Little Nemo (band)
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Little Nemo is a French rock
band.
Originating from the region of Paris (Vallée de Chevreuse
), Little Nemo is one of the French bands recognized by the British Rock critics in the years between 1988 and 1992 (mostly by New Musical Express). This band was part of the "Touching Pop" current at the crossroads of Anglo-Saxon inspired New wave and rock. This current gathered French bands like Mary Goes Round
, Asylum Party, Neutral Project.
The name of the band is directly inspired by the comics Little Nemo in Slumberland.
The band is originally composed of :
before the recording of the first EP "Private Life" comes :
And, for stage and starting to the maxi Cadavres Exquis for the studio:
Karnage grafik - 1986
Artefact - 1987
Artefact - arty 02 - 1988 : Blue years / A handful of sand / My eternal friend / A day out of time / Precious days
Lively art - arty 8 / New rose - 1989 : New flood / Hillside manor / Marine / Sandcastle / Johnny got his gun / A une passante / The joker / Fickleness / Fear in colour / Tales of the wind + Bonus CD : Blue years / A handful of sand / My eternal friend / A day out of time / Precious days
Lively art - arty 22 / New rose (pochette ouvrable) - 1990 : Turquoise fields / L’heure d’hiver / You again / Cadavres exquis / Promise of storm / Running to the sun / God of indifference / Electric jive / The garden wall / Quiet fluid roses / Overprose
+ Bonus CD : Love is a Lie / City Lights (remix) / Berlin / The Fall
Single KO - 1992 : Railways & roads / Au milieu du ciel / Rubber hearts / In the heat / Rumours / Pray for the great day / Hearts burn / Journey to Ixtlan / Thoughts & words / When summer’s gone / Late world shift / Bain de minuit
French rock
French rock is a form of rock music produced in France, primarily in the French language.In the 1970s, France saw the arrival of Alan Stivell's Breton folk-rock as well as a wave of progressive rock bands like Ange, Shylock, Magma, Eskaton, Atoll and Pulsar. French punk rock also appeared,...
band.
Originating from the region of Paris (Vallée de Chevreuse
Vallée de Chevreuse
Vallée de Chevreuse is the name given to the valley of the Yvette River, flowing though the Yvelines and Essonne departments....
), Little Nemo is one of the French bands recognized by the British Rock critics in the years between 1988 and 1992 (mostly by New Musical Express). This band was part of the "Touching Pop" current at the crossroads of Anglo-Saxon inspired New wave and rock. This current gathered French bands like Mary Goes Round
Mary Goes Round
Mary Goes Round is the name of a French new wave band created by Jérôme Avril and Cécile Balladino , active between the middle of the 1980s and the middle of the 1990s...
, Asylum Party, Neutral Project.
The name of the band is directly inspired by the comics Little Nemo in Slumberland.
The band is originally composed of :
- Olivier Champeau (singing, keyboards)
- Vincent Le Gallo (singing, guitar, bass)
before the recording of the first EP "Private Life" comes :
- Nicolas alias Bill (bass and guitar, singing)
And, for stage and starting to the maxi Cadavres Exquis for the studio:
- Yves Charreire (drums)
- Ronan Le Sergent (keyboards, piano, organ)
- Georges Remiet (guitar)
Discography
- Cassette froide
Karnage grafik - 1986
- Past & future
Artefact - 1987
- Private life
Artefact - arty 02 - 1988 : Blue years / A handful of sand / My eternal friend / A day out of time / Precious days
- Sounds in the attic
Lively art - arty 8 / New rose - 1989 : New flood / Hillside manor / Marine / Sandcastle / Johnny got his gun / A une passante / The joker / Fickleness / Fear in colour / Tales of the wind + Bonus CD : Blue years / A handful of sand / My eternal friend / A day out of time / Precious days
- Turquoise field
Lively art - arty 22 / New rose (pochette ouvrable) - 1990 : Turquoise fields / L’heure d’hiver / You again / Cadavres exquis / Promise of storm / Running to the sun / God of indifference / Electric jive / The garden wall / Quiet fluid roses / Overprose
+ Bonus CD : Love is a Lie / City Lights (remix) / Berlin / The Fall
- The world is flat
Single KO - 1992 : Railways & roads / Au milieu du ciel / Rubber hearts / In the heat / Rumours / Pray for the great day / Hearts burn / Journey to Ixtlan / Thoughts & words / When summer’s gone / Late world shift / Bain de minuit
- Movement one volume (compilation) : with the title Anybody Home edited by Str8line Records (label) - 2006