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Artaud
12+ albums
jazzfree jazzclassicClassicalavant garde
about
Artaud are different people. 1) Argentinian rock group who kindly published their music on LastFM for all to hear. Their 2007 recording is "Placer de tu cuerpo". The musicians are: GUSTAVO GALVAN : guitar RAUL PINCHEIRA : voice ARIEL "EL CHINO" AMADOR: keyboard SEBASTIAN MEZZINA: drums JULIAN AGUIRRE: bass guitar Their playground is Buenos Aires. The name was picked from the french poet "Antonin Artaud". 2) It is also the name picked by Vincent Artaud for his music: Born in Annecy in 1970, Vincent Artaud grew up in Dijon. At 17, Vincent, who had started playing bass guitar, enrolled at the jazz school of his home town. A series of trips to Paris finally convinced him in 1992, that he should make the capital his hometown. He emerged from obscurity in 1997 when he formed his first quartet of which he wrote the repertoire. Press reactions were favourable and they went on to play a series of dates at major events and venues. From 2000 to 2005, Artaud applied his growing erudition to commissioned works, mainly for the theatre as musical producer. His professionalism has led him to contribute to the success of several popular albums (Henri Salvador, Patrick Bruel, Dany Brillant and Angélique Kidjo, amongst others). He has toured with a number of big names, and has contributed to scores for cinema and television. During summer 2000, he met Arnaud Rebotini aka Zend Avesta, a key protagonist of the French electronic scene, who introduced him to working with digital and analogue
why this is interesting
# Artaud's Distinctive Vision This Argentine ensemble merits attention for their thoughtful engagement with rock tradition while maintaining a distinctly regional identity. Named after the transgressive French poet Antonin Artaud, the band channels that philosophical lineage into their sonic exploration—treating rock not as formula but as living conversation. Their 2007 recording demonstrates careful craftsmanship in composition and arrangement, with particular attention to how keyboard and guitar textures create emotional depth. What distinguishes them is their refusal of easy categorization; they work within recognizable frameworks yet consistently push toward something more introspective. The Buenos Aires context proves essential—not as exotic backdrop, but as genuine artistic soil from which their particular sensibility
