Ulan Bator (band)
Encyclopedia
Ulan Bator is a French
experimental
post-rock
band founded in 1993 by Amaury Cambuzat and Olivier Manchion
. They got their name from Ulan Bator, the capital city of Mongolia
. They create lengthy instrumental music with influence from industrial
and krautrock
bands like Can
, Neu!
and Faust
.
(bass) began to play together in 1987. While in Paris in 1993, they formed Ulan Bator with drummer Franck Lantignac. They built a recording studio in an unused chalk mine and recorded their first three albums there: "Ulan Bator", "2 Degrees", and "Vegetale
". In 1996 they began a long relationship with krautrock band Faust
during a French tour. The first meeting of Zappi W. Diermaier and Jean-Hervé Péron (of Faust) and Olivier Manchion and Amaury Cambuzat (of Ulan Bator) was recently released as Collectif Metz/Faust. Ulan Bator performed in prestigious festivals such as Les Transmusicales de Rennes, Roskilde. Their albums "Polaire"and "Vegetale" plus multiple live recordings were released in Italy by CPI. Afterwards, they signed to Sonica. In 1999, Ulan Bator recorded its Ego:Echo
(Young God Records
), produced by Michael Gira
(Swans
, The Angels of Light
) together with drummer Matteo Dainese. Later in 2002 they released "OK:KO" from the Ego:Echo tours and demo sessions.
In late 2001, Olivier Manchion left and would not return until the summer 2005. In the meantime, he founded Permanent Fatal Error
and released "Law Speed" in 2004. During that period Ulan Bator under the name Amaury Cambuzat (with Matteo Dainese on drums, Manuel Fabbro on bass and Egle Sommacal on guitar) recorded "Nouvel Air" and then (without Sommacal) "Rodeo Massacre
" (January 2005), both released by Jestrai. During this time they performed around 200 shows in Italy and France.
After a 4 years without speaking, Olivier and Amaury met by "pure chance" at a show in which Lantignac was performing and started to perform again together in June 2005 as members of Faust. They decided to invite Franck Lantignac for a special Ulan Bator reunion featuring the original line-up for the Avant Garde Festival. In Fall 2005, Amaury and Olivier joined Faust for a UK tour, recordings of which were released as ... In Autumn, a 3 CD + DVD box set by Dirter. From there the trio went on a "D-Struction" tour in January and February 2006 in parts of Italy and Slovenia. Then in late Spring 2006 Cambuzat and Manchion toured as Cargo Culte, also known as the Ulan Bator Duo. Alessio Gioffredi (drums) replaced Franck Lantignac and the new trio toured until June 2007, when Manchion left too, being replaced on stage by Adriano Modica (bass). Few weeks before was released Ulaanbaatar, a compilation of unreleased songs based on the first years of the band (1993–1998).
EPs
45RPM
parallel projects
Amaury Cambuzat, Olivier Manchion
Olivier Manchion
Amaury Cambuzat
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...
experimental
Experimental rock
Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....
post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band founded in 1993 by Amaury Cambuzat and Olivier Manchion
Olivier Manchion
Olivier Manchion is a French musician born in Suresnes, near Paris.In 1987 he started to perform on bass guitar together with Amaury Cambuzat. They founded Ulan Bator in 1993. They start to release albums in 1995 on Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier label...
. They got their name from Ulan Bator, the capital city of Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
. They create lengthy instrumental music with influence from industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
and krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
bands like Can
Can (band)
Can was an experimental rock band formed in Cologne, West Germany in 1968. Later labeled as one of the first "krautrock" groups, they transcended mainstream influences and incorporated strong minimalist and world music elements into their often psychedelic music.Can constructed their music largely...
, Neu!
Neu!
Neu! was a German band formed by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother after their split from Kraftwerk in the early 1970s...
and Faust
Faust (band)
Faust are a German krautrock band. Formed in 1971 in Wümme, the group was originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunther Wüsthoff, working with record producer Uwe Nettelbeck and engineer Kurt Graupner.-History:Faust...
.
History
Amaury Cambuzat (vocals, guitar) and Olivier ManchionOlivier Manchion
Olivier Manchion is a French musician born in Suresnes, near Paris.In 1987 he started to perform on bass guitar together with Amaury Cambuzat. They founded Ulan Bator in 1993. They start to release albums in 1995 on Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier label...
(bass) began to play together in 1987. While in Paris in 1993, they formed Ulan Bator with drummer Franck Lantignac. They built a recording studio in an unused chalk mine and recorded their first three albums there: "Ulan Bator", "2 Degrees", and "Vegetale
Vegetale
Végétale is the third album by French post-rock band Ulan Bator.-Track listing:*All Lyrics By Amaury Cambuzat. All Music Written & Arranged By Ulan Bator.#"Lumiere Blanche / Schneetum" – 8:11#"Cephalopode" – 5:44#"Pekisch Organ" – 6:12...
