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CAMP Z

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New Camp Z EP - Free release, click on the image to download!

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Free Manic Depression compilation feat. Camp Z.

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Camp Z album Violent Memories
released in 2007 on Manic Depression:

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Camp Z first album
released in 2006 on Fake Record:

Free Download! Click on the image to get the CD!

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About Camp Z:
Camp Z is my solo way of exploration in music.
Inspired by dark facts and highlights, mostly real, historic and social events, the music of Camp Z aims at reflecting the mood and tones of the present time, through a combination of punk, post punk, industrial and rock atmospheres. Among major references of the project's music are Crisis, Killing Joke, Kraftwerk, Joy Division, Sleeping Dogs Wake, Suicide, Ministry, PIL or Wire&x2026;
Numerous meetings within the underground scene, along with musical roots firmly held in many different subcultures, have made this adventure possible and have shaped the sound of Camp Z. This project is also the logical follow-up of my first solo experience: Zorch Factor. Different names and sound but same philosophy: a personal open-minded way of investigation in music, with sound at its very center, but also including a consistent work regarding the visual identity and the texts.
The first self-product album was released in May 2006, supported by Fake Record, an independent label founded by Joy Disaster's Nicolas Rohr and friends. This friendly support around the label and the project (including Nico from Joy Disaster, Cyril from Dorcel and JP that was part of the Zorch Factor adventure) gave me the opportunity to build a live show and to know my first live experience with the Camp in 2006, in Paris at Le Klub.
In late 2006 the project also appeared on several samplers such as "The Sexy Zombies Part 1", a French sampler, or "Awake in the Greylight 3", the sampler proposed by the German fanzine Transmission.
2007 saw the release of a new official release on famous French label Manic Depression, the Violent Memories album, and new gigs followed.
In 2008 Camp Z joins the Zorch Factory Records net label effort and a new record is released there: Our World To Come EP, available for free (as digital files) on the label's website.
La musique de Camp Z essaye de capter l'air du temps, sous un angle forcément personnel et subjectif, dans une ambiance qui évoque et mélange les univers punk, post punk, industriel ou plus simplement rock. Parmi les inspirateurs majeurs du projet on peut évoquer Crisis, Killing Joke, Kraftwerk, Joy Division, Sleeping Dogs Wake, Suicide, Ministry, PIL ou bien encore Wire&x2026;
Un solide ancrage dans le son underground, combiné à de nombreuses et fructueuses rencontres ont permis au projet d'éclore en 2005. Lorsqu'il apparaît, Camp Z est alors la suite logique d'un premier projet solo, Zorch Factor, dont il reprend la philosophie : une aventure personnelle ouverte à de multiples influences, dans laquelle le son tient une place prépondérante mais sans négliger le travail sur les mots et les images.
Un premier album autoproduit voit le jour en mai 2006, avec le soutien du label associatif Fake Record, fondé par Nicolas Rohr de Joy Disaster. Cette participation active d'amis musiciens autour du projet et du label (Nicolas de Joy Disaster, Cyril de Dorcel, JP qui avait participé à l'aventure Zorch Factor) donne l'occasion à Camp Z de se produire sur scène pour la première fois à Paris en aout 2006, au Klub.
On note également l'apparition du projet sur quelques compilations fin 2006, telles que "The Sexy Zombies Part 1" ou bien encore "Awake in the Greylight 3", la compilation proposée par le fanzine allemand Transmission.
En 2007 un second album, Violent Memories, sort de manière plus officielle sur le label Manic Depression et de nouveaux concerts sont programmés, puis en 2008 Camp Z participe à l'aventure du net label Zorch Factory Records, sur lequel sort le dernier ouvrage en date du projet, Our World To Come EP.

All audio files proposed for download are licensed under a Creative Commons License .
Toutes les créations proposées au téléchargement sont mises à disposition sous un contrat Creative Commons .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/26/2005
Band Website: camp-z.com
Band Members:
Manu/Zorch
Sound producer & player:
Programming, guitars, voices, keyboards, violin, samples, noises...

