Metal Urbain (drum, punk, rock, cd, single)

cardboard adolescent · 08-03-2006, 02:46 PM

Are amazing. They formed in Paris in '77 and pioneered a new brand of punk/post-punk that featured a drum machine, distorted punk riffing, and inventive synthesizer use that sometimes bordered on Neu-like synth washes. This, coupled with their occasionally experimental instrumentation made them THE most influential French punk band of their era. Well worth a listen.

Metal Urbain - Anarchy in Paris!

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-03-2006, 02:53 PM

Sounds very interesting

cardboard adolescent · 08-04-2006, 12:31 AM

Here's a review of Anarchy in Paris that I copied from allmusic, which, if your tastes are anywhere near mine, will make you cream yourself:

"Anarchy in Paris! is a compilation of the essential 1970s material by France's only punk band to get it -- and perhaps the only real French punk band ever. Metal Urbain were the forerunners of post-punk with their nut-job blend of blasting guitars, an over-torqued synth made to sound like a drum machine, and screaming, cheap synth lines marrying everything from the Stooges to Metal Machine Music to early Roxy Music to Eno's "Baby's on Fire" to Suicide's rock craziness. The Jesus and Mary Chain claimed them as an influence, and so did Steve Albini, and Rough Trade launched its label with a Metal Urbain single, yet they remain a myth, and a little-known one at that. Little may be changed by the issue of their complete output on one CD -- with lots of unreleased and alternate tracks -- but the quality is here. This is still noisy, messed-up, angular, in-your-face blasting, visceral punk -- and in French! There are 24 tracks here containing the singles and the band's single long-player. None of the Metal Boys or Doctor Mix & the Remix material is here, as it came after the demise of Metal Urbain. There is little to say about this music except that unlike a lot of their contemporaries, Metal Urbain sound positively timely in the 21st century and just plain timeless, period. There is no nostalgia in their sound; they come across as righteously angry and blisteringly rock & roll, while pointing the way for the bands that came after them more so than just about anybody else. Awesome and exhaustive liner notes by Franco-punk historian Jacques Amsellam are provided, with lots of cool pictures, as well as complete lineup and discographical information. Fans of Wire's Pink Flag will dig this. Fans of the Stooges and 1970s Lou Reed or the Normal will, too. Actually, anybody who claims to like punk rock, historic or current, should appreciate this, not as an historical document, but as something dangerous, beautiful, vile, and necessary."

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-04-2006, 12:33 AM

I kind of guessed they`d be something along the lines of Suicide.

But Roxy Music , JAMC , Eno AND The Stooges...........

*Drool*

Merkaba · 08-04-2006, 01:35 AM

I'm going to download this album, CA.

Be back in the next couple of days with some sure to be praise.

Trauma · 08-04-2006, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Suicide

Great band.
Does anyone have some of their stuff?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-04-2006, 02:35 PM

I`m liking this a lot

It reminds me of the time I first heard about Cabaret Voltaire , I was expecting them to sound a bit like this from what I read , I was a little bit dissapointed that they didn`t.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snickers

Great band.
Does anyone have some of their stuff?

Hint taken , keep your eyes peeled in the sharing thread over the weekend.

cardboard adolescent · 08-05-2006, 04:04 AM

Mm.. I've been procrastinating getting some Cabaret Voltaire forever; I get the feeling I'll like them, but won't end up listening to them very often.

right-track · 08-05-2006, 05:04 AM

The mention of this band (Cabaret Voltaire) in relation to this band (Metal Urbain) has me interested.

Nice one C.A.

Merkaba · 08-07-2006, 04:43 AM

Okay I love this.

And the French is a positive difference.

Good shit

08-03-2006, 02:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	Metal Urbain Are amazing. They formed in Paris in '77 and pioneered a new brand of punk/post-punk that featured a drum machine, distorted punk riffing, and inventive synthesizer use that sometimes bordered on Neu-like synth washes. This, coupled with their occasionally experimental instrumentation made them THE most influential French punk band of their era. Well worth a listen. Metal Urbain - Anarchy in Paris!

08-03-2006, 02:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Sounds very interesting __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-04-2006, 12:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I kind of guessed they`d be something along the lines of Suicide. But Roxy Music , JAMC , Eno AND The Stooges........... Drool __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-04-2006, 01:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Merkaba Whitewater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	I'm going to download this album, CA. Be back in the next couple of days with some sure to be praise. __________________ She thinks I'm a reclusive genius, she's going to be very disappointed when she finds out i'm a reclusive wanker

08-07-2006, 04:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
Merkaba Whitewater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	Okay I love this. And the French is a positive difference. Good shit __________________ She thinks I'm a reclusive genius, she's going to be very disappointed when she finds out i'm a reclusive wanker

08-04-2006, 12:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	Here's a review of Anarchy in Paris that I copied from allmusic, which, if your tastes are anywhere near mine, will make you cream yourself: "Anarchy in Paris! is a compilation of the essential 1970s material by France's only punk band to get it -- and perhaps the only real French punk band ever. Metal Urbain were the forerunners of post-punk with their nut-job blend of blasting guitars, an over-torqued synth made to sound like a drum machine, and screaming, cheap synth lines marrying everything from the Stooges to Metal Machine Music to early Roxy Music to Eno's "Baby's on Fire" to Suicide's rock craziness. The Jesus and Mary Chain claimed them as an influence, and so did Steve Albini, and Rough Trade launched its label with a Metal Urbain single, yet they remain a myth, and a little-known one at that. Little may be changed by the issue of their complete output on one CD -- with lots of unreleased and alternate tracks -- but the quality is here. This is still noisy, messed-up, angular, in-your-face blasting, visceral punk -- and in French! There are 24 tracks here containing the singles and the band's single long-player. None of the Metal Boys or Doctor Mix & the Remix material is here, as it came after the demise of Metal Urbain. There is little to say about this music except that unlike a lot of their contemporaries, Metal Urbain sound positively timely in the 21st century and just plain timeless, period. There is no nostalgia in their sound; they come across as righteously angry and blisteringly rock & roll, while pointing the way for the bands that came after them more so than just about anybody else. Awesome and exhaustive liner notes by Franco-punk historian Jacques Amsellam are provided, with lots of cool pictures, as well as complete lineup and discographical information. Fans of Wire's Pink Flag will dig this. Fans of the Stooges and 1970s Lou Reed or the Normal will, too. Actually, anybody who claims to like punk rock, historic or current, should appreciate this, not as an historical document, but as something dangerous, beautiful, vile, and necessary."

08-05-2006, 04:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	Mm.. I've been procrastinating getting some Cabaret Voltaire forever; I get the feeling I'll like them, but won't end up listening to them very often.

08-05-2006, 05:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	The mention of this band (Cabaret Voltaire) in relation to this band (Metal Urbain) has me interested. Nice one C.A.