College (David Grellier) de Francia
Aprovechando que últimamente han sacado album 2 artistas del colectivo frances Valerie, los rusos Tesla Boy y los franceses Minitel Rose, aqui el grupo del creador de este gran colectivo Valerie, David Grellier, y su grupo College, el más puro estilo del colectivo, ese synthpop-New Wave-electrónica que ya hace más 2 años que practican y que ahora esta tan de moda. Muy Recomendables.
The word college automatically draws up imagery in the mind. If you’re young, it’s anticipation. If you’re old, it’s nostalgia. David Grellier knows this well, naming his lovely synth-driven project after the place, hoping to soak up some of the natural feelings that it evokes. His tone poems help the cause along. “A Real Hero,” on his first EP for Flexx, features the vocals of Electric Youth, but they work best as simply another instrument, offering harmonic accompaniment to the somber, descending melody. Grellier never builds things to any sort of climax, instead opting to take what amounts to an aural black-and-white snapshot of a bespectacled Spanish class nerd staring longingly at a girl in a tight sweater.
Clearly intended for home listening, “Closer” and “The Mirage Makers” don’t make it past the two-minute mark, quickly setting out a scene and then extinguishing the vibe before you realize that it’s a single idea and nothing more. You can hear what happens when Grellier extends things on both the aforementioned “A Real Hero” and “Critical Mass,” but he’s smart enough to make sure that each of these tunes is a distinct yellowed memory. While the method is similar, there’s no mistaking the one track that makes you think of a boy in a cardigan. The one about Susan waiting. The tune that sounds like a crooked smile. A Real Hero is all of these things. And, once you hear it, you’ll likely make up your very own. – Resident Advisor (College – A Real Hero)
Releases:
2008- Secret Diary (Album) Futur
College - Teenage Color EP (2009)
Tracklist:
01. Can You Kiss Me First 3:40
02. Teenage Color 5:53
03. My Secret Romance 3:16
04. The Drone 5:43
05. The Scarlett Empress 1:27
College - Secret Diary (Remixed) (2009)
Tracklist:
01. The Energy Story (feat Minitel Rose) (Dvas Remix) 5:38
02. The Energy Story (feat Minitel Rose) (Justin Faust Remix) 5:35
03. The Energy Story (Nicholas Kraich instrumental Remix) 3:06
04. She Never Came Back (feat Electric Youth) (Russ Chimes Remix) 6:18
05. She Never Came Back (feat Electric Youth) (The Outrunners Remix) 4:18
06. Fantasy Park (feat Anoraak) (Moulinex Remix) 5:48
07. I Think About It (Keenhouse Remix) 5:16
College - A Real Hero EP (2009)
2009- A Real Hero (EP) Flexx
Tracklist:
01. A Real Hero (feat Electric Youth) 4:28
02. Closer 1:36
03. Critical Mass 4:13
04. The Mirage Makers 1:21
05. Susan Waiting 2:22
YouTube:
College feat. Minitel Rose – The Energy Story (2008) Audio
College Feat. Anoraak – Fantasy Park (2009) Audio
College – Teenage Color (2008) Audio
College feat Electric Youth – She Never Came Back (2009)
