Franco-Scottish-Bolivian group Jacques Caramac & The Sweet Generation release their debut album on download, ltd picture disc and cd via Everyday Life Recordings/ Rocket Girl on 27th January.
Comprising Jean-Baptiste Ganivet (bass), Raphael Mura (drums), Pablo Schollaert (keys) and Kevin Retoryka (vocals, guitar), JC&TSG take inspiration from ‘singing’ Eno, Mansun’s first two albums, the KLF, MGMT’s second album, Jacno, Bobby Conn, Can & Cluster to names some names.
Is this a concept album ? Perhaps…
Is it supposed to be a bit ridiculous? Sort of…
Are JC&TSG a real group? Well, yes and no…
As far as the group are concerned, JC&TSG are observing their world, like the rest of us, on the edge of clever and stupid
From the chant opener of ‘Exceedingly Good’ via ‘Snowballs’, ‘It Takes All Sorts…’ and ‘El Dorado’ (wine) JC &TSG’s album is filled with products, slogans and twists of language. Alongside Guy Debord clips, there are double meanings, false pretences and other acts of play which may or may not be funny, depending on how you like to take your pop music.
JC&TSG are not claiming to be doing anything more than exactly what they feel like, and being playful, like another of their influences Ian Svenonius from Nation of Ulysses / Make Up, who praises the band.
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