JP
Live musician

+ Live musicians 2006: Nico, Cyril & JP!
Influences: Everything punk, dark, engaged & underground
Anarcho Punk, Post-Punk, Industrial, Minimal Electronica, Cold Wave, Dark Folk, Garage Punk, Batcave Goth, 77 Punk, Crust Punk...
Crisis, Killing Joke, Big Black, Kraftwerk, The Effigies, Les Tetines Noires, Joy Division, Sleeping Dogs Wake, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Madre del Vizio, CCCP, Crass, Kommunity FK, Sonic Youth, Jean-Louis Costes, Suicide, HR Giger, Christian Death, Misfits, Alec Empire, Transmisia, Warsaw, Violet Stigmata, Ministry, 45 Grave, Berurier Noir, Skinny Puppy, Death in June, PIL, Rudimentary Peni, Adolescents, Minor Threat, NIN, Shock Therapy, Wire...
Sounds Like: A twisted oldfashioned echo
Record Label: Zorch Factory Records, Manic Depression Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Reminder: New Camp Z EP Out! Free Download

The new EP is out as you may know now.It is available for free here: http://zorch.free.fr/label/camp_z/index.htmlEnjoy!ManuPS : a CD remastered version should follow soon!...
Posted by CAMP Z on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:54:00 PST

Nouvelle chronique du EP sur Obsküre !

Voilà c'est là :http://www.obskure.com/fr/kro_model.php?n_kro=5769Bonne lecture !Manuand yes it is in French ^^...
Posted by CAMP Z on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:36:00 PST

Support Camp Z and Vote!

Camp Z is listed in an independant charts of free music.Please vote to support Camp Z!No registration required!It's here: http://www.darkerradio.com/news/free-music-charts-september- 2008/You can vote ...
Posted by CAMP Z on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:40:00 PST

*** New EP Out Soon! ***

Yes ladies and gentlemen, the new EP is fully recorded and even mastered!There is only the artwork to finish, and you'll have it.The EP will be released as free download on Zorch Factory Records websi...
Posted by CAMP Z on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:55:00 PST

Zorch Factory Records on MySpace

Hi all!I just wanted to let you know that ZF Records is now on MySpace too.http://www.myspace.com/zorchfactory (see also the link in the top friends of Camp Z)Hope you'll enjoy the tunes there!Don't f...
Posted by CAMP Z on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:28:00 PST

PPPzine n°7 out avec une interview de Camp Z dedans

Tout est dans le titre ^^Encore un super numéro de notre fanzine préféré par notre ami Le Jeune Extrême !Pour + d'infos et télécharger le fanzine :http://generation-extreme.com/PPP/7.htmlFoncez !...
Posted by CAMP Z on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:06:00 PST

Chronique de Violent Memories sur The Sentinels of Time

Merci à Brown Jenkin pour cette chronique.http://thesentinelsoftime.club.fr/Chroniques/chron iq%20camp%20z-violent%20memories.htmA noter que de nouvelles chroniques à propos de Cemetary Girlz et Dorcel...
Posted by CAMP Z on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:35:00 PST

*** Camp Z interview in Ascension Magazine no. 18 ***

A new interview has been published in Ascension Magazine issue no.18! Thanks to Alex & SilviaMore information here: http://www.myspace.com/ascensionmagazineBest regardsManu...
Posted by CAMP Z on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PST

Camp Z on Last.fm

Camp Z has its own page on Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Camp+ZSome songs are available online and to the download there (and nowhere else!)More songs here:Page of the first album: http://www.las...
Posted by CAMP Z on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:25:00 PST

Ecoutez linterview donnée sur Aligre FM le 23 mai 2008 !

Salut à tous !Voici quelques liens pour revivre ce moment inoubliable !Le site de Coma Electrique : http://coma.electrique.free.fr/La page consacrée à l'émission du 23/05 : http://coma.electrique.free...
Posted by CAMP Z on Tue, 27 May 2008 04:15:00 PST