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- Tahiti 80 are a French indie pop band from Rouen and