Mary Goes Round

Mary Goes Round是一支充滿迷幻律動感的法國ColdWave樂隊，由Jér?me Avril和Cécile Balladin于1986年在巴黎Rex Club作為Sonic Youth的演出嘉賓后正式組建，盡管當時樂隊的名字并不是Mary Goes Round。與Jér?me (guitar/singer)和Cécile (keyboard)正同臺演出的Maurice(bass/guitar)及作為樂隊組建關鍵人物的Gilbert Correy (drums)向Cécile介紹了Jér?me，之后他們完成了組建樂隊的第一步，將樂隊命名為Red Light。這次是樂隊唯一一次以Red Light的名字進行的演出，因為他們在有機會于1987年在合集中發(fā)行單曲時還沒有真正做樂隊的計劃。這次發(fā)行單曲的機會讓樂隊的第一首歌"the Shelter"得以錄制，并且讓Mary Goes Round成為樂隊的正式名稱。這個版本的"the Shelter"是Mary Goes Round唯一的一次有鼓手參與的錄制。
在一年后的1988年參與合集制作前，除了使用鼓機代替從雖然在樂隊里不參與活動的鼓手Gilbert錄制了"the Nightmare"以外，Mary Goes Round并沒有其他重要活動。
在第二張合集發(fā)行后，Mary Goes Round決定在鼓手Gilbert已經(jīng)事實離隊的情況下制作自己的專輯。Mary Goes Round錄制了5首demo，樂隊成功簽約法國著名獨立廠牌New Rose來發(fā)行這5首歌曲。最終這5首demo作為mini唱片在1989年發(fā)行，之后New Rose提出其旗下子廠牌，經(jīng)常被稱作嘗試做法國版更時髦的4AD或者Factory的Lively Art廠牌。
1989年11月，Mary Goes Round作為嘉賓參加了And Also the Trees的法國巡演。與此同時Mary Goes Round與諸如Asylum Party、Little Nemo等樂隊參與了自稱"Touching Pop"的或許并不能算作一次社會運動的運動，之后這三支樂隊共同在巴黎的L'Elysée Montmartre及l(fā)e Bataclan等場地進行了密集的演出，并聯(lián)合起來以TeePee的名義表演了"Tribes and Meeting"。
是Mary Goes Round在Lively Art旗下創(chuàng)作的最后一張專輯，樂隊在Lively Art決定從New Rose分離時選擇了加入New Rose。這也是Mary Goes Round擺脫毫無意義的"Touching Pop"名號，放棄悲傷而絕望的死硬派NewWave樂隊形象而被視為一支Pop/Rock樂隊的絕佳機會。
在1991年早些時候，Mary Goes Round與"Touching Pop"其他成員在Montpellier的"Les Etats Genéraux du Rock"音樂節(jié)重逢。在這次音樂節(jié)上，Stéphane Michaud作為樂隊的第二吉他手加入Mary Goes Round，原Asylum Party樂隊的Thierry Sobezyk以貝斯手的身份加入并代替了Daniel Brajkovic。1992年初，Michel Ange作為鼓手加入Mary Goes Round，然而一如往常那樣，只有Cécile和Jér?me回到了Mix-It錄音棚來完成樂隊的最后一張專輯。但不幸的是，由于New Rose廠牌也已經(jīng)在解散邊緣，這張專輯的制作及發(fā)行狀況并不好。所以Mary Goes Round只能自己來經(jīng)營這最后一張專輯。盡管過去的日子里Mary Goes Round的表現(xiàn)一直不錯，但樂隊依然只能不停地演出來銷售這張專輯并維持樂隊存續(xù)。
到1993年時，樂隊內(nèi)部的這些麻煩讓演出開始變得糟糕，樂隊境況每日愈下，顯然Mary Goes Round該說再見了。事實也的確如此，Cécile第一個決定退出樂隊，之后是Thierry，在一次倉促而短暫的演出后，Jér?me也意識到是時候放棄了，Mary Goes Round樂隊的故事到此結束。
（樂隊成員Jerome Avril在2008年1月組建了樂隊Brachko作為Mary Goes Round的繼續(xù)）
成員:
Cécile Balladino（1986-1993）
Daniel Brajkovic (1986 – 1991)
Gilbert Correy（1986-1987）
Jér?me Avril（1986-1993）
Michel Ange(1992-1993)
Philippe Planchon（Asylum Party成員，曾加入Mary Goes Round但時間不明）
Stéphane Michaud (1991 – 1993)
Thierry Sobézyk (1991 – 1993)
Mary Goes Round is a French psychedelic-tinged Cold Wave band created by Jér?me Avril and Cécile Balladino, they officially formed after supporting Sonic Youth at the Rex Club in Paris in 1986,although the name was not here yet. Maurice (bass/guitar) and Gilbert Correy (drums) who played a key role in the creation of the band having introduced Jér?me to Cécile were on stage with Jér?me (guitar/singer) and Cécile (keyboard), doing their first steps named Red Light.This gig was the only event for the band at this time. They had no real projects when they were given the opportunity to have a song released on the compilation Unreleased volume I in 1987. For this occasion, the Shelter was recorded and the name Mary Goes Round was chosen. This version of the Shelter is the only studio recording MGR ever did with a drummer.
Nothing really important happened then until MGR participation in the compilation Unreleased volume II one year later. MRG recorded the Nightmare, with a drum machine to replace Gilbert who was still in the band but absent.
After this second compilation, MGR decided to produce their own album without Gilbert who definitely left the band. MGR recorded a five songs demo that led the band to a distribution deal with New Rose , the famous independant French label record. Eventually, the mini-lp Sunset, was released in 1989.After Sunset was released, New Rose proposed MGR to join its label Lively Art that the media used to present like a French attempt "à la mode" 4AD or Factory.
In november 1989, MGR started a tour in France supporting And Also the Trees. At the same time, MGR was getting involved in the hazy pseudo-movement self named "Touching Pop" with bands like Asylum Party and Little Nemo.The results was an intensive performance period for MGR with venues like L'Elysée Montmartre or le Bataclan in Paris. This single shows the three bands, MGR, AP and LN united, playing all together the song Tribes are Meeting under the name of TeePee.
Hot Shot in Space was the last production of MGR for Lively Art. Actually, MGR decided to join New Rose while Lively Art was separating from it. That was also the occasion for MGR to get rid of the meaningless Touching Pop burden and to be seen as a pop/rock band instead of a sad and desperate new wave diehard one.
In early 91, MGR and the Touching Pop crew met again on stage for the festival "Les Etats Genéraux du Rock" in Montpellier.At this moment,Stéphane Michaud joined the band as a second guitarist,andThierry Sobezyk of "Asylum Party" replaced Daniel Brajkovic as bassist.Beginning of 92, Michel Ange,a drummer, joined MGR.But,as from ever,only Cécile and Jér?me went back to Mix-It studio to record their last album Mary in Wonderland.Unfortunately, the conditions were not good as New Rose was about to disappear. Hence, MGR had to manage on its own. Although the chronicles were good, playing live was the only way to promote the album and to maintain the band alive.
In 93, the situation had gone hopeless and the troubles raising within the band led to some catastrophic gigs.Obviously, the end was near. Indeed, Cécile decided to leave, soon followed by Thierry.After a short period and only one gig,Jér?me realized gave up, closing the last chapter of the story of MGR.
(In Jan 2008,Jerome Avril is back with his new band Brachko,may as the return of Mary)