nicolas laureau
ludovic morillon
fabrice laureau :
bass, double bass, fender rhodes, casiotone, drums, percussion, es 1, sampler su 10 & 200, korg preset 900 ps, lelogan string melody 2, looping pedals, melodica, guitars, vs2, g4.

album "viva!"
release date : march 2003

listen to
"orfeu" (mp3)
"hihahaha lands" (mp3)
"nightflight to granada" (mp3)

name & inspiration
The initials represent the strong link between the three musicians who co-founded the label Prohibited Records, and who have been playing together for more than ten years now.
At first, the initials were just written on the boxes containing the trio's recordings in order to locate them amongst all the others. By late 1999, the name of the instrumental project had fallen into place by itself--nlf3[trio].
Citing 70's jazz, afrobeat and experimental rock as inspirations, but using sampling-pedals, a Macintosh G3 and a small sampler, nlf3's approach falls in parallel with contemporary electronic music, as much as with the above listed genres.
nlf3 trio have released its new album "viva!" in march 2003. it is quite difficult to classify their music, "viva!" is definitely exciting and fresh, result of a full year of instrumental research, mixing shades of electronica, afro-jazz and psychedelic rock.


musical and tangible landscapes
The trio's first project was to create soundtracks for experimental films at "La Cinematheque francaise" at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris. This composition of cinematic atmospheres has been integrated into their work ever since.

production
The albums were recorded by F.lor (alias Fabrice Laureau). His approach to the sessions was a very natural one, hence the warm, roomy sound that characterizes his work. F.lor's other work includes Yann Tiersen, Dirty Three, Married Monk, Francoiz Breut albums

listening
"Our first double album makes up part of a concept: one of a series of many volumes. However, we would like it to appear as recyclable material. We will be happy if some DJ's and other soundscratchers dig into our work to create and compose. By the way, we1d advise you to split the listening of the double album, possibly make your own tracklisting, to ensure a more creative appreciation of the records."

this was written about them
"this three piece at the forefront of paris free-ranging electronic music scene gives the exploratory nature of the playing and the realtime live sampling. This mesmeric meandering music recalls a Radiohead seduced by the idea of live improvisation"
the guardian

"these strong instrumentals have a beautifully recorded analogue feel : driven, gutsy & passionate"
sleazenation

" this shadowy French trio combines sampling, tape loops, guitars, bass, keys and drums creating live soundtracks to shorts at La Cinemathèque de Paris"
the wire

"a sophisticated european detachment colours this fusion of chicagoÕs jazz cool and post-rock noise"
the sunday times