Club Cheval is a French

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group originating from

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, consisting of Myd, Sam Tiba, Panteros666 and Canblaster (Quentin Lepoutre, Samuel Tiba, Victor Thieffry-Watel, and Cédric Steffens respectively).

Biography

Club Cheval is a Paris-based collective, or band, consisting of four musicians : Canblaster, Myd, Sam Tiba, and Panteros666, blending various genres such as R&B or

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. According to

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, they chose the name "cheval" ("horse" in French) because "it resonated as something powerful and noble heywanted to put forth." They met in Lille as students, and started their career with two EPs released in 2010 on Bromance Records, a label founded by

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, as well as remixes for Vitalic,

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. Aside from their solo productions, the first single produced by all four Club Cheval members, "Now U Realize", was released in June 2012. It was followed by the ''Decisions'' EP featuring "Decisions" and "Vanilla Girl", released in November 2012. In 2014, the band composed the songs "Can't Stop" (featuring

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) and "Tribe" (featuring

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), on

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's second album '' Vibes''. Club Cheval's debut album was ''Discipline'' which was released in early 2016. The first extract from the record, "From the Basement to the Roof", debuted in March 2015 on BBC Radio One's

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show. The song is co-produced by French hip-hop producer DJ Kore with vocals from Phlo Finister, an R&B singer from Los Angeles. Club Cheval told US magazine ''

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'' "she gives the track the mellow and sentimental touch they were looking for". It was later remixed by Los Angeles-based duo

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, a fixture from the

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scene. In September 2015, Club Cheval released "Discipline", title-track from the album, with a video directed by J.A.C.K, a French Award-winning duo behind the videos for

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". Taking place in a house party, the "Discipline" video sees the band "soundtracking a massive game of

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". On February 4, 2016, radio host

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premiered a new song, "Young, Rich and Radical" on his Beats1 show. Club Cheval subsequently announced the Discipline album release date for March 4, 2016. In an interview with ''

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'', Sam Tiba reveals that most of the vocals on the record are performed by the Miami-based artist Rudy, a reference singer for Chris Brown and The Weeknd.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Songwriting and production discography

Remixes

* "I'll Be That Friend" – Jodie Abacus * "Keep Your Lips Sealed" (feat. Goldie Slim) –

* " Won't You (Be There)" –

* "Stamina" – Vitalic * "Excuse Me" –

* "Big City Knights" –

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* "Pour Your Love" – Benga * "Never Let Go" –

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* "Ice Cream" – Playdoe, Sibot, Spoek, Chi Chi

References

External links

Official website
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