Anarchic System was a French pop group formed in the early 1970s.
The band's members were parts of other groups from the rock scene of northern France. They were in good friendship when the opportunity of recording the "Popcorn" cover was given to them by
Paul de Senneville
Paul de Senneville (born 30 July 1933) is a French composer and a music producer.
Career
He began his career as a journalist working for French newspapers such as France Soir. Later, he became a TV program producer as well.
In 1988 he crea ...
(of
Delphine Records
Delphine Records or Delphine Productions is a French record label, founded in 1974 by French composer Paul de Senneville and his partner Olivier Toussaint.
History
In 1974, Paul de Senneville set up his own record company, Delphine (named after ...
) in 1972. They were chosen because of Christian Lerouge's incredible ability in using a
Minimoog
The Minimoog is an analog synthesizer first manufactured by Moog Music between 1970 and 1981. Designed as a more affordable, portable version of the modular Moog synthesizer, it was the first synthesizer sold in retail stores. It was first popul ...
. Commercial success (700,000 copies) gave the band an opportunity to release two other singles ("
Carmen Brasilia" and "Royal Summer"), even before they were signed in 1973.
The band's songs are mostly attributed to electronic music due to the presence of a keyboard in "
Popcorn
Popcorn (also called popped corn, popcorns or pop-corn) is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated; the same names also refer to the foodstuff produced by the expansion.
A popcorn kernel's strong hull contains the se ...
", "Carmen Brasilia" and the long version of "Generation". However, other singles are influenced by rock genres. Their influence were
Uriah Heep,
Warhorse,
Black Sabbath and such.
Their songs were written by
Paul de Senneville
Paul de Senneville (born 30 July 1933) is a French composer and a music producer.
Career
He began his career as a journalist working for French newspapers such as France Soir. Later, he became a TV program producer as well.
In 1988 he crea ...
and
Olivier Toussaint
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.
Early life
He was born in Paris, in a family of classical musicians. His great-grandfather, Gilbert Duprez was a very well known oper ...
for the first singles (including "Generation"), then they changed to C. Gordanne, C. Van Loo and I. Wira for the following releases, only achieving to impose their own songs on the release "Goody Lady" in 1977.
Musicians
* Gilles Devos: vocals;
* Jacques Deville: vocals and guitar;
* Patrick Verette: bass;
* Christian Lerouge: keyboards, Minimoog;
* Michel Dhuy: drums.
The musicians were involved in other line up :
* Gilles Devos: vocals in ''Try Again'';
* Jacques Deville: guitar in ''Les Lynx''.
Discography
;Albums'
* ''Pussycat c'est la vie'' (1974)
*
''Generation'' (1975)
* ''Sugar Baby Mission Space Recording'' (1976)
;Compilations and featuring
*
''Anarchic System''
* ''Dolannès Melodies'' (1975): movies soundtracks, songs played by
Jean-Claude Borelly
Jean-Claude Borelly is a French trumpeter and composer.
Background
At the age of seven he developed a passion for the trumpet after discovering Louis Armstrong on television. He met a prominent trumpeter of the Paris Opera who, touched by his f ...
, Anarchic System (the song "Starlight" instrumental) and Pop Concerto Orchestra
* Jean-Claude Borelly (1978): featuring with the song "Wish to Know Why"
;Singles
*
"Popcorn" (1972)
* "
Carmen Brasilia" (1972)
* "Royal Summer" (1973)
* "
Cherie Sha La La Cherie is an English female given name. It comes from the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the past participle of the verb ''chérir'', ''to cherish'').
Notable people with the name or stage name include:
* Cherie, one of the stage n ...
" (1973)
* "
Pussycat c'est la vie
"Pussycat c'est la vie" is a single by the French band Anarchic System, released in 1974, from their first album.
Track listing
;A-side
"Pussycat c'est la vie" (P de Senneville, O. Toussaint, J.L. Detry)
;B-side
"Rock and roll is good for yo ...
" (1974)
* "
Love, oh my Love Amour
Anarchic System was a French pop group formed in the early 1970s.
The band's members were parts of other groups from the rock scene of northern France. They were in good friendship when the opportunity of recording the "Popcorn" cover was given ...
" (1974)
* "Nana Guili Guili Gouzy Gouzy" (1975)
*
"Generation" (1975)
* "
Stop It" (1976)
* "
Daddy, Mammy, Juddy, Jimmy, Jully and all the family
Anarchic System was a French pop group formed in the early 1970s.
The band's members were parts of other groups from the rock scene of northern France. They were in good friendship when the opportunity of recording the "Popcorn" cover was given ...
" (1976)
* "Goody Lady" (1977)
Released by
AZ Records
''AZ'' is a French record label established in 2002 as an affiliate of Universal with a big list of artists signed or with distribution rights for their releases in France.
Valéry Zeitoun
The founder and first president of AZ record label, Valé ...
but without intervention of the former members:
* "Movie Star" (1983)
External links
*
Review of Vinyls*
"Try Again"Official Page
References
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French electronic music groups
French pop music groups
Musical groups from Hauts-de-France