie, Alain Bashung), mixer Renauld Letang (Feist, Gonzalez) and a string of musical contributors from members of Arcade Fire to a children’s choir, The Big Machine is a triumph of sensual songwriting and complex, old-school electronics.
On this album, Emilie’s experimental inclinations also involved the clever use of traditional Chinese instruments as a vestige of her long stay in the heart of Chinatown. How appropriate.
So come on down to The People’s Party at Grappas Cellar on Sept 25th for an intimate and magical evening with Emilie Simon.
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Details:
The Peoples’ Party Presents:
Emilie Simon
+ support
September 25th
Grappas Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Rd, Central
8pm
Tickets (include 1 drink): Adv* $300 from Grappas & White Noise Records, or on the Door $330 (if any are left!)
* Tix on sale from the 25th Aug
Enquiry: info@thepeoplesparty.tv
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繼2007年法國五月頭炮節目，大會堂座無虛席, Emilie Simon給香港樂迷帶來難忘的一夜。事隔三年，The Peoples’ Party榮幸邀請 Emilie 再馭香江，於9月25日晚上假中環 Grappas Cellar與一眾樂迷再度聚首，分享 她最新的唱作音樂。 清新法式Electric-Pop唱作歌手
有「法國Bjork」之稱的電子音樂唱作人Émilie Simon，2003年初出道已親自主理首張 同名大碟且取得佳績。處女作銷量不俗並且獲法國樂壇年度大獎選為「最佳電子音 樂大碟」。當中改編美國老牌搖滾樂隊 The Stooges 一曲I Wanna Be Your Dog更彰 顥小妮子的音樂創造力及個人風格。
樣子甜美得令人暈眩的音樂才女自小受多種音樂薰陶，在法國南部蒙彼利埃（Montpellier）成長的Émilie年少時於音樂學校研習歌唱技巧，鑽研電子、搖滾及 古典樂。Émilie 的音樂光譜可算偏向於暖色系，柔美帶點稚氣的聲線中，又散發著 搖滾的剛陽味和電音迷幻。
法式小品成功衝出本土市場，Émilie Simon開始到各地巡迴演出及收錄現場演繹歌曲，更參與製作電影<小企鵝 大長征> March of the Penguins的電影原聲大碟，榮獲法國樂壇最高榮耀「Victoires de la Musique」的最佳電影配樂大獎而進一步受到主 流樂壇的注目。2006年推出第二張錄音室大碟, 然的原始音色作基調，運用笛子、竹製敲擊樂及弦樂等呈現出down-to-the-earth 的 氣息。
近年移居美國紐約，Émilie 抓緊與當地知名音樂人的合作機遇，與Sound Engineer Mark Plati (曾與David Bowie, Alain Bashung合作), Mixer Renauld Letang (Feist, Gonzalez) 和Arcade Fire 幕後班底攜手合作炮製第三張大碟< The Big Machine>，向 傳統中樂取經，揉合糜糜電音，營造另類法式情懷。Simon開始到各地巡迴演出及收錄現場演繹歌嘗試採集各種來自大自 Émilie Simon將於天津盤龍谷國際音樂節上獻藝， 9月25日再重臨香江香港樂迷會 面，門票有限，不容錯過!
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演唱會詳情:
The Peoples’ Party 呈獻:
Emilie Simon + support
日期:2010年 9月25日(星期六)
時間:晚上8時
地點:Grappas Cellar, 香港中環康樂廣場 1號怡和大廈LG9
門票: 預售港幣300元正; 即場港幣330元正 (包一杯飲品)