On the wave, the mini-festival that replaced Rock en Seine this year
Par Lou Fritel
Publié , Mis à jour
NOUS Y ÉTIONS - Malgré l'annulation de la manifestation musicale liée aux contraintes sanitaires, deux soirées alternatives ont permis aux jeunes talents de se produire devant un public restreint.
On the wave certainly does not compensate for the great festival that should have been the Rock en Seine festival, whose 2021 edition-just like the previous one-was cancelled due to the pandemic. Nevertheless, the two evenings devoted to a few French rock bands gave a young boost to this event created in 2003.
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Despite the long queue and overwhelming heat, festivalgoers moved in numbers waiting patiently to present their health pass on Friday, September 3. The evening ended this alternative festival set up to support the talents of the Club avant Seine, which brings together young artists from the emerging rock scene. The opportunity to prolong the summer and enjoy a rediscovered freedom. In the room, the masks fall hesitantly. Moments before November ultra opens the ball. Powerful voice, sweet songs and palpable joie de vivre. Not very rock, let's admit, but nice entry into the matter for this heterogeneous folk artist. Alone on stage, the 31-year-old girl alternates between keyboard and guitar, even singing a Cappella a Spanish song dedicated to her grandfather, "Papi Ramón".
The rest promises to vibrate the eardrums. Oracle Sisters, a harmonious mix of Pink Floyd and Simon and Garfunkel, takes control of the room. There were five on stage: Lewis Lazar, Christopher Willat and Finnish Julia Johansen, who formed the core of the band, accompanied by a keyboarder and a bass player. The mastery is impeccable, the feet dance of themselves, a few couples form on the track. A particularly successful light game enlightens the audience in turn. Of the two parties organized, a thousand people moved. In the room, this drop in attendance is affected: air! Yeah, some air at a rock concert! Luxury is rare, but the health pass allows it.
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Franz Ferdinand's walk away resonates, while the next band settles. The speakers are rigging. Lulu Van Trapp, four young people in psychedelic, continue. On the voice of singer Rebecca Baby, which is reminiscent of those of Nina Hagen or Cyndi Lauper, a pogo is committed to the sound of Brazil, a song from the Lulu's first album, I'm not here to Save the world. The Quartet breathes Rita Mitsouko. The audience sings as soon as they can, the neophytes tap their feet. In the front row, the fans are rushing. "long live rock! Long live free rock! ", says Maxime Sam Rezài, the guitarist, before he and his band left the scene forty minutes later.
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Climax of the evening: the band MNNQNS, already mounted on the stage of Rock en Seine in 2019, is changing the mood in a punk concert. The performance is millimeter, the postures are studied, the hair is very long. A small group of irreducible people shook the ranks, the rest of the audience watched, admired, these young trublions-Adrian d'Epinay on guitar and vocals, Grégoire Mainot on drums, Marc Lebreuilly on guitar and Félix Ramaën on bass-with an overflowing energy. The hall has nevertheless emptied a little, the dancers have stopped, the phones are out and receive the show. Adrian D'Epinay doesn't care about it and throws himself into the audience, finishing the mini-festival at the same time.
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