Lucrate Milk
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Lucrate Milk are a French art punk
and No Wave
band from Paris, France. The band lasted from 1979 to 1983. The group has retained a certain aura to this day in France's punk circles due to their complete lack of compromise and influence on the French DIY scene. Sometime after the disband of Lucrate Milk, some of the former members formed the band Bérurier Noir
and Les Négresses Vertes
.
), and Masto Lowcost (born Tomas Huser, saxophonist and photographer),. The two began stenciling the band's name on the walls of Paris which led to the originality of their look and their approach. The band was later joined by American-born keyboardist and singer Nina Childress, percussionist Raoul Gaboni, and vocalist Helno (born Noël Rota). The story of the band was they originally started as joke and picked which instruments they hated the most, and often were known playing mainly in squats in the Pali-Kao plant of Belleville
. The music was often called "Wild, dadaist, juvenile, and anti-commercial", and the band had been likened to UK based punk bands the Slits
, Crass
and The X-Ray Spex
. With Laul and Nina's artistic backgrounds, The band also designed their own graphics and videos which often accompanied them when they played live.
The band's debut EP was the self-released vinyl Nepla Relou , which was later followed by a split with fellow French punk band MKB Fraction Provisoire, which had also featured drummer Raoul Gaboni in 1983. The band continued to play live supporting acts such as Einsturzende Neubauten
before playing their last gig in February 1984 at the Théâtre du Petit Forum des Halles. A collected album from the first two EPs entitled I Love You, Fuck Off was released in 1987; another reissue of the band's music entitled La Qui Vache Rit was released in 1991. The latest self-titled compilation of Lucrate Milk's music was released in France in 2005, which included a DVD and a backstory of the band's success in the French punk underground. After the band's breakup, many of the members went on to form various other bands including Bérurier Noir
. Nina Childress became a painter, and a member of the art collective the Frères Ripoulin. Helno (rechristed Helno Rota de Lourcqua) became the singer of Les Negresses Vertes
; in 1993, he died of a heroin overdose at age 29.
Art punk
Art punk or avant punk refers to punk rock of an experimental bent, or with connections to art school, the art world, or the avant garde....
and No Wave
No Wave
No Wave was a short-lived but influential underground music, film, performance art, video, and contemporary art scene that had its beginnings during the mid-1970s in New York City. The term No Wave is in part satirical word play rejecting the commercial elements of the then-popular New Wave genre...
band from Paris, France. The band lasted from 1979 to 1983. The group has retained a certain aura to this day in France's punk circles due to their complete lack of compromise and influence on the French DIY scene. Sometime after the disband of Lucrate Milk, some of the former members formed the band Bérurier Noir
Bérurier Noir
Bérurier noir is a French punk band formed in Paris in 1983 by Loran , François and Dédé . They called themselves "noir" for the color of mourning and for anarchy and "Bérurier" after the character from the novels of Frédéric Dard...
and Les Négresses Vertes
Les Negresses Vertes
Les Négresses Vertes, formed in 1987, is a French music group that is best described as a fusion of world music and some aspects of alternative rock. Their tracks often feature acoustic guitar and accordion, as well as some tracks containing many other 'traditional' instruments such as piano and...
.
Biography
The band was formed in 1979 by two former milk delivery men, Lombrick Laul (bass player, and the future designer the band Bérurier NoirBérurier Noir
Bérurier noir is a French punk band formed in Paris in 1983 by Loran , François and Dédé . They called themselves "noir" for the color of mourning and for anarchy and "Bérurier" after the character from the novels of Frédéric Dard...
), and Masto Lowcost (born Tomas Huser, saxophonist and photographer),. The two began stenciling the band's name on the walls of Paris which led to the originality of their look and their approach. The band was later joined by American-born keyboardist and singer Nina Childress, percussionist Raoul Gaboni, and vocalist Helno (born Noël Rota). The story of the band was they originally started as joke and picked which instruments they hated the most, and often were known playing mainly in squats in the Pali-Kao plant of Belleville
Belleville, Paris
Belleville is a neighbourhood of Paris, France, parts of which lie in four different arrondissements. The major portion of Belleville straddles the borderline between the 20th arrondissement and the 19th along its main street, the Rue de Belleville...
