Java (band)
Encyclopedia
Java is a French
rap group, formed in 1997 and currently composed of François Xavier Bossard (accordion
/keyboard
), Erwan Seguillon (singer/songwriter), Jérôme Boivin (double bass
) and Alexis Bossard (drums
).
The band is famous for its lyrics that contain a lot of puns, and for its musette
musical style, using accordions.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
rap group, formed in 1997 and currently composed of François Xavier Bossard (accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
/keyboard
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
), Erwan Seguillon (singer/songwriter), Jérôme Boivin (double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
) and Alexis Bossard (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
).
The band is famous for its lyrics that contain a lot of puns, and for its musette
Bal-musette
Bal-musette is a style of French music and dance that first became popular in Paris in the 1880s.Auvergnats settled in large numbers in the 5th, 11th, and 12th districts of Paris during the 19th century, opening cafés and bars where patrons danced the bourrée to the accompaniment of musette de...
musical style, using accordions.
Discography
- Hawaï (studio albumStudio albumA studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
/S.M.A.L.L., 2000)
- Sex, accordéon et alcool
- Pépétes
- Chihuahua
- Dieu
- Hawaii
- Métro
- Le Ramses'
- C'est la vie
- Interlude
- Le poil
- Danser
- Au banquet des chasseurs
- Mon monde
- Sur Seine (live albumLive albumA live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
, SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
/S.M.A.L.L., 2001)
- Apocalypse
- Pépètes
- Chronique d'Une Toxine
- Hawaï
- Le Poil
- Danser
- Sexe, Accordéon et Alcool
- Safari Croisière (studio albumStudio albumA studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
/S.M.A.L.L., 2003)
- 6/8
- Ce S'ra Tout
- Bzzz
- Samba Do Jerusalem
- Carte Bleue
- Sacrifice Chez Les Zombile
- Le 10
- Cendrier
- Alinea
- Trafic Info (G pour L)
- La Muse
- La Guerre
- Maudit français (studio albumStudio albumA studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, Makasound/PIASPIAS Recordings[PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London...
, 2009)
- Intro
- J'me marre
- Folklore
- On
- Mots dits français
- Ouais
- J'java
- L'amer à boire
- Moi je moi je
- Bling bling
- Et ça repart
- Ta gueule
- Paris musée
- Tête de nœud
- Mona
- Loin
External links
- Java, official site (old / new)
- Java, official widget
- [ Java] at Allmusic
- Tablature of "Le Poil" song from album Hawaï