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Artist:	PONI HOAX
Title:	Poni Hoax
Label:	TIGERSUSHI (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	TSR 012CD

Poni Hoax is a five man army of French "jeunes gens modernes," bookworm musicians and extremely talented composers, and this is their debut release for Tigersushi. Their lead vocalist, Nicolas Ker tackles an ambitious and unique style that walks the thin line between a decadent Morrissey or an elegiac Jim Morrisson -- he's a quizzical dandy with an exotic touch who shares a close symbiosis with the band's lead composer, Laurent Bardainne. Next to this ubiquitous duo are Arnaud Roulin (keyboard/bass), Nicolas Villebrin (guitar) and Vincent Taeger (drums), partners in crime and über-accomplished musicians who have share a love for the French "variétés" such as Feist, Jane Birkin, Dave!, etc. Together they fuel the fire of an iridescent musical flame laced with infectious, nearly fatal melodies. Under the patronage of producer Joakim Bouaziz, one of Europe's most talented remixers (Air, Lionel Hampton, Tiga, Annie), Poni Hoax take the lead in a most unanticipated way. One could qualify their style as rock n' roll music with a wild hybridization of Italo disco, noisy garage and murder ballads. Poni Hoax could be the third millennium Roxy Music, Sonic Youth on Ecstasy, or Giorgio Moroder in bed with Arcade Fire. Such a wide array of taste is something quite unprecedented this side of the Atlantic and recalls exceptional musical genius.

Artist:	PONI HOAX
Title:	Images of Sigrid
Label:	TIGERSUSHI (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	TSR 016CD

This is the second full-length release from Poni Hoax, the 5-headed French pop/post-punk/post-techno/disco juggernaut. From the release of their first single in 2005, Budapest, to their debut self-titled release in 2006, Poni Hoax has been a living testament to the dark, cathartic power of disco and electro-pop. The band presents itself on stage as a rocking dancing machine, described by a raving press as a combination of Nick Cave and Giorgio Moroder. Maybe. Poni Hoax are not a local hype but an urban legend. Poni Hoax are not an infant disease but a tropical virus. Poni Hoax are not a soap opera but a spectral odyssey. Poni Hoax are not a placebo but hard drugs. Poni Hoax are a paradox. A Frankenstein composed of completely different body parts. Images of Sigrid was produced by Tigersushi head Joakim, who knows a French band is not just a French band, but has the capacity to reach supersonic speed and break all boundaries. This second album is a collective work joining the dots between pop and avant-garde, rock and electronic music, disco and new wave, R n'B and ambient, just like its great predecessors Roxy Music or the Talking Heads. One thing remains constant through these 13 tracks, the will to write everlasting pop songs, universal anthems like "Antibodies," "Hypercommunication" and "Crash Pad Driver." In the mist of this digital megalopolis, you'll meet a few ghosts: a suicidal painter, a young girl who believes in happiness, and all the ones who remained quiet when you begged for forgiveness. Laurent Bardainne (music and keyboards) Nicolas Ker (lyrics and vocals), Arnaud Roulin (keyboards), Nicolas Villebrun (guitar), Vincent Taeger (drums and percussion).

Artist:	PONI HOAX
Title:	Budapest
Label:	TIGERSUSHI (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.50
Catalog #:	TSR 017EP

Poni Hoax are five young French guys ready to save the French rock scene and much more. This is their first single and we can tell you it's only a starter. A1: "Budapest": Ewan Pearson described this as "a fantastic bit of horror-disco, with anxious female vocal and creaking cellos." It's Giorgio Moroder meets Bernhard Herrmann, with a crazy disco beat haunted by layers of strings and the perfect violin hook. This sounds like nothing else and is just so good. B1: "Budapest (Joakim Italo Dub)" -- super catchy gimmick, amazing drums, deep bass, a few weird strings and some Italo-like arpeggios and you've got the club hit of this winter.

Artist:	PONI HOAX
Title:	Involutive Star EP
Label:	TIGERSUSHI (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.50
Catalog #:	TSR 021EP

While Poni Hoax are working on their new record with Joakim, the team comes back on vinyl with a new song from their self-titled debut album. "Involutive Star" is one of their happiest bits of disco rock with some old school house keyboards and crispy techno basslines. On the flip-side Joakim hits the mark with a devastating remix that sounds like nothing else. Somewhere between Villalobos, Audion, LCD Soundsystem and LFO, with fierce live drums, hypnotic electronic bells, horn cut-ups and an acid finish. If there were such a thing as "nu-rave," this would be it.

Artist:	PONI HOAX
Title:	Hypercommunication
Label:	TIGERSUSHI (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	TSR 026EP

Here comes Poni Hoax's second extract from their full-length Images Of Sigrid. "Hypercommunication" is the first stadium-sized tune to be released on Tigersushi, arena singalong choirs included. Huge-sounding banging electro and one of his most heavy remixes for sure. On a different tip but still highly danceable, Alter Ego delivers a mental remix full of freaky vocoders that keeps pushing the pressure on and on for 6 minutes before unleashing the beast. Dancefloor smashers.

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