Sir Alice

Sir Alice is one of the most anticipated solo artist ever to release material on Tigersushi. Hailing from Marc Collin (Volga Select, Ollano, Les Pétroleuse)’s roster of new talents, her featurings on high profile projects such as Nouvelle Vague or Avril’s second coming Members Only have already caused quite a stir. Her live performances are an hectic mixture of punk-rock stamina, cabaret and art-contemporain performance. Alice released her debut 12“ in May 2004 on Tigersushi records to be followed up by a CD EP in June and a full fledge debut release in September 2004.

Alice’s pedigree is somewhat extraordinary with her two vocations as IRCAM music scientist and r’n’r powermonger colliding into one of the year’s most endearing soundclash. If there ever was a thin line between braindance à la Rephlex (Leila) and abrasice punk rock (Métal Urbain), she’s the one walking it with unbeknowst maestria.

At only 23, her past achievments include the usual implication with an angst-ridden guitar band as well as several compositions for art-contemporain artists –among which a variety where showcased recently in Belgium at Vooruit (see http://www.vooruit.be)- a series of portraits sonores as well as, of course, the material released on Tigersushi.

The sampler-CD of her work provided with the application form is a walkthrough through her original universe. Confrontational classic rock material (Super Hero, Bouda is a Material Girl) is featured alongside daring electronica achievments (Neural and its dazzling use of classic French tinkertoy „La Dictée Magique“). The whole showcases Alice’s ecclectic taste via songs performed in French, English and Arab.

Here live performance is based on a live PA engineered by recording studio guru Emmanuel Deruty and integrates several acting saynetes interspersed with the music.