Rendez-Vous is a post-punk French band from Paris, France, formed in 2012.
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![]() Rendez-Vous performs at Machine du Moulin Rouge in Paris | |
Background information | |
Origin | Paris, France |
Genres | Post-punk, new wave, dark wave, synthpop |
Years active | 2012 (2012)–present |
Labels | Zappruder Records, AVANT! Records |
Members |
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Website | rendezvousrendezvous |
Rendez-Vous was founded in 2012 by Francis Mallari and Elliot Bethault. A few months later, they added Maxime Gendre and Simon Dubourg.[1][2] The band released their first EP in 2014, Rendez-Vous, for Zappruder Records.[3] The band start touring across Europe in the summer of 2015.[3]
In 2016, Rendez-Vous released a second EP, Distance, mixed by Ben Greenberg from The Men,[2] for their new label AVANT! Records.[4] The self-titled single "Distance" was included in Les Inrockuptibles magazine's "100 best songs of the year".[5][6][7]
In 2017, the single "The Others" was used by Burger Records to represent France for the Burger World Compilation.[8]
In June 2018, Rendez-Vous released "Double Zero" extract from their first LP, Superior State.[9] The title track was released on September 14.[10] On October 24, it released "Sentimental Animal" with a video clip in which members of the band appear for the first time. Clash named it track of the day.[11]
Rendez-Vous' first album, Superior State, was released on 26 October 2018 on the group's own label, Artefact, in co-production with the Parisian label CryBaby.
Superior State ranked number 1 in Post-Punk.com's list of the best albums of 2018.[12] Les Inrockuptibles ranked the album third in its 2018 "TOP 20 Chansons". Rendez-Vous is the first French group in this ranking.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Others" | 3:41 |
2. | "Plasticity" | 3:11 |
3. | "White Dress" | 3:26 |
4. | "Donna" | 4:31 |
5. | "Youth" | 5:04 |
Total length: | 18:26 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Distance" | 3:28 |
2. | "Workout" | 4:34 |
3. | "Foreseen Death" | 4:40 |
4. | "Euroshima" | 3:42 |
5. | "Demian" | 3:44 |
6. | "Ignorance & Cruelty" | 4:49 |
Total length: | 26:28 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Double Zero" | |
2. | "Paralysed" | |
3. | "Sentimental Animal" | |
4. | "Last Stop" | |
5. | "Superior State" | |
6. | "Crisis" | |
7. | "Middle Class" | |
8. | "Lakes" | |
9. | "Exuviæ" | |
10. | "Order Of Baël" |