Bix Medard

Influenced by the likes of Björk, Coco Rosie or even Serge Gainsbourg, Bix Medard points towards 'la nouvelle chanson française' in an electro-gothic, down-beat style.

Early 2008, Peter Clasen, leader of electronic band Neven and Bix, were asked to perform during a fashion show by Y-Dress. Soon they worked on more songs. Bix Medard was born.

The electronics and new-wave-influenced bassplaying by Peter Clasen are combined with the sweet soft voice and organic flute playing of Bix.

Momentary based in Brussels, the very chaotic capital of Europe, Bix worked all over the place. Painting, performance art, writing poetry, Bix worked in Oslo, Kyoto and Paris, amongst others. Her lyrics reflect the contradictions and plurality of today’s society, a multicultural, contemporary and digital world.

14 songs to be filed under "pop", with extra tags such as psychedelic, minimal,

new-wave, gothic, post-punk, trip-hop, chanson and down-beat. Kitch but never ridiculous.

The overall sound of the CD is retro vintage. Psychedelic echos from the sixties, monophonic synths from the seventies, typical drummachines and effects from the eighties.

And yet all elements, voice, flute, bass, and electronics remain organic.

Their first CD is released on Altaïr Musik in Februari 2009.

April 2009, Bix Medard reaches #32 in the CMJ charts (College Music Journal, USA).

The second Bix Medard CD with remixes is released at the end of 2009, in collaboration with fashion designers Y-Dress? (Why dress?).

The 'Y-dress?' album had a Tokyo premiere on november the 27th 2009.

2010, was a recording year for Bix Medard. Lots of care and attention went into the production of their third CD "Take a deep breath", a very personnal record. 12 melancholic, breathy, downbeat, dark tunes, sung by Bix, mostly in French, with some sung in English, Japanese and Italian.

"Take a deep breath" is released in february 2011.

Influenced by the likes of Björk, Coco Rosie or even Serge Gainsbourg, Bix Medard points

towards 'la nouvelle chanson française' in an electro-gothic, down-beat style.

Early 2008, Peter Clasen, leader of electronic band Neven and Bix, were asked to perform during a fashion show by Y-Dress. Soon they worked on more songs. Bix Medard was born.

The electronics and new-wave-influenced bassplaying by Peter Clasen are combined

with the sweet soft voice and organic flute playing of Bix.

Momentary based in Brussels, the very chaotic capital of Europe, Bix worked all over the place. Painting, performance art, writing poetry, Bix worked in Oslo, Kyoto and Paris, amongst others. Her lyrics reflect the contradictions and plurality of today’s society, a multicultural, contemporary and digital world.

Their first CD is released on Altaïr Musik in february 2009.

April 2009, Bix Medard #32 in the CMJ charts (College Music Journal, USA).

The second Bix Medard CD with remixes is released at the end of 2009, in collaboration with fashion designers Y-Dress? (Why dress?).

The 'Y-dress?' album had a Tokyo premiere on november the 27th 2009.

2010, was a recording year for Bix Medard. Lots of care and attention went into the production of their third CD "Take a deep breath", a very personnal record. 12 melancholic, breathy, downbeat, dark tunes, sung by Bix, mostly in French, with some sung in English, Japanese and Italian.

"Take a deep breath" is released in february 2011.

Serge Gainsbourg, PJ Harvey, Portishead, the Breeders, Depeche Mode, the Cure, Pink Floyd, Siouxsie and the Banshees ....

electro new wave from the 80ies.

An album review by http://nextbigthing.libsyn.com/

Bix Medard Bix Medard (independent release)

Sometimes, the darkest place we know lies deep beneath the shiny glowing surface of our perfect pop heart.

The two cover songs in this otherwise wonderfully ‘all originals’ set are a take on the fragile tragic beauty and strength of a Josephine Baker standard, and a cute mischievous capture of a song that enigma and crazy 50s kitten Eartha Kitt brought to the worlds attention.

The drama starts straight away, barely there waves of piano, bass and a skittering scary percussion slide up against the sweet breathy vocalizing and then flute, just escaping from an ancient movie, and then,

the shadows take over.

And how those shadows dance.

These rhythms, these candleFlicker ghosts disturb and seduce, songs of fluid dangerous hours with a partner you are not quite sure of, but very much want to spend the evening with.

This danger is addictive.