Inspiration

I listen to a lot of music, I play it and I record it. But what I like the most are live and gigs. Here is a selection of artists and bands, not sorted, whose live performance impressed or touched me.

  • Radiohead (x2)
  • The Raconteurs (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
  • Beck
  • Battles
  • DaftPunk (Alive)
  • Chemical Brothers
  • Muse (x4)
  • Neil Young
  • Tony Allen
  • Richard Bona
  • Moriarty
  • Christine & The Queen
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Philippe Katerine
  • Poil (x4)
  • Ni!
  • John Spencer Blues Explosion (x2)
  • Dan Ar Braz & Héritage des Celtes
  • Matmatah
  • Philip Glass
  • Jacques Higelain
  • Brigitte
  • Archive
  • Tina Turner
  • Angus & Julia Stone
  • Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals (x2)
  • Didi Bridgewater with Malian Ochestra
  • Eric Truffaz
  • Tiken Jah Fakoly
  • Amadou et Mariam
  • Deluxe
  • The Tallest Man On Earth
  • Brigitte
  • Bumcello (x2)
  • Manu Dibango, Tony Allen & Femi Kuti
  • Laurent Garnier
  • Gorillaz
  • The EX
  • Deerhoof
  • Nada Surf
  • Dionysos (x2)
  • Slash
  • Camille
  • John Butler
  • Walk Off The Earth
  • Lysistrata
  • -M-
  • Måneskin

A few very bad gigs, surprisingly:

  • The Strokes
  • Depeche Mode
  • David Guetta
  • Deftones

Among those I didn’t had the chance to see in live, here is a small selection of artist, who, in my point of view, have really interesting records.

  • The White Stripes
  • Aphex Twin
  • Portishead
  • Bon Iver
  • Elliott Smith
  • Ray LaMontagne
  • Tahiti 80
  • Rage Against The Machine
  • The President of the USA
  • John Butler Trio
  • The Hives
  • Rhinôcérôse
  • CocoRosie

Finally, here is a very short selection of book I have read in English, even if I am totally aware that those are best sellers. Being able to read them in the language of their author was far more pleasant than their french translation.

  • The Lord of the Rings
  • Dead Poets Society
  • Peter Principle