Caravan Palace
Caravan Palace is a French electro-swing band based in Paris. The band's influences include Django Reinhardt, Vitalic, Lionel Hampton, and Daft Punk.[1] The band released their debut studio album, Caravan Palace, on the Wagram label in October 2008. The record charted in Switzerland, Belgium, and France, where it reached a peak position of number 11.[2]
Caravan Palace | |
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 Caravan Palace at the 2010 Ottawa Bluesfest | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Wagram, MVKA, Le Plan Recordings |
| Members | Zoé Colotis Arnaud "Vial" de Bosredon Charles Delaporte Paul-Marie Barbier Martin Berlugue Lucas Saint-Cricq Diego "Odd Sweet" Dolciami |
| Past members | Camille Chapelière Hugues Payen Victor Raimondeau Antoine Toustou |
| Website | www.caravanpalace.com |
History
The band formed as a three-piece when they were recruited to compose the soundtrack for a silent adult film.[3] Loïc Barrouk took an interest in the project and booked the band a recording studio and a series of gigs. More performers were required for the live concerts; current band members Zoé Colotis & Paul-Marie Barbier, as well as former members Camille Chapelière and Antoine Toustou were found after searching on MySpace.[4]
The band became popular on the internet after releasing a number of demos and promo singles. From 2006 to 2007 they spent a year touring around France, and their first festival appearance came at the Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival in 2007.[4] Following this emergence, the group were signed by the Paris-based Wagram Music record label. They spent the next year recording material for their debut studio album.
On 20 October 2008 the self-titled Caravan Palace was released, preceded by the single "Jolie Coquine". The album received praise for its traditional jazz inclinations, and placed in a number of European albums charts. In Switzerland, the album reached number 72 and in Belgium it achieved a position of 42. The album performed best in the band's native France where it attained a peak position of 11 in August 2009, and remained on the French albums chart for 68 consecutive weeks. The band released their second official single, "Suzy", on 24 February 2009.[5]
On 3 October 2011, the band released an EP titled Clash, featuring two new songs and four remixes of them. The band's second album, Panic, was released on 5 March 2012. Their third album, <|°_°|> (also known as Robot Face or Robot), was released on 16 October 2015.[6]
In 2015, they appeared on Later... with Jools Holland[7] on 27 and 30 October, and on The Jonathan Ross Show on 31 October. Subsequently, they appeared on Jools' Annual Hootenanny on 31 December 2016 – 1 January 2017 singing a cover of "Black Betty" and "Lone Digger".
Their latest album, Chronologic, was released on 30 August 2019.[8]
Band members
Current
- Zoé Colotis – vocals
- Arnaud "Vial" de Bosredon – composition, production, guitar, vocals
- Charles Delaporte – composition, production, bass, vocals
- Paul-Marie Barbier – piano, percussion, vibraphone
- Martin Berlugue – trombone
- Lucas Saint-Cricq – saxophone, clarinet
- Odd Sweet – dancer
Former
- Hugues Payen – violin, vocals
- Camille Chapelière – saxophone, clarinet
- Victor Raimondeau – saxophone
- Antoine Toustou – trombone
Timeline
Discography
| Caravan Palace discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 11 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 18 |
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Charts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [9] |
BEL [10] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] |
UK Dance [12] |
US Dance [13] | ||
| Caravan Palace |
|
11 | 42 | 72 | — | — | 16 |
| Panic |
|
20 | 74 | 43 | 97 | — | — |
| <|°_°|> |
|
51 | 101 | 57 | 64 | 6 | 3 |
| Chronologic | 58 [17] | — | 82 | 63 | — | 6 | |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Clash |
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| Wonderland |
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2019 |
| Moonshine |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [9] | |||
| "Jolie Coquine" | 2008 | 192 | Caravan Palace |
| "Suzy" | 2009 | — | |
| "Milkshake" | 2009 | — | Non-album single |
| "Chocolate" | — | Non-album single | |
| "Kleptomanie" | — | Non-album single | |
| "Clash" | 2012 | — | Panic |
| "Rock It for Me" | — | ||
| "Dramophone" | — | ||
| "Comics" | 2015 | — | <|°_°|> |
| "Lone Digger" | 144 | ||
| "Aftermath" / "Mighty" | 2016 | — | |
| "Wonderland" | — | ||
| "Black Betty" | — | Non-album single | |
| "Miracle" | 2019 | — | Chronologic |
| "About You" | — | ||
| "Plume" | — | ||
| "Supersonics" | — | ||
| "Pluma" | 2020 | — | Non-album single |
| "Supersonics (Out Come the Freaks Edit)" | 2020 | Non-album single | |
| "MAD" | 2023 | Possibly New Album Single |
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Super Summer Mix 2013 | 2013 |
| Snow Mix 2013 | 2013 |
| Panic in The USA | 2013 |
| Christmas Playlist by Caravan Palace | 2016 |
| 60 Minute Mix of Caravan Palace | 2017 |
| Chill With Caravan Palace | 2020 |
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Caravan Palace- "Clash (Flash Remix by Charles)" | 2012 |
| Caravan Palace- "Clash (Jupiter Remix)" | 2012 |
| Caravan Palace- "Clash (Slash Remix by Shiny Mob)" | 2012 |
| Caravan Palace- "Clash (Splash Remix by Hugo)" | 2012 |
| Caravan Palace- "Beatophone (Club Mix)" | 2013 |
| Drake Bell- "Bitchcraft (Caravan Palace Remix)" | 2014 |
| Caro Emerald- "Pack Up The Louie (Caravan Palace Remix)" | 2015 |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ''Jolie Coquine'' | Caravan Palace | |
| 2009 | "Suzy" | Bechir "Jiwee" Jouini | |
| 2012 | "Rock It for Me" | Guillaume Cassuto, Ugo Gattoni, Jeremy Pires | Panic |
| "Dramophone" | Frédéric de Ponchara | ||
| 2015 | "Comics" | Soandsau | <|°_°|> |
| "Mighty" | None* | ||
| "Lone Digger" | Double Ninja | ||
| 2016 | "Wonderland" | Kelsi Phung | |
| "Midnight" | Andy Collet | ||
| 2019 | "Miracle" | Double Ninja | Chronologic |
| "Plume" | Romain Cieutat | ||
| 2020 | "Moonshine" | Double Ninja | |
| "Supersonics" | Bechir "Jiwee" Jouini | ||
| 2021 | "Melancolia" | Alina Popescu | |
| 2023 | ''MAD'' | Everfresh | ? |
* Unlike the band's other videos, the video for "Mighty" is a compilation of video clips of robots from across science fiction and, as such, has no single director.
References
- "Caravan Palace - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- "Caravan Palace - Caravan Palace". lescharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
- "Caravan Palace: Swinging To Electro Beats". NPR. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- "Caravan Palace Biography". f-cat.de. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
- "Suzy - Single". iTunes. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
- "Caravan Palace". F-Cat Productions. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "BBC Two - Later... With Jools Holland, Series 47 Live, Episode 7".
- "Caravan Palace: Chronologic - Music on Google Play". Google Play Music. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- LesCharts.com: Caravan Palace page Retrieved 16 August 2012
- <I%B0%5F%B0I>&cat=a "Caravan Palace - lescharts.com". Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- "Caravan Palace | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- "Caravan Palace Chart History: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- Verrico, Lisa (19 August 2019). "Every woman, every man, join the Caravan Palace love-in". The Times. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "Chronologic by Caravan Palace". iTunes. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- "Chronologic - Caravan Palace | Release Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 36, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 16 September 2019.