Valerie History
La première Valerie Party a été l’occasion d’inviter Russ Chimes avec qui nous sommes devenus très amis, jusqu’à en faire l’ultime membre du collectif et le seul représentant Britannique .Notre identité graphique est signée par le collectif allemand The Zonders, découvert grâce au blog Discodust, et avec qui a eu lieu une vraie rencontre artistique. Après deux années d’existence, le blog est devenu une véritable œuvre multimédia, qui allie la musique à l’image et stimule la créativité. C’est pour nous, un moyen de partager nos références artistiques fondatrices tout en tenant une sorte de cahier de tendance, alimenté chaque semaine par des découvertes et des nouveautés exclusives.
When I created this blog back in April 2007, I wanted to name it “Valerie” as an echo of a popular name from the 1980s, a period which has always inspired me. My first step was to begin collecting various references from my childhood. Searching the internet for scans of old magazines, and artwork abundant in the retro futuristic aesthetics that inspire me and my music so much. In the same year, I met Anoraak, and thought to myself that there could really be something we could start from our small town of Nantes, no sooner had this though arrived, i discovered some of my friends created new projects called The Outrunners and Maethelvin. Soon after I met Minitel Rose, and we quickly decided to create a single Myspace profile which unified us all and presented the works of our new collective.
College
The Collective
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Anoraak
Anoraak: is a romantic, has seen Karate Kid too many times, is working on a collaboration with Kris Menace, dreams of Melbourne and San Francisco, is at ease with his nerdiness, is often late, Plays synth and sings at the same time, can only relax on a plane when he listens to Minie Ripperton’s “Adventures in Paradise”, never leaves his sunglasses, never says no to a Margarita or a quality Whisky, likes sunsets, has released his first mini album “Nightdrive With You”.
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Minitel Rose
Minitel Rose is an electro-disco trio originally from Nantes, France. The group is composed of Raphael, Romain and Quentin. Their premier album, The French Machine, was released in May of 2008.
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Russ Chimes
He’s already come to receive some significant blog attention for his own tracks and has already knocked out stellar remixes for the likes of Sam Sparro, Chromeo, The Golden Filter and Heads We Dance. With an E.P and new remixes in the pipeline he is definitely one to watch this year.
So if you’re in that kind of miami-neon sort of mood then head over to Russ’s myspace page, as She’s Got The Heat is what you need playing out of your drop top Ferrari 328. Seriously.
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The Outrunners
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Maethelvin

Maethelvin’s project was initiated in 2007. Fascinated by digital sound, he provides a perfect sound-track for car-chasing and TV shows from the 80’s, falling somewhere between forgotten Italo-disco melodies, and Jan Hammer’s soundtracks. As a DJ, Maethelvin is providing well-powered DJ sets, from italo-disco to future-disco, reviewing 20 years of creation in electronic music, with a strong dancefloor feeling.
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