". In 1996 they began a long relationship with krautrock band Faust
Faust (band)
Faust are a German krautrock band. Formed in 1971 in Wümme, the group was originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunther Wüsthoff, working with record producer Uwe Nettelbeck and engineer Kurt Graupner.-History:Faust...
during a French tour. The first meeting of Zappi W. Diermaier and Jean-Hervé Péron (of Faust) and Olivier Manchion and Amaury Cambuzat (of Ulan Bator) was recently released as Collectif Metz/Faust. Ulan Bator performed in prestigious festivals such as Les Transmusicales de Rennes, Roskilde. Their albums "Polaire"and "Vegetale" plus multiple live recordings were released in Italy by CPI. Afterwards, they signed to Sonica. In 1999, Ulan Bator recorded its Ego:Echo
Ego:Echo
Ego: Echo is the fourth album by French post-rock band Ulan Bator. It was produced by Michael Gira, former member of the band Swans and head of Young God Records...
(Young God Records
Young God Records
Young God Records is an independent record label formed by Michael Gira in 1990 that specializes in experimental, avant-garde and often non genre-specific releases...
), produced by Michael Gira
Michael Gira
Michael Rolfe Gira is an American musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the recently reformed New York City musical group Swans and fronts the Angels of Light...
(Swans
Swans (band)
Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in...
, The Angels of Light
The Angels of Light
Angels of Light are an experimental group that was formed circa 1998 by singer/guitarist Michael Gira after he disbanded Swans, the group he had founded in 1982...
) together with drummer Matteo Dainese. Later in 2002 they released "OK:KO" from the Ego:Echo tours and demo sessions.
In late 2001, Olivier Manchion left and would not return until the summer 2005. In the meantime, he founded Permanent Fatal Error
Permanent Fatal Error
Permanent Fatal Error is a new musical project by Olivier Manchion, Ulan Bator founder member, and long time Faust collaborator. PFE first album is entitled Law Speed and was released in 2004 by Wallace Records, Ruminance, Klangbad...
and released "Law Speed" in 2004. During that period Ulan Bator under the name Amaury Cambuzat (with Matteo Dainese on drums, Manuel Fabbro on bass and Egle Sommacal on guitar) recorded "Nouvel Air" and then (without Sommacal) "Rodeo Massacre
Rodeo Massacre
Rodeo Massacre is the sixth album released by French post-rock band Ulan Bator.-Track listing:#"Fly.Candy Dragon.Fly!" – 4:16#"God: Dog" – 5:28#"Pensees Massacre" – 3:02#"Tom Passion" – 4:12#"Torture" – 6:58#"La Femme Cannibale" – 4:14...
" (January 2005), both released by Jestrai. During this time they performed around 200 shows in Italy and France.
After a 4 years without speaking, Olivier and Amaury met by "pure chance" at a show in which Lantignac was performing and started to perform again together in June 2005 as members of Faust. They decided to invite Franck Lantignac for a special Ulan Bator reunion featuring the original line-up for the Avant Garde Festival. In Fall 2005, Amaury and Olivier joined Faust for a UK tour, recordings of which were released as ... In Autumn, a 3 CD + DVD box set by Dirter. From there the trio went on a "D-Struction" tour in January and February 2006 in parts of Italy and Slovenia. Then in late Spring 2006 Cambuzat and Manchion toured as Cargo Culte, also known as the Ulan Bator Duo. Alessio Gioffredi (drums) replaced Franck Lantignac and the new trio toured until June 2007, when Manchion left too, being replaced on stage by Adriano Modica (bass). Few weeks before was released Ulaanbaatar, a compilation of unreleased songs based on the first years of the band (1993–1998).
Discography
Albums- Ulan Bator (1995)
- 2 Degrees (1996)
- VegetaleVegetaleVégétale is the third album by French post-rock band Ulan Bator.-Track listing:*All Lyrics By Amaury Cambuzat. All Music Written & Arranged By Ulan Bator.#"Lumiere Blanche / Schneetum" – 8:11#"Cephalopode" – 5:44#"Pekisch Organ" – 6:12...
(1997) - Ego:EchoEgo:EchoEgo: Echo is the fourth album by French post-rock band Ulan Bator. It was produced by Michael Gira, former member of the band Swans and head of Young God Records...
(2000) - OK:KO (2002)
- Nouvel Air (2003)
- Rodeo MassacreRodeo MassacreRodeo Massacre is the sixth album released by French post-rock band Ulan Bator.-Track listing:#"Fly.Candy Dragon.Fly!" – 4:16#"God: Dog" – 5:28#"Pensees Massacre" – 3:02#"Tom Passion" – 4:12#"Torture" – 6:58#"La Femme Cannibale" – 4:14...
(2005) - Ulaanbaatar (2007)
- Tohu-Bohu (2011)
EPs
- D-Construction remixs (2000)
45RPM
- Ursula Minor (1996) split UB/etage34
- Echo#5 (2000) split UB/chevreuil
External links
Ulan Bator- Ulan Bator's italian website
- MySpace
- YouTube (videos)
- Flickr (photo gallery)
- Rateyourmusic.com's Ulan Bator site
parallel projects
Amaury Cambuzat, Olivier Manchion
Olivier Manchion
Amaury Cambuzat