Le Mans C/D?

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following a previous thread about horrible one hit wonders bubblegum flamenco pop Las Ketchup, i wondered if anyone on this board is familiar with one of the best bands to come out of the Spanish scene ever?

― joan vich (joan vich), Monday, 9 September 2002 14:07 (twenty-three years ago)

so, obviously, i love them.
classic, then.

― joan vich (joan vich), Monday, 9 September 2002 14:09 (twenty-three years ago)

No... however, I've been to the actual town twice. It is Dud.

― Mr Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 9 September 2002 14:12 (twenty-three years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LW0F.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Dud.

Ha ha! Just kidding. What little I've heard from the Le Mans of which you speak, I've been enamored with.

― Nate Patrin, Monday, 9 September 2002 14:15 (twenty-three years ago)

C!
see also: Ana D + Ibon Errazkin

― coelcanth, Monday, 9 September 2002 14:17 (twenty-three years ago)

awww, gawwwd!!
that was a classic record cover! i must show that one on the le mans message board, and start watching the indie kids throwing out!
good to know there's someone who likes ana d as well. american posters can check her wonderful solo album out on grimsey records (le mans released their records via grimsey in the states as well). ibon errazkin was le mans leader, and btw he's currently recording his second solo album.

― joan vich (joan vich), Monday, 9 September 2002 14:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Now I'm going nuts trying to remember the name of one of their songs the local college station used to play fairly often in '98 or '99. It was an instrumental and was fairly midtempo and chillout and subtly horn-driven, though it may not even be them. HELP ME IDENTIFY SONG PLS!!!

― Nate Patrin, Monday, 9 September 2002 17:49 (twenty-three years ago)

I've heard a few mp3s which I really enjoyed from "Aqui.." I think the vocalist sounds Stereolab-ish, but the sounds are more acoustic and loungy. However, I've never ever seen the CD in any shop in California. Maybe I'll see if Amazon has it.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 9 September 2002 18:18 (twenty-three years ago)

are they the ones who used to be aventuras de kirlian ? if so, irredeemably, irradescently, irresponsibly ACE.

― kieron, Monday, 9 September 2002 21:04 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't like Le Mans much at all. Having collected 98% of the singles on Elefant I've heard a fair bit of their stuff and find it really underwhelming. The Grimsey 7" is pleasant enough I suppose.

I heard some Ibon Errazkin solo stuff and my god it was shithouse.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 9 September 2002 22:11 (twenty-three years ago)

classic, aqui vivia yo is marvelous and so is entresemana(or whatever?) but they are not nearly as classic as la buena vida who are more classic than any other classic spanish band.

― keith, Monday, 9 September 2002 23:43 (twenty-three years ago)

nate, that must be "jonathan jeremiah", or the horn-driven instrumental version of "mi novela autobiografica" (backing the vocal version on the 7" taken from the "aqui vivia yo" album).
and yes, they were previously called aventuras de kirlian: they started from young marble giants and marine girls to end up in stereolab, but different (and better?).

― joan vich (joan vich), Tuesday, 10 September 2002 08:50 (twenty-three years ago)

absolutely great band. If you like them get the La Buena Vida albums as well on Siesta

― g (graysonlane), Tuesday, 10 September 2002 18:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Joan, having read another thread I note you were in Dirty Boots and Patrullero Mancuso - I've got each band's 7" on Elefant and they're great.. altho' my DB single is pressed off-centre :(

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 September 2002 23:39 (twenty-three years ago)

JIM! you made my day... :-)
i'll send you a new copy of the db single if you want. but i can't make sure this one will be perfect (blame spanish pressing plants! we didn't know about gz back then...).

― joan vich (joan vich), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 08:40 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

My Spanish ex likes the music but she says the lyrics are an almost comical lament. She listened for 15 minutes of the album and was like "Oh brother!"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Zola are great, they sound kinda like Le Mans. The best band from Spain is surely La Casa Azul - what are they singing about? They mention Barry White, Ben Folds Five, Stereolab and Billy Joel in their songs on their latest album.

Are there any Spnish groups I need to hear?

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 10:42 (twenty-two years ago)

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