Pacific! Live @ Point Ephémère, Paris

Concert information

The AAO festival in Paris, organized by the Swedish Institute, is Sweden's opportunity to present its artists to the french public. Underground and unknown acts play alongside established bands to defend their vision of scandinavian indie pop, rock and electro. Pacific!, accompanied by Sarah Assbring (El Perro del Mar), blew the Point Ephemere away with its pure, somewhat icy and definitely intense beats. For lovers of capes, distortion and Sweden!

Artist

Pacific !

Pacific! is the sun-kissed, blissed-out baby of Bjorn Synneby and Daniel Hogberg – two childhood friends from the seaside city of Gothenburg, Sweden, whose natural Scandinavian feel for the idyll is evident in a musical aesthetic that is as charming and as it is uninhibited.

Since the early days of the last decade, Synneby and Hogberg have been sewing a patchwork of manifold influences to imbue their delicately crafted pop-not-pop songs with a distinct joie de vivre that seems to hark back and look forward simultaneously. West-Coast, Baroque, Daft Punk, Beach Boys – you could mention any one of these in the same breath, yet Pacific!’s sound remains unmistakably their own: love songs for the new century, dance music for outside the club, nonchalant romance for the carefree generation. The band’s debut album Reveries surfaced in 2008 on Swedish label, Dolores Records, to wide critical acclaim and offered an increasingly musically-aware public a breeze of harmonic and melodic fresh air.

Recently picked up by Alan Braxe’s renowned Vulture label, Pacific!’s retro-futurist identity has met its match. Their anticipated sophomore LP, Narcissus, is shortly due for released and sees the duo move in more leftfield directions, drawing conceptual inspiration from the classic Greek myth in its story of unrequited love, unspoken truth and self-effacing emotion, yet all the while retaining the debonair signature sound that has already earned so many plaudits. Conceived as a live performance to accompany a modern dance ballet, Narcissus is a testament to Synneby and Hogberg’s creative nous, and in a modern era of listless imitation will be a vanguard to hold dear.

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Label

Vulture Music

Vulture is an independent label renowned for its retro-futurist artistic identity. Flying high in the charts ever since the success of its first release – the global smash ‘Intro’ – the label remains one of the pillars of the ‘French-Touch’ electronic scene, set apart by the quality of its productions.
Overseeing affairs is Alan Braxe, the acclaimed composer and producer whose collaborations with Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk are already part of the dance music canon. His prowess in the studio has earned international recognition and has allowed him to excel in the art of the remix for such household names as Björk, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Kelis, Goldfrapp, Annie and Justice amongst others. Vulture is also home to producers like Kris Menace and Lifelike – who have been responsible for heavyweight projects such as the sensational ‘Discopolis’ – and is ushering in a new wave of talent with the release of the Das Glow EP and an exciting new English signing by the name of Fenech Soler.

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Venue

Point Ephémère

The Point Ephémère is truly unique. Facing the Seine river, this former warehouse is one of the coolest place to chill out and hang out with friends drinking cheap beers and listening to the edgiest sounds. More than that, the Point Ephémère is a temporary creative interface, pushing for artistic crossovers and multidisciplinary exchanges. You want to see an urban art exhibit or a vjing show ? The Point Ephémère is THE place. Militant, huge, beautiful, avant-gardist, this venue should become your favorite spot.

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Promoter

Festival ÅÄÖ!

A swedish festival in Paris is a normal event for people aware of the indie music life. Lots of swedish artists are in paris, to live, to record, to play music or just to discover Paris. The very active swedish Institute offer us each year during few days the opportunity to discover artists for Sweden. Experimented or young artists, disco or indie rock, the line up is always full of surprises. Probably the best way to discover Sweden via Paris !

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