THIS IS D.E.V.I.A.N.C.E. BABY !
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d.e.v.i.a.n.c.e. is one of the
main music bands that I’m following very closely for my documentary Rock ‘n’
Roll Girls, but it’s not a rock band at all. The common point between d.e.v.i.a.n.c.e.
and rock music is that, the two members of the band, Akasha “Sick”
Lust and So. Noel, are also playing in the girls rock band IKU
(So. is the drummer of IKU ; Akasha is the lead singer, bassist and one of the
main composer). In d.e.v.i.a.n.c.e., Akasha and So. are both music
composers, lyriscists and they sing as well.

Formed in February 2007, d.e.v.i.a.n.c.e. music style could be described as a mix
between electronic music, trip hop and spoken words with uncompromising strong
lyrics related to the personal experiences of both artists. Among the
different inspirations of d.e.v.i.a.n.c.e., you’ll find universal
subjects like alcohol, sex, suicide, illness, violence, chaos, madness
etc...

They started to record their first album in September 2007 (it’s called
simply d.e.v.i.a.n.c.e.) and they made it available for the first time on
May 3rd, 2008 at the opening of the 2nd edition of the
underground French festival, Vag1 Kao (Wordplay which means “Chaos
Vagina”).

On that day, d.e.v.i.a.n.c.e. played live in public for the first
time and it was for sure, the highlight of this festival, where there were also
two other music performances (Noise improvisations by Lust Control and Evil
Moisture) + the exhibition of painting, photographs, serigraphs,
mouldings, etc... created by Akasha Lust, So. Noel, Andy Bogus,
Bughead and M.Abloom.

Here is the track-listing of d.e.v.i.a.n.c.e. album, mixed and
recorded by Alex Anger (singer of French grunge band Anadyomène):

On 10th of May 2008, one day after the end of the festival Vag1 Kao, a
new photoshoot of d.e.v.i.a.n.c.e. was organised. In the second of the three
series of photos taken by Fanny (co-programmer of the festival Vag1
Kao), Akasha and So. are posing in front of their work
(paintings, masks etc...). You can check the whole behind the scenes gallery of
this photo session HERE.

Also, two of the d.e.v.i.a.n.c.e. tracks will be available on the
CD soundtrack of “Plaintes Contre X” (Complaint Against X) , which is not a movie but the first book written by So.
Noel, which will be released in France at the end of 2008 (or the beginning
of 2009).

This intense “drug story”, in the vein of Trainspotting, Requiem
for a Dream and Spun, is an autobiographical novel (inspired by true
events at 90%) about a rock ‘n’ roll journalist who learns that she got multiple
sclerosis. This novel will be
illustrated by photos of Lu.Bo., artwork of Sick Lust and draws
by Syl.

“Plaintes Contre X”
soundtrack will also contain songs by IKU, Anadyomène, Kinesin,
Le Collector, Lust Control, Laamdatün and No Rest 4 the
Brave.
Here is a video teaser of the “PCX” project directed by Kinesin...
Frédéric Ambroisine (May 12th, 2008)
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