- Audio CD (27 Sep 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Vital Dist.Ltd.
- ASIN: B000025AM0
- Other Editions: Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 161,879 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Produced by Paul Schroeder, who worked with the Stone Roses and the Verve, Bon Chic Bon Genre certainly has its roots firmly in the baggy indie tradition. There are elements of early indie dance here: "Sauntry Sly Chic" in particular is reminiscent of Flowered Up and the final track ("Harsh Shark") has all the laid back grandeur of a classic Stone Roses crescendo. But shuffling on the dance floor is certainly not the order of the day for lead vocalist Pete Voss. His snarling, dirty and sometimes completely incomprehensible lyrics are all based on a Clockwork Orange theme--a nod to the darker side of Britpop or Mod-inspired punk. Although they lose it a bit at times--some of the lyrics would have sounded better slurred--as the title (taken from a French S&M magazine) suggests, they just about manage to pull it off with more than a little style. --Caroline Butler
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
You want something truly exciting, groundbraking, breathtakingly different to anything else you've ever listened to? Here you've got it. A glance at the song titles already tells you that there's something different going on here. Campag Velocet have invented a style and sound of their own, and it is difficult to draw comparisons. Surely, if you like noisy early 90's indie guitar bands and baggy Madchester tunes, you'll love Campag Velocet - but still, they're a different thing altogether.
From the droning noise of mantra-like opening track "Bon chic bon genre" to the laid back "Sauntry sly chic" to the ultimate Clockwork Orange anthem "Drencrom Velocet Synthemesc", the band take you on a trip through their weird, spaced out world and in the end will leave you wanting to repeat the whole thing over and over again. "Vito Satan", the band's most recent single, may be a very accessible pop tune with a lovely melody, but apart from being very untypical for Campag, to me it doesn't quite live up to the wickedness of "Pike in your life" (a very good song to listen to when you're in a strop) or the apocalyptic "Harsh Shark".
Without Pete Voss, the group wouldn't be the same, because it is his unique voice that goes along so well with the music, being energetic, original and raw. Pete once said to journalists that he is annoyed by other singers' good voices and tuneful singing because it lacks emotion - you get the picture.
This album was among the NME's top 10 albums of 1999, and deservedly so. Since I bought it 2 years ago, I have been listening to it nearly every single day, and I can only recommend this little masterpiece to everyone who reads this review.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
They look like they're out of a comic, they've got Inspiral Carpets haircuts and one's called Barnaby. Lovely jubbly. Take no notice of the fact that other users bought Granddaddy, Elbow and God knows who else, this album is quality. It's got the rock attitude of Oasis, the baggy basslines of Happy Mondays and the psychedelia of Primal Scream circa Screamadelica. But don't get me wrong, it ain't just a Madchester rip off, it's "Rock n Roll 2000" as Pete Voss said. The lyrics are a wonderful mixture of arty pretention(A "Clockwork Orange" fascination runs throughout)and rock grand gestures. You'll never quite be sure when they're taking the mick and when they're belting out a deadly serious manifesto, but that's the fun. Unfortunately it looks like this'll be their only album so snap it up now before it becomes impossible to find. This truly is one of 1999 best albums.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a quality album. Very well produced. Pete Voss sounds a bit like Sid Vicious, the guitarist wants to be The Edge. It's spaced out wierd, yet catchy and funky. The drums are clattery, guitars echoey, vocals snarls, bass groovy. After a couple of listens you will find yourself singing incompressensible lyrics from one of the many melodies which will stick in your head. I need some pike in my life.
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We thought they would be massive!
When I first bought this album in 1999 it totally blew me away. With a musical attitude that fused
baggy & punk it was unlike anything around at the time. Read more
baggy & punk it was unlike anything around at the time. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2010 by John Richards
Should we really be surprised?
Let's face it, if you've never heard an album there's usually a very good reason. Some bands are unfairly treated - something gets in the way of them ever really breaking out. Read more
Published on 8 April 2005 by Mr. T. J. D. Purser
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This is a fantastic debut album. The N.M.E reviewer at the time if its release got it right 'A very modern sounding record' and it is. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2002
a real horrorshow album
very few albums are as good as this . From the teched out in your face sounds of the opening title track to the stoned out bliss of end track harsh shark, this album failed to... Read more
Published on 4 April 2000
Something Different
If there was ever a time for something different in the British music industry, this is certainly it. Read more
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