. The music was often called "Wild, dadaist, juvenile, and anti-commercial", and the band had been likened to UK based punk bands the Slits
The Slits
The Slits were a British punk rock band. The quartet was formed in 1976 by members of the bands The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators. The members were Ari Up , who died of cancer in October 2010, and Palmolive , with Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt replacing founding members, Kate Korus and...
, Crass
Crass
Crass are an English punk rock band that was formed in 1977, which promoted anarchism as a political ideology, way of living, and as a resistance movement. Crass popularised the seminal anarcho-punk movement of the punk subculture, and advocated direct action, animal rights, and environmentalism...
and The X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex were an English punk band from London that formed in 1976.During their first incarnation , X-Ray Spex were “deliberate underachievers” and only managed to release five singles and one album...
. With Laul and Nina's artistic backgrounds, The band also designed their own graphics and videos which often accompanied them when they played live.
The band's debut EP was the self-released vinyl Nepla Relou , which was later followed by a split with fellow French punk band MKB Fraction Provisoire, which had also featured drummer Raoul Gaboni in 1983. The band continued to play live supporting acts such as Einsturzende Neubauten
Einstürzende Neubauten
Einstürzende Neubauten is a German post-industrial band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld , Alexander Hacke , N.U...
before playing their last gig in February 1984 at the Théâtre du Petit Forum des Halles. A collected album from the first two EPs entitled I Love You, Fuck Off was released in 1987; another reissue of the band's music entitled La Qui Vache Rit was released in 1991. The latest self-titled compilation of Lucrate Milk's music was released in France in 2005, which included a DVD and a backstory of the band's success in the French punk underground. After the band's breakup, many of the members went on to form various other bands including Bérurier Noir
Bérurier Noir
Bérurier noir is a French punk band formed in Paris in 1983 by Loran , François and Dédé . They called themselves "noir" for the color of mourning and for anarchy and "Bérurier" after the character from the novels of Frédéric Dard...
. Nina Childress became a painter, and a member of the art collective the Frères Ripoulin. Helno (rechristed Helno Rota de Lourcqua) became the singer of Les Negresses Vertes
Les Negresses Vertes
Les Négresses Vertes, formed in 1987, is a French music group that is best described as a fusion of world music and some aspects of alternative rock. Their tracks often feature acoustic guitar and accordion, as well as some tracks containing many other 'traditional' instruments such as piano and...
; in 1993, he died of a heroin overdose at age 29.
Discography
- 1981 Lustiges Tierquartett, EP 3 titres, Zeb Prod., MILK 001
- 1983 Nepla Relou, EP 4 titres, Autoprod., MILK 007
- 1984 Lucrate Milk / MKB, Split-LP avec MKB Fraction Provisoire, W.W. Rds, WW3326
- 1986 Live, K7, Androidia flux, AF 015 / V.I.S.A.
- 1987, Lucrate Milk, LP, Bondage Records, BR 009
- 1991 La Rage Qui Vit, CD / K7, Division Nada, NADA004 CD / K7, 1991;
- 1995 La Rage Qui Vit, CD / K7, Crash Disques, CRASH CD07/K707, 1995
- 2006 Lucrate Milk, DVD+2CD, Archives de la Zone Mondiale, FZM016
- 2006, Lucrate Milk, DVD, Archives de la Zone Mondiale, FZM017, 2006
Compilations
- 1982 Passeport Pour l’Exportation / Cascades 82, K7 V.I.S.A. / Androidia flux, AF 00
- 1983 Canoë 1, K7, Canoë
- 1983 Canoë vidéo 1, VHS, Canoë
- 1984 30 tubes pour l'été, Gargl ! Tapes 001
- 1985 V.I.S.A. PrésenteV.I.S.A. PrésenteV.I.S.A. Présente was a live compilation released in 1984 by labels Bondage Records and V.I.S.A.. This release included 14 tracks by experimental groups from the European alternative scene, including KUKL, an Icelandic group led by singer Björk Guðmundsdóttir next to second vocalist and trumpet...
, Compilation Live, LP, V.I.S.A./ Bondage Records, RRR 00B - 1988 Bondage Records, LP, Oihuka, 0-164, Espagne
- 1988 Radio Bondage, LP/K7, Bondage Records
External links
- Official site
- Myspace page Lucrate Milk on MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- ninachildress.com Official site of Nina Childress.