Le Volume Courbe
| Le Volume Courbe | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Experimental pop |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, glockenspiel, synthesiser, scissors. |
| Labels | Poptones, Honest Jons, Astralwerks, Ring The Alarm, Pickpocket Records |
| Website | www.levolumecourbe.com |
| Members | Charlotte Courbe |
Le Volume Courbe (French for "The volume curve") is a band by French-born, London-based singer/songwriter, Charlotte Marionneau/Charlotte Courbe. "Le Volume Courbe" was a name of a sculpture by a friend of Marionneau's, Marcel Marionneau, a French sculptor living in the region of Vendée (France).[1]
In 2001, Le Volume Courbe released the "Harmony/Papillon De Nuit" 7" on the Poptones record label. In 2005 Marionneau recorded her debut album I Killed My Best Friend with contributions from Kevin Shields, Colm Ó Cíosóig, Hope Sandoval, and David Roback among others. The album was first released on Honest Jon's and was then picked up by Astralwerks in 2006.
In 2007, Le Volume Courbe released the "Freight train/The House" 7", a collaboration with the band Primal Scream on the label Trouble Records.
In 2008, Le Volume Courbe played a series of festivals and tour dates in Europe and the US, most notably, with the newly reformed My Bloody Valentine. The touring lineup included Marionneau on vocals, Theodore Hall on guitar, Mel Draisey on violin, glockenspiel and percussion, and Wild Cat on drums.
In 2011, Le Volume Courbe released a 10" EP titled "Theodaurus Rex". This was the first release on "Pickpocket Records", the label founded by Kevin Shields and Charlotte Marionneau.
In 2013, Le Volume Courbe toured with My Bloody Valentine in the UK.
In 2015, Le Volume Courbe released the single "The House"/"Monte Dans Mon Ambulance", followed by the album "I Wish Dee Dee Ramone Was Here With Me" being released by Ring The Alarm in the US and by Marionneau and Kevin Shields' label Pickpocket Records in other territories.[2]
In 2017 Marionneau contributed vocals to the Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds track “It's A Beautiful World”.[3] She also performed in the Noel Gallagher videos "Holy Mountain" and "Beautiful World".
Discography
Albums
- I Killed My Best Friend - Honest Jon's (2005)
- I Wish Dee Dee Ramone Was Here With Me - Pickpocket Records, Ring The Alarm (2015)
Guest Vocals (Charlotte Marionneau)
In My Place (1997) Simon Raymonde - Blame Someone Else - Bella Union
Dutch Housing (2002 ) Piano Magic - Writers Without Homes - 4AD
Dutch Housing (Sybarite Remix) (2002) Piano Magic - Writers Remixed (12", EP) - 4AD
Mono Random (2003) 7-Hurtz* - Electroleum - Output Recordings
All The Things You Are (2010) Television Personalities - A Memory Is Better Than Nothing - Rocket Girl
Commiserations (2016) Society (Virgin)
Who Built The Moon (2017) Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - It's A Beautiful World - Universal Music
Production and Vocals
Why You Have To Be Me (2003) 7" - Whitey - PPQ
Films
Kicks - Lindy Heymann (2009): featured I Killed My Best Friend
The Kid - Nick Moran ( 2010): featured I love the Living You
Television
Skins, Season 4 /Episode 6 ( 2010): featured Freight Train
Compilations
Harmony (2001) Various - Poptones Presents Radio 4 - Epic/Sony
Ain't Got...I Got Life (2006) Various - From Colette With Love - Colette
Ain't Got No... I Got Life (2007) Various - Reprises Inrocks - Les Inrockuptibles
Little Death (2008) Various - Sound Postcards - The Bookmakers Ed.
Wooly Jumpers: (2011) Various Artists - Wool Recordings
Colette Nuggets Volume 2 (2011) Various - Colette - Colette
References
- ↑ site of the french sculptor Marcel Marionneau, creator of the Volume Courbe, and of the french painter David Gatier
- ↑ Monroe, Jazz. "Le Volume Courbe Announces New Album Featuring My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields, Shares "Rusty"". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ↑ Radcliffe, Mark (October 9, 2017). "Radcliffe & Maconie". BBC6 (Interview). Interviewed by Mark Radcliffe. London: BBC.