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REVUE NOIR

About Me

Revue Noir is the dramatic collaboration between dark cabaret chanteuse Nicki Jaine and Black tape for a blue girl leader Sam Rosenthal. Residing somewhere between rock, cabaret and torch singer, Nicki's captivating performance embodies the decadence and sorrow that filled the nights of pre-WWII Europe. Her direct, passionate delivery implores, seduces and screams out, setting a mood of desire and despair."Nicki is a performer who's never left an audience less than riveted: With her cabaret noir style and a compelling, coquettish emotional nudity, Jaine is simply possessed of a timeless style within a voice that is just unexpected from such a vulnerable-looking young woman." - East Coast RockerProducing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, electronics, drums and violin, Sam brings together the diverse elements to create a nurturing environment for Nicki's performance. This charismatic group creates intense, narrative-driven songs; their emotional Weimar Republic-inspired expressionism captures the essence of an era when the world - externally and internally - was crumbling and all that was left was losing oneself in beauty and debauchery. Painfully direct and honest, this world is populated by lovers and friends who betray, disappoint, and unexpectedly disappear, leaving the storyteller adrift and worse for wear.Order the album from Amazon.com, iTunes, eMusic, or from Projekt at this link:

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Member Since: 1/17/2005
Band Website: http://www.revuenoir.com
Band Members: Nicki Jaine
vocals, guitar & piano
Sam Rosenthal
electronics & cymbal
with:
Meredith Yayanos ~ violin & theremin
Gregor Kitzis ~ violin
Tim Karsten ~ drums
Influences: Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit; to become delightful, happiness must be tainted with poison. - Georges BatailleBeauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it. - Georges Bataille
Sounds Like: An afterlife filled with stern Russian writers smacking our bottom!
Record Label: Projekt
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Unreleased November 2008 interview

This interview was conducted in early November 2008 for an American-based magazine. They never put out the issue, so here it is for everyone to enjoy.An interview with Sam Rosenthal and Nicki Jaine.Q:...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:19:00 GMT

Our first interview is now up at Side-Line.com

Hi. Our first interview is now up at Side-Line.com. Give it a read, and then stop by Projekt and buy the CD for $13.98. It is also available from iTunes, CDBaby, Amazon, Emusic, etc. etc. Sam
Posted by on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:52:00 GMT

ANTHOLOGY ARCHIVE advance at eMusic.com

ANTHOLOGY ARCHIVE will be in select record stores on Tuesday, June 26th. Emusic likes the album and they are giving you an opportunity to purchase the tracks in advance of the street date! Click here...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:15:00 GMT

ANTHOLOGY ARCHIVE is here

July 29 | I'm really excited that ANTHOLOGY ARCHIVE from REVUE NOIR is now a reality. This weekend, Nicki is coming up from Philadelphia to join me in signing 100 copies...... those will be avail...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:09:00 GMT