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Rockfort Round Up: David McKenna On The Best French Music Of 2015

David McKenna rounds up French artists not previously covered in this year’s columns but who have still been beacons in a year of turmoil for France
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Something Like A Question Mark: Rockfort Interviews Colder

David McKenna talks to Marc Nguyen Tan about the return of Colder after ten years’ absence, the social value of work and the power of hidden meanings
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Rockfort: Remembering Lizzy Mercier Descloux

David McKenna looks back at the life of Parisian poet, painter and post punk musician, Lizzy Mercier Descloux
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Modular Living: Rockfort On Jonathan Fitoussi & Clemens Hourierre

Jonathan Fitoussi and Clemens Hourrière were invited by EMS to get to grips with the rare modular synth, the Buchla 200. The Five Steps album was the result. David McKenna reports
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Rockfort: Jac Berrocal Interviewed About Fruity Improv

David McKenna speaks to Jac Berrocal, David Fenech and Vincent Epplay about their Blackest Ever Black album, Anti-Gravity
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Ceremony Of Gathering: Félicia Atkinson & Chicaloyoh Interviewed

David McKenna talks to two artists from the French label and publishing house, founder Félicia Atkinson and Alice Dourlen, aka Chicaloyoh, about their new releases, taking influence from Edgar Allan Poe and Georges Bataille and why they are "too weird for most people"

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Taking It Outside: Rockfort Interviews Chloé Raunet & Delphine Dora

Our man in Paris talks to C.A.R. (aka former Battant member Chloé Raunet) about trauma and inspiration, and to Delphine Dora about fetishising madness. Plus: this month’s recommended French releases

Film

Heart Trouble: Cardiac Arrest Remembered

David McKenna looks back at Jed Mercurio's 'Cardiac Arrest' and finds a TV programme more relevant than ever.
News

WATCH: Bernard Szajner Mini-Doc

Premiere of short film about French electronic pioneer; new EP, Rethinking Z, out this week, with Szajner heading to London for Convergence next week
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La Pop & La Féline: Rockfort Interviews Agnès Gayraud

David McKenna paddles in the French underground and interviews La Féline's Agnès Gayraud
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Prog, Pop & Prohibited: Rockfort on Robi & Reissues

In our latest music column de Paris, David McKenna looks forward to some brand new old stuff. But first, a word about Charlie Hebdo
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LIVE REPORT: Mus_IIC Festival.01

David McKenna reports on sets from Minny Pops, Gazelle Twin and Wrangler at the one day London festival. Photo by Steve Malins
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Pop Satori: Rockfort Interviews Étienne Daho

With the French singer set for his first UK show in 16 years, he tells David McKenna about his latest record, Les chansons de l'innocence retrouvé
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Serious, Perilous Friendship: Rockfort Interviews Aquaserge

Continuing his investigation into the French axis of psych, David McKenna talks to Julien Gasc of Aquaserge about this year's À l'amitié LP, and picks out efforts from NLF3 and Powerdove as required listening this month
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Sound & Visions: Rockfort Interviews Bernard Szajner

In the latest edition of our French music column, David McKenna meets veteran electronic explorer Bernard Szajner to discuss his reissued 1979 album Visions Of Dune, hiding from the KGB, working with Carl Craig, and visions of the future
News

LISTEN: Black Zone Myth Chant Reissue

Full play of Straight Cassette ahead of Laitdbac's vinyl and digital re-release
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An Important Silence: Rockfort Interviews Le Vasco

David McKenna can't get enough of Le Vasco - he talks to the band in the latest instalment of the French music column, and reviews Chassol, Erotic Market and EDH

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Cycles Of Orbit: Rockfort Interviews Velour Modular

In our latest French music column, David McKenna meets London-based techno-mystic Velour Modular to discuss William Blake, a childhood spent in many cities, and the mysteries of scale
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Magickal Thinking: Jean-Sébastien Nouveau Interviewed

David McKenna speaks to Jean-Sébastien Nouveau about the influence of Jacques Brel and Henry Darger on his new project as Les Marquises
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An Improbable History: Microdisney Interviewed

David McKenna talks to Cathal Coughlan and Sean O'Hagan about the Rough Trade years
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Where There’s A Will: Rockfort Reviews Nördik Impakt Festival

In his latest French music column, David McKenna visits the Nördik Impakt festival in Caen, has his mind blasted by Gesaffelstein (pictured) and ends up puzzled by latest sensation FAUVE ≠
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Les Gauchistes Authentiques: Rockfort Interviews EDH & Hypo

In our latest French music column, David McKenna interviews the musical pairing who juxtapose ironic detachment with deadly seriousness to thrilling effect
Anniversary

The Beast Inside: The Afghan Whigs’ Gentlemen, 20 Years On

Pondering Mad Men and and the writing of Angela Carter, David McKenna goes back to the release of The Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen in 1993
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Le Fantastique: Rockfort Interviews Puce Moment & F/LOR

In our latest French music column, David McKenna speaks to the artists behind the shadowy, suggestive Puce Moment and the twisted analogue rhythmic interplay of F/LOR
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The Dream Universe: Rockfort Interviews Rêve

In our latest French music column, David McKenna meets Julie Fossaert, the mind behind the insular dreamscapes of Rêve, to discuss communication through music and working with Grumbling Fur's Daniel O'Sullivan
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Breaking The Silence: An Interview With Colleen

In our latest French music column, Rockfort's David McKenna speaks with Colleen about how falling out of love with music, and reigniting that love again, have informed her first album in six years
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Sloy, 69, Françoise Hardy & French Music BDP (Before Daft Punk)

In this month's Rockfort, David McKenna ponders the imminent arrival of Daft Punk's new LP, and what that means for French music. He also takes a look at 69, featuring former members of Albini-produced Sly... and some Françoise Hardy
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Paradise Found: Rockfort On Christophe & Powerdove

In our latest French music column, David McKenna delves into an album of unearthed rarities from 'avant-MOR' cult star Christophe, and recommends Powerdove's restless new LP Do You Burn
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Dirty Body Music: Èlg Interviewed

In the first Rockfort French Music column of 2013, David McKenna delves deep with the extreme physicality of Èlg
News

FESTIVAL REPORT: Les Transmusicales De Rennes

Our French music correspondent David 'Rockfort' McKenna heads to Rennes for the annual Transmusicales Festival. Here's what he encountered
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Raving Madly At The Sky: Rockfort Interviews La Terre Tremble!!!

In this month's edition of our French music column, David McKenna speaks to La Terre Tremble!!! about the multiple meanings behind new album Salvage Blues
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Sidi Touré Interviewed: Hatred & War Have No Place Here

Our man David 'Rockfort' McKenna speaks to Sid Touré about turmoil in Mali and hopes for the future, voodoo, trance and the griot tradition

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