Rendez-Vous (band)

Rendez-Vous is a post-punk French band from Paris, France, formed in 2012.

Rendez-Vous
Rendez-Vous performs at Machine du Moulin Rouge in Paris
Background information
OriginParis, France
GenresPost-Punk, new wave
Years active2012 (2012)–present
LabelsZappruder Records, AVANT! Records
Websiterendezvousrendezvous.com
Members
  • Francis Mallari
  • Elliot Berthault
  • Maxime Gendre
  • Simon Dubourg
  • Guillaume Rottier

History

Rendez-Vous was founded in 2012 by Francis Mallari and Elliot Bethault. A few months later, they added Maxime Gendre and Simon Dubourg.[1][2] The band released their first EP in 2014, Rendez-Vous, for Zappruder Records.[3] The band start touring across Europe in the summer of 2015.[3]

In 2016, Rendez-Vous released a second EP, Distance, mixed by Ben Greenberg from The Men,[2] for their new label AVANT! Records.[4] The self-titled single "Distance" was included in Les Inrockuptibles magazine's "100 best songs of the year".[5][6][7]

In 2017, the single "The Others" was used by Burger Records to represent France for the Burger World Compilation.[8]

In June 2018, Rendez-Vous released "Double Zero" extract from their first LP, Superior State.[9] The title track was released on September 14.[10] On October 24, it released "Sentimental Animal" with a video clip in which members of the band appear for the first time. Clash named it track of the day.[11]

Superior State

Rendez-Vous' first album, Superior State, was released on 26 October 2018 on the group's own label, Artefact, in co-production with the Parisian label CryBaby.

Superior State ranked number 1 in Post-Punk.com's list of the best albums of 2018.[12] Les Inrockuptibles ranked the album third in its 2018 "TOP 20 Chansons". Rendez-Vous is the first French group in this ranking.

Discography
Rendez-Vous (2014)
No.TitleLength
1."The Others"3:41
2."Plasticity"3:11
3."White Dress"3:26
4."Donna"4:31
5."Youth"5:04
Total length:18:26
Distance (2016)
No.TitleLength
1."Distance"3:28
2."Workout"4:34
3."Foreseen Death"4:40
4."Euroshima"3:42
5."Demian"3:44
6."Ignorance & Cruelty"4:49
Total length:26:28
Superior State (2018)
No.TitleLength
1."Double Zero" 
2."Paralysed" 
3."Sentimental Animal" 
4."Last Stop" 
5."Superior State" 
6."Crisis" 
7."Middle Class" 
8."Lakes" 
9."Exuviæ" 
10."Order Of Baël" 

References
  1. "La découverte du lab #89 : Rendez-Vous". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  2. "Rendez-vous, le groupe français qui remet le post-punk au goût du jour". FIGARO (in French). 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  3. "Check Out This New Video By French Synthpunk Band Rendez-Vous". Noisey (in Danish). 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  4. "Rendez-Vous - Distance EP". The 405. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  5. "Notre playlist 2016 : écoutez les 100 chansons de l'année". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  6. "Le groupe français Rendez-Vous puise dans l'héritage cold-wave pour remettre le post-punk au gout du jour". France Inter (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  7. "Elliot Berthault et Maxime Gendre, musiciens". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  8. "Burger World France - Indiepoprock". www.indiepoprock.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  9. "[Avant-première] Un nouveau morceau de Rendez Vous en écoute". New Noise Magazine (in French). 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  10. Export, Oui Love by Bureau (2018-09-14). "RENDEZ-VOUS 'Superior State' - Oui Love - New French Music". Oui Love - New French Music. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  11. "Track Of The Day 24/10 - Rendez-Vous". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  12. "Post-Punk.com Best Releases of 2018 - Post-Punk.com". Retrieved 2019-04-09.
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