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E.P " ECHOTROPIC "
RELEASE IN JUNE
LABEL : PROHIBITED RECORDS.
DISTRIBUTION : SHELLSHOCK, CARGO GERMANY, DIFFER-ANT, P*DIS ...

TRACKLIST :
1. ECHOTROPIC
2. SHAADONGA FALLS
3. HE WAS BURNING ALL RIGHT HE SAID
4. Aì (LOVE)

BIO Created by brothers and activists Nicolas and Fabrice Laureau, NLF3 formed in 2000 in Paris*. This three piece at the forefront of Paris innovative scene cultivates an instrumental rock form. Their music is cyclical, textured, halfway between movie scores and psychedelic transgression. The band cites influences such as Alice Coltrane, Fela Kuti, This Heat, Can and the early Sonic Youth while mixing a lot of electronics together with a wide variety of instruments : amplified kalimba, electric guitars and bass, drums, percussions, vocals.
They share a pool of principles and constructions with their cousins Battles or Animal Collective, merging grooves and improvisatory trimmings, making a playful exploration of junked instruments. The mix of live and looped elements spreads and shunts sounds across an extreme stereo field.
After two albums, "Part1-Part2" in 2000 and "Viva !" in 2003, their dazzling accompaniment of Eisenstein's masterpiece "Que Viva Mexico!" has traveled all around the world, NLF3 performed outstanding shows in Mexico, Japan and Europe. Fabrice Laureau has recorded and produced all NLF3's material and has also recorded albums for Dirty Three, Yann Tiersen, Shannon Wright, among others. While "Viva !" visual was designed by Gaspard Augé from famous french duo Justice, the "Echotropic" artwork has been created by Japanese drawer Yu Mastuoka, reflecting their new EP's sensuality and psychedelic flavors.

*Brothers Laureau grew up in between the former USSR, Germany, USA, and France - a fact which influenced their diverse passion for music. With their first band ,Prohibition, they released five albums between 1992 and 1999 and extensively toured Europe and USA, playing shows with Fugazi, Blonde Rehead, Tarwater, BlackHeart Procession, David Grubbs and many others. They also created their own label, Prohibited in 1995.

Discograpy :
Double CD 'Part 1 Ð Part 2' (Prohibited Records 2000)
CD/LP 'Viva !' (Prohibited Records 2003)
CD 'Music For Que Viva Mexico!' (Prohibited Records 2006)

Site : www.myspace.com/nlf3

Youtube :
youtube live1 (2007)
youtube live2 (2007)

"THIS THREE PIECE AT THE FOREFRONT OF PARIS 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