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Eowin

Rock Indé Mélodique Expérimental Post Théorique

About Me


Eowin is an instrumental rock band from France. No lyrics. No manager nor record label. No proper recordings. Just music. The band was formed in 2002 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The original line up included a singer (Stephanie) but instrumental pieces always came naturally, along with more classical pop-rock songs. Over time, Eowin's music has become more and more "post rocky", whatever that is suppose to mean, with compositions often stemming from long sessions of improvised jams and lukewarm beer drinking. The distortion of violent calm and the noise of silent melodies in the nutshell of music...
Two more tunes are available for free download on Eowin's website. You can also order the two demo recordings of the band (6 tracks EP "Noise is Beauty", 2004 & 3 tracks EP "City Lights", 2005): http://www.eowin.fr
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Eowin est un groupe de rock instrumental français. Pas de paroles, pas de manager ou de label, pas d'enregistrement studio, juste de la musique. La formation voit le jour en 2002 à Clermont-Ferrand, avec à l'origine Stéphanie au chant, même si dès le départ des morceaux instrumentaux font partie du set. La musique d'Eowin est aujourd'hui résolument plus orientée vers le "post rock", bien que personne ne sache vraiment ce que cela veut dire. Les compos viennent souvent de longues sessions d'improvisation; le calme violent des distortions et le bruit silencieux des mélodies...
Deux titres supplémentaires sont disponibles en téléchargement gratuit sur le site web d'Eowin. Vous pouvez aussi y commander les deux démos du groupe (le EP 6 titres "Noise is Beauty", 2004 & le EP 3 titres "City Lights", 2005): http://www.eowin.fr

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/16/2006
Band Website: eowin.fr
Band Members: Ivan (guitars & samples), Sylvain (bass), Thibault (drums)
Influences: Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, The Cooper Temple Clause, Mogwai, Chokebore, Do Make Say Think, Tortoise, Animal Collective, Lift to Experience, Sonic Youth, Fugazi, Radiohead...
Those would be the main influences.

But we also love bands or artists such as (in no specific order) Air, Jeff Buckley, The Breeders, The Avalanches, Pink Floyd, Belle & Sebastian, Nada Surf, Beck, Bjork, Joseph Arthur/Holding the Void, Kid Loco, Nirvana, Cake, Billie Holiday, Jimi Hendrix, Brad Meldhau, And you will know us by the trail of dead, Janis Joplin, Alpha, A Silver Mt. Zion, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Pixies/Frank Black, Piers Faccini, Cranes, The Beastie Boys, The Cure, Misty Dixon/Jane Weaver, Amon Tobin, Deftones, Bob Dylan, John Coltrane, Pat Metheny Band, Miles Davis, The Beatles, The Dandy Warhols, Bran Van 3000, Leonard Cohen, dEUS, Venus, Ghinzu, Badly Drawn Boy, Blonde Redhead, Eels, Pavement, Sparklehorse, Stanley Jordan, The Mars Volta, I am Kloot, PJ Harvey, Elliott Smith, Troy Von Balthazar, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Strokes, Slowdive, Tricky/Martina Topley-Bird, Weezer, Massive Attack, The Berg Sans Nipple, Honey for Petzi, Rage Against the Machine, Elbow, Cat Power, The Velvet Underground, My Bloody Valentine, Idaho, Pinback, Snow Patrol, At the Drive-in, Slint, The Doors, Joy Division, Portishead/Beth Gibbons, Blur, Supergrass, The Notwist, Noir Desir, The Strokes, Mercury Rev, Cypress Hill, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Girls in Hawai, Soulwax, Poney Club, UNKLE, Diabolo Gum, Electrelane, Magyar Posse, The Sea & Cake, Jaga Jazzist, Minotaur Shock, The Swords Project, Corker Conboy, Hangedup, Tortoise, American Analog Set, Mice Parade, Dilute, Battles, Ganger, Flotation Toy Warning, Hella, Shipping News, Labradford, Boards of Canada, The Streets, Foo Fighters', Interpol's, Coldplay's and Placebo's debut albums, and many, many more...
We enjoyed playing with bands such as Gâtechien, Room 204, The Patriotic Sunday, Shädel, Looking for John G, The Kissinmas, Derek Delano Orchestra, Typhoïd Mary, Yokotsuno, Stéréogrammes, Introfik Balarof, Fago Sepia...
Sounds Like: music is in the ear of the listener... so you'll have to listen and decide for yourself
Record Label: Welcome Music (it's an association, not a label)
Type of Label: Indie

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Eowin à la Coopé

Eowin se produira le samedi 9 décembre 2006 à la Coopérative de Mai (rue Serge Gainsbourg, Clermont-Ferrand) dans le cadre du festival "Welcome fait sa Coopé 2". La soirée aura lieu dans la grande sal...
Posted by Eowin on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:42:00 PST