MINIZZA is Franck Marguin and Geoffroy Montel. They
met in Lyons, France, during the 90s, but only began doing music together in
2001, after having seen an Atom Heart concert during the Transmusicales
festival in Rennes.
Their first productions were remixes for RÖYKSOPP (Poor
Leno), ERIK ARNAUD (Je vis à 50%), though unreleased at
that time.
While working on their first album, they met ERLEND
ØYE, half of the acoustic duo KINGS OF CONVENIENCE, who kindly asked
them to participate on his first electro solo album, Unrest (Source),
his first single, Sudden Rush (Source), and he also included their Winning
a battle, losing the war cover on his acclaimed DJ KICKS (!K7).
They have also been working with the French electronica
scene : sound designer and contemporary artist RAINIER LERICOLAIS asked
them to do a remix for the reissue of his Courrier Electronique album (Optical
Sound), and they also worked with French crooner THAT SUMMER on his last
two albums, Home is where the studio is (Cube) and Clear
(Talitres).
Music for girls, their first album, is a
crossover between pop, industrial, cold-wave, musique concrete, as well as
bossa nova, funk and rock (!).
It may sounds odd until you see the guests in this debut album : EDWARD KA-SPEL, the charismatic leader of THE LEGENDARY
PINK DOTS; french rocker ERIK ARNAUD (Labels France); sound designer
ROEL MEELKOP (GOEM, KAPOTTE MUZIEK); DANIEL PALOMO VINUESA (Collectif Serendipity, Signatures / Radio France).
Selected discography
- The Athlete on Erlend Øye’s album Unrest (Source / 2003)
- Sudden Rush par Minizza on the E.P. Sudden Rush by Erlend Øye (Source / 2003)
- Winning a battle, losing the war, on Erlend Øye's DJ Kicks (!K7 / 2004) - amongst
other collaborators: Phoenix, Cornelius, The Rapture, Morgan Geist, Röyksopp, etc.
- Alter Ego on re: Courrier Electronique by Rainier Lericolais (Optical Sound / 2005)
- Music for girls (Brocoli / 2005)
