La Chatte consists of the charismatic Vava (singer), Stéphane Argillet (machines), and Nikolu (guitar). Their music is influenced by the colourful electro-pop of the seventies, verges sometimes on the chaotic with gusts of post-punk and no wave, with a melancholic loop in the background, both obscure and minimalist.
When they got together in 2002, Vava, a fashion designer, was working with Fabrice Lorrain on the mythical and nonconformist collection ” Vava Dudu”, which was a hit with the hip and trendy across the globe. As for Stéphane, a musician and graphic artist, as a member of the collective France Fiction, published the magazine “revue d’art pratique” 9/9. They decided to present their collection in CD form. The music on their first self-produced CD was recorded. And Nikolu, who was a member of various bands (ii, Genau, Lustrine), joined La Chatte in 2003, when he met Vava and they both fell madly in love.
These days, Vava still roams around the fashion world without submitting its codes. Her passion for clothes is the secret of her livelihood. She sketches and invents psychedelic outfits.
They make some “trans-art” shows, for fashion and art.
They’re now recording a new album.
Check out their MySpace page. They can also be found on the Kiss and Make Up (Slow & Fast) album.
GIGS
- Nouveau Casino, Paris – juin 2003 (festival Série Limitée)
- Soirée Disciple Films chez Jacques Fivel, Paris – janvier 2004
- La Miroiterie, Paris – mars 2004
- Brandshof Festival, Hambourg – juin 2004
- Nouveau Casino, Paris – juin 2004 (festival Série Limitée)
- Le Woo-Doo, Paris – septembre 2004
- Le Twins, Paris – novembre 2004
- Halle St Pierre, Paris – novembre/décembre 2004 (illustration sonore en live pour un spectacle chorégraphique à l’occasion d’une rétrospective H.G. Giger)
- Le Pulp, Paris – janvier 2005
- festival Circuit, Barcelone– septembre 2005
- La Flèche d’Or, Paris- décembre 2005
- La Féline, Paris – juin 2006
- Festival Rock’n Rave, Pantin – novembre 2006
- Le Klub, Paris – Janvier 2007
- Le Point Ephemere, Paris – janvier 2007
- OPA, Paris – janvier 2007
- OCCI, Amsterdam – juin 2007
- Fashion biennale, Arnhem – juin 2007
- La Noche en Blanco, Madrid – octobre 2007
- Demolition Party, Hôtel Royal Monceau, Paris – juin 2008
- Le Point Ephémère, Paris, festival In Famous Carousel – septembre 2008
- Le Couvent des Trinitaires, Metz, festival Musiques Volantes – novembre 2008
- La Féline, Paris – mai 2009
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