Gogol Premier

Jacques Dezandre (born 10 August 1957, Paris), better known by his stage name Gogol Premier, is a French punk rock singer.[1]

Gogol Premier
Background information
OriginParis, France
GenresAlternative rock, punk rock,
Years active1982–today
Websitegogolpremier.com

In the early 1980s, Gogol and his band " La Horde" first founded a punk group combining music and happenings, which propelled him into the premises of Hara Kiri under the eye of Professor Choron for a memorable concert.

Setter, the group was promoting alternative rock that advocated independence and self-production, giving more than 300 concerts throughout France and abroad. Gogol Premier produced a prolific amount of music accumulating larger sales, more than a dozen albums and hundreds of thousands of copies sold... Songs of Hope and anger against world injustices, Gogol Premier agitator, President madness and laughter on our crazy planet.

If it was the first, it is now the last of the Punks. And he is back with Kabaret Punk masterpiece anti-crisis thirteenth installment of his extensive discography, a worthy descendant of Charles Trenet and Jacques Lanzman, the album starts with the festive First President Gogol.

Group Influence

Gogol got noticed thanks to its provocative texts such as "J’encule" ; most famous song and ode to anarchy from the "master without a master"; its preferred themes are, religion with its famous song "if God was not a serious topic", politics with songs such as "May 88" etc.. Concerts from Gogol want to be "anarcho-mystical happenings" where the public is invited to make any fantasies onstage between joy and madness.

Career

Gogol Premier, often called the Master or Papunk, performs on stage with different groups:

  • "La Horde" from 1982, it includes Patrice Diaw (a.k.a. Crawa) with the guitar, and Catherine Machete
  • Les Électrodes from 1984 with Martial on the drum (replaced during a tour by Cambouis; the actual drummer of La Souris Déglinguée), Jean-Paul Corréa with the guitar and Gangster with the drum.

The group which preceded Gogol Premier and the Horde was called 15/95. There is one single which came out in 1981 under the following label: Tumulte, autoproduction of 1,000 print where Gogol premier is a drummer. The cover is drawn in black and white.

The first single of "La Horde" was released in November 1982 at New Rose (Patrick Mathé and Laurent Thévenon). The group was composed by Gogol premier (Jacques Dezandre), Patrice Diaw, Denis Diaw and Richard Alexandre ; the management was done by Anne-Marie Monville. The personal assistant from Gogol premier is Alain Couvé, from 1982 to January 1984.

On 19 December 2004, Gogol is on stage, giving a concert at "La Loco" in Paris. Since then, Gogol Premier is regularly showing up, with new musicians, including Michaël Zurita from Satan Jokers.

On 1 February 2007, Gogol write an open letter to Ségolène Royal.

In 2014, Gogol Premier plays at L'Olympia his last album, Kabaret Punk.

Discography

Summary
Gogol Premier Discography
Title Year More Information
Vite avant la saisie 1982 This album had a first printing of 10 000 copies on the label New Rose. In 1983, the CD is Reprinted adding "discouraged to sensitive peoples" on the cover.
Ce que je veux faire quand je serai grand 1983 Accord/Musidisc. Also released a single with the song (1st album) and "La Bombe"
Hencor'pir' 1983 Includes titles used on the soundtrack of the film Tchao Pantin.
Les affres de l'angoisse 1984 Avec les Mau-Maus
Les femmes de 40 ans / Bambula rock 1984 Single
Hencor'pir - Vite avant la saisie 1984 Version CD des deux premiers albums.
Fais pas le mâle Johnny / Interview (par Patrick Eudeline) 1985 Single
Travail, famille, patrie / La passion inhumaine de St Gol 1986 Single Accord/Musidisc.
Le retour de la Horde 1986 The song Mais qui va nous faire marrer is dedicated to Coluche.
Voila des paroles faciles à comprendre / Je bois et je suis le roi 1986 Single Accord/Musidisc.
Pénétrez 1986
La Suisse à genoux 1987 Double live Album
Ma vie est triste à mourir / Cent millions d'amis 1987 Single Musidisc without Pocket CD
Poète, prophète, barbare 1987
Ennemi public N°1 1989
Et si Dieu n'était pas un sujet sérieux / Croix des bois, crâne de fer, ah ! si tu tues, tu iras en enfer 1990 Accord/Musidisc. Many single of this album were played on the radio, which allows the group to broaden its audience beyond the alternative scene.
Les Années Kaos 1990
Sous les pavés… Le feu 1992
Apocalypse 1996
La planète des dingues 1996
Électrochoc 2000
Point G 2001 Live.
Cyber G1 2003
Gogol Premier fracasse la Tannerie 2004 Live.
Piraté ! 2004 Live à L'Ouvre-boîte, Beauvais, recorded on 13 December 2003.
Chansons dangereuses 2005 CD + DVD
Dernière Croisade 2008 Tour recorded on a live album and a DVD-vidéo.
Kabaret Punk 2012

Public appearing

Gogol Premier and "La Horde" appear in the film Claude Berri Tchao Pantint (you can also see Les Porte Mentaux in this film). Gogol plays its own role Gibus. The songs on the album came out Hencor'Pir'.

Gogol Premier appears in the issue of Christophe Dechavanne Ciel mon mardi with Bérurier Noir and Les Garcons bouchers in Jean-Luc Delarue in the program Ca se discute, as he runs for presidential elections and also appears on the Web-Tv alternative Addict-Tv where he presents his own show.

References
  1. "BIOGRAPHIE DE GOGOL PREMIER NON CENSURÉE, un texte inédit par Gogol Premier".
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