Les Joyaux De La Princesse
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Les Joyaux De La Princesse ("The Jewels of the Princess") is a French
industrial
band, founded in 1986 by Erik Konofal. The musical style is a mixture of ambient
and neo-classical
, often utilizing samples from original works in tandem with French chansons, operatic works, and historical speeches. Subjects present in Les Joyaux De La Princesse's discography include: the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
, the White Rose
resistance movement
, absinthe
, and the politician Philippe Henriot
, a key figure of the Vichy regime
.
Les Joyaux De La Princesse's releases are often very limited and extravagantly designed box sets which are regarded as collector's items.
Collaborations have taken place with Death in June
, Blood Axis
, Muslimgauze
, amongst other groups.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
band, founded in 1986 by Erik Konofal. The musical style is a mixture of ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
and neo-classical
Neoclassical (Dark Wave)
Neoclassical Dark Wave refers to a music genre within the Dark Wave movement. It is characterized by the use of ethereal atmosphere and angelic female voices but also adds strong influences from classical music. Neoclassical Dark Wave is distinct from the academic art music form known as...
, often utilizing samples from original works in tandem with French chansons, operatic works, and historical speeches. Subjects present in Les Joyaux De La Princesse's discography include: the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne was held from May 25 to November 25, 1937 in Paris, France...
, the White Rose
White Rose
The White Rose was a non-violent/intellectual resistance group in Nazi Germany, consisting of students from the University of Munich and their philosophy professor...
resistance movement
Resistance movement
A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to opposing an invader in an occupied country or the government of a sovereign state. It may seek to achieve its objects through either the use of nonviolent resistance or the use of armed force...
, absinthe
Absinthe
Absinthe is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic beverage. It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from herbs, including the flowers and leaves of the herb Artemisia absinthium, commonly referred to as "grande wormwood", together with green anise and sweet fennel...
, and the politician Philippe Henriot
Philippe Henriot
Philippe Henriot was a French politician.Moving to the far right after beginnings in Roman Catholic conservatism in the Republican Federation, Henriot was elected to the Third Republic's Chamber of Deputies for the Gironde département in 1932 and 1936...
, a key figure of the Vichy regime
Vichy France
Vichy France, Vichy Regime, or Vichy Government, are common terms used to describe the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers from July 1940 to August 1944. This government succeeded the Third Republic and preceded the Provisional Government of the French Republic...
.
Les Joyaux De La Princesse's releases are often very limited and extravagantly designed box sets which are regarded as collector's items.
Collaborations have taken place with Death in June
Death in June
Death in June are a neofolk group led by English folk musician Douglas Pearce, better known as Douglas P. The band was originally formed in Britain in 1981 as a trio, but after the other members left in 1984 and 1985 to work on other projects, the group became the work of Douglas P. and various...
, Blood Axis
Blood Axis
Blood Axis is an American Neofolk/Post-industrial band consisting of journalist and author Michael Moynihan, music producer Robert Ferbrache and musician and author Annabel Lee.-Early Blood Axis :...
, Muslimgauze
Muslimgauze
Muslimgauze was a music project of Bryn Jones , a prolific British ethnic electronica and experimental musician, influenced by conflicts in the Muslim world with an emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
, amongst other groups.
Discography
- Aux Petit Enfants De France, Cassette (Box) (1989)
- Östenbraun with Death In JuneDeath in JuneDeath in June are a neofolk group led by English folk musician Douglas Pearce, better known as Douglas P. The band was originally formed in Britain in 1981 as a trio, but after the other members left in 1984 and 1985 to work on other projects, the group became the work of Douglas P. and various...
, 2 x Cassette (Box) (1989) - Die Kapitulation: L'Allemagne Année Zero, 7" (1994)
- Die Weiße Rose with Regard Extrême, CD, 7" (Box) (1997)
- Douce France, 10" (1997)
- Terrorisme IslamiqueUntitled Muslimgauze/Les Joyaux De La Princesse split albumThis release is a split 10" vinyl picture disc between Muslimgauze and Les Joyaux De La Princesse. Its pressing was limited to 315 copies. The catalogue number is ATNR 002.-References:...
Split with MuslimgauzeMuslimgauzeMuslimgauze was a music project of Bryn Jones , a prolific British ethnic electronica and experimental musician, influenced by conflicts in the Muslim world with an emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
, 10" (1997) - Wolf Rune with Freya Aswynn, 7" (1997)
- Exposition Internationale 2 x CD, 7" (Box) (1998)
- Croix De Bois, 5" Flexi-Disk (2000)
- Croix De Bois - Croix De Feu, 10" (2000)
- Absinthe - La Folie Verte with Blood AxisBlood AxisBlood Axis is an American Neofolk/Post-industrial band consisting of journalist and author Michael Moynihan, music producer Robert Ferbrache and musician and author Annabel Lee.-Early Blood Axis :...
, CD (2001) - Absinthe - La Folie Verte (Studio- & Live-Tracks) 2 x 10" (Box) (2002)
- Absinthia Taetra (Live) CD (2004)
- In Memoriam 2 x 10" (Box) (2004)
- 1940 - 1944 3 x CD (Box) (2006)
- Aux Volontaires Croix De Sang CD (2007)
- Aux Volontaires Croix De Sang CD, 5" (box) (2007)