Vive la Fête

Vive La Fete是一支來自比利時的雙人組合樂隊。在法語中，這三字后面一般要接嘆號，因為Vive La Fete(Long Live The Party)翻譯過來就是“派對萬歲”的意思。這是一種自信的主張，一種熱切的宣言:人與音樂、浪漫與舞蹈，就像一種生命力，是一種巨大的不需要任何規(guī)矩來束縛的東西。
 
當然，實際上任何令人滿意的派對都應包括性、毒品、搖滾樂等普遍跡象，正是這些使這個樂隊最終選擇了這樣的名字。Vive La Fete(VLF）是這個圈子近幾年來最要好的一對兒情侶，他們一見鐘情。當時Danny Mommens是低音歌神，他和他的金發(fā)女神Els Pynoo在1997年相遇。他們本能夠淡忘音樂的吸引力，但是代替注視對方眼睛一整天，這對戀人決定將他們的天賦聯(lián)合，創(chuàng)造出一個完整的世界，并融入其中的魅力、情緒和愛。在這種最理想的狀態(tài)之后，他們對命名自己有了好主意，“Vive La Fete”就這樣誕生了。
 
音樂的組合也令人非常驚喜，永遠不要忘了VLF是眾多音樂人中第一個敢混兩種我們所說的不和諧音程的樂隊，而且做得很棒很瘋狂。Vive La Fete是這樣一種樂隊，如果你帶的是一張速度是80的pop樣本，有一點兒冷波，最好的電音，很少的搖滾，并且聲音和歌詞都像60年代的法語，女歌手的影響力在Seige Gainsbourg之下.....如果是這樣，VLT會說：“那就震醒他們吧！”正如餐廳的雞尾酒引起一場罕見的大爆炸！勃起的人爽快的射了一炮！總之Danny和Els的熱情使他們對性感的表現(xiàn)力具有天生的敏感，重新編排，重新給力，成功就在眼前...
 
在首張專輯(2000's Attaque Surprise and 2001's Republique Populaire)之后，Vive La Fete很快就被Karl Lagerfeld一位聲稱是他們歌迷的時尚大師注意到了，他們一起為香奈兒02年的在巴黎、東京和拉斯維加斯時裝展做伴奏音樂，又被邀請參加摩洛哥皇室的慈善玫瑰舞會，并且演奏世界流行的夜店舞曲。他們出人意料的演出和真誠的音樂很快獲得公眾和媒體的好評。然后出了更多專輯(03年Nuit Blanche,05年Grand Prix ，07年Jour De Change)，并且去世界各地演出，無論他們走到哪里都充滿激情。
 
整個世界掌控在魅力四射的Els Pynoo和夜間獵者Danny Mommens手中，性感的法語接觸到電子搖滾時，他們不僅征服了從紐約到巴黎哪怕最偏僻的角落，而且征服了從墨西哥到圣保羅最棒最火的夜店，他們的演奏是從蘇格蘭低地到丹麥羅斯基勒最盛大的慶典。
 
by Sergey Mesenov
Glamorous electro-rock duo Vive la Fête hail from Belgium and are, perhaps, one of the most distinctive European bands to successfully fuse synth pop and electro with a sexy, decadent aesthetic and punky energy. Originally formed as a side project by Danny Mommens, ex-bassist for Belgian indie rock legends dEUS, to play some music together with his girlfriend, Vive la Fete (which literally translates as &Long Live the Party&) quickly established themselves as a potent musical force and became a full-time job for everyone involved with the project. Vive la Fete was formed in 1997 in Belgium when Mommens met Els Pynoo, ex-model and wannabe singer. The two quickly discovered their mutual love for all things kitsch, '80s electro-pop, and Serge Gainsbourg and became romantically involved. The very first recordings of Vive la Fête were made by the pair in 1998 in Mommens' home studio -- these eight-track demos were later released by Kinky Star as the Je Ne Veux Pas EP (aka Paris). The first full-length proper, Attaque Surprise, was issued in 2001 by Belgian label Surprise Records. Pynoo handled vocals, Mommens switched from bass to guitar, and the band's lineup was rounded up by Dirk Cant on bass and Roel van Espen on keyboards, while Dirk Jans or Matthias Staendert took turns handling drums. With a sexy, vibrant sound influenced by trashy '80s electro-pop as well as guitar rock and the intention to make &music for everyone -- homosexuals, lesbians and everyone else -- to have fun to,& Vive la Fete were ready to take on the world. And the world surrendered, although not quite the big wide one that villains from spy movies seek to dominate, but merely the world of high fashion. Perhaps thanks to Els Pynoo's previous modeling experience and her contacts within the industry, or for some other, less obvious reasons, Vive la Fete's music soon became a highly sought-after soundtrack for various fashion shows.
 
By the time the band got around to releasing its second record, Republique Populaire in 2002, famous French couturier Karl Lagerfeld had proclaimed himself a huge fan of the group. He frequently used their music during his shows, and soon offered the band an opportunity to perform live at some of his high profile shows in New York and Tokyo. That same year, Mommens took part in what was to become dEUS' farewell tour in support of their singles compilation, fittingly titled No More Loud Music. Upon finishing the tour the band called it quits, much to the dismay of their fans. Mommens was now free to concentrate on Vive la Fete full time. In 2003, the band issued their third and perhaps strongest record, Nuit Blanche. In support of Nuit Blanche, the band toured relentlessly -- since their lyrics were almost exclusively in French, their appeal was understandably somewhat limited to continental Europe; however, they also performed successful shows in Russia, Mexico and Brazil. In 2004, dEUS mastermind Tom Barman decided to resurrect the band for at least one more record, and Mommens promptly went back into that fold. The sessions proved tumultuous, and Mommens left the band for good before the record (issued a year later under the title Pocket Revolution) was completed. Vive la Fete continued their run of successful albums with Grand Prix, issued in 2005; Vive les Remixes, a collection of remixed tracks and covers (including, among others, a live take on Deep Purple's &Child in Time&), followed a year later. In 2007, Vive la Fete returned with Jour de Chance, which the musicians themselves considered their &rockiest& effort to date.