Le Volume 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] She also performed throughout UK and Europe as Le Volume Courbe vs Grimm Grimm. The project was formed to perform each other's songs.

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". In 2018 and 2019 she joined Noel Gallagher’ world tour and performed on the scissors during "She Taught Me How To Fly," and featured in “Black Star Dancing” and “This is the place” videos.

She is currently working on a series of three EPs which will see the light next year and also touring the States with the High Flying Birds and the Smashing Pumpkins.