Jack Dupon
Encyclopedia
Jack Dupon is a French progressive rock
band. Their musical style is classified as RIO or Rock in Opposition
/ Avant-Prog, as described by the site-ProgArchives.com.
The band’s music is created in a "scientific-empirical" way, based on themes, using counter melodies and poly-rhythms performed by one or several of the musicians, and with total improvisations during live performances or recorded and reworked in the studio.
They are often labeled by the media as the worthy heirs of Frank Zappa
, King Crimson
and Gong
.
Onstage Jack Dupon, a fictionalized character, travels back and forth through time to help in bettering the world.
They recorded their first self-produced album The African Disappeared [L’Africain Disparu] in 2006 and signed with the Musea
label, on which they released their second album the Ladder of Desire [L’Echelle Du Desir] in 2008, The bands third full length Demon Bold [Demon Hardi] was released in 2011 on the Musea
/Transit Music Group [TMG] labels. The group has toured extensively nationally and internationally, including a tour in the United States organized by Transit Music Group in 2010, with several concerts, including the ProgDay Festival in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Orion Sound Studio in Baltimore, Maryland and performances in Boston, MA, and New York City, NY, among others.
Spring 2011 they toured the Western Balkans; Slovenia, Croatia (Rijeka and Zagreb), Bosnia (Prijedor and Banja Luka), Serbia (Subotica and Belgrade) and Romania (Timisoara).
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band. Their musical style is classified as RIO or Rock in Opposition
Rock in Opposition
Rock in Opposition or RIO was a movement representing a collective of progressive bands in the late 1970s united in their opposition to the music industry that refused to recognise their music...
/ Avant-Prog, as described by the site-ProgArchives.com.
The band’s music is created in a "scientific-empirical" way, based on themes, using counter melodies and poly-rhythms performed by one or several of the musicians, and with total improvisations during live performances or recorded and reworked in the studio.
They are often labeled by the media as the worthy heirs of Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
, King Crimson
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
and Gong
Gong
A gong is an East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument that takes the form of a flat metal disc which is hit with a mallet....
.
Onstage Jack Dupon, a fictionalized character, travels back and forth through time to help in bettering the world.
History
The group, formed in 2004 in the Auvergne region of France, is composed of Thomas Larsen (drums and vocals), Arnaud M'Doihoma (bass and vocals), Gregory Pozzoli (guitar and vocals) and Philip Prebet (guitars and vocals). Winners of several rock music contests, including the prestigious Bilborock Festival in 2007, Villa de Bilbao, Spain.They recorded their first self-produced album The African Disappeared [L’Africain Disparu] in 2006 and signed with the Musea
Musea
Musea Records is a non-profit [for the label's bands] musician-owned French record label dedicated to progressive rock. It was founded in 1985 by Bernard Gueffier and Francis Grosse, along with a small team of friends - Daniel Adt, Alain Juliac, Alain Robert, Thierry Sportouche, Jean-Claude...
label, on which they released their second album the Ladder of Desire [L’Echelle Du Desir] in 2008, The bands third full length Demon Bold [Demon Hardi] was released in 2011 on the Musea
Musea
Musea Records is a non-profit [for the label's bands] musician-owned French record label dedicated to progressive rock. It was founded in 1985 by Bernard Gueffier and Francis Grosse, along with a small team of friends - Daniel Adt, Alain Juliac, Alain Robert, Thierry Sportouche, Jean-Claude...
/Transit Music Group [TMG] labels. The group has toured extensively nationally and internationally, including a tour in the United States organized by Transit Music Group in 2010, with several concerts, including the ProgDay Festival in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Orion Sound Studio in Baltimore, Maryland and performances in Boston, MA, and New York City, NY, among others.
Spring 2011 they toured the Western Balkans; Slovenia, Croatia (Rijeka and Zagreb), Bosnia (Prijedor and Banja Luka), Serbia (Subotica and Belgrade) and Romania (Timisoara).
Studio albums
- L'Africain disparu (2006)
- L'Échelle du désir (2008)
- Démon Hardi (2011)
Videos
- 2006 : La Secte des Mouches - music video
- 2007 : Bilborock - concert filmed in Bilbao
- 2008 : Live TV Show on Clermont Premiere TV
- 2008 : Pig Monster - clip
- 2009 : Coopérative de Mai - live concert
- 2010 : La Cousine du Grand Mongol - music video
- 2011 : Baron Samedi - clip ( watch the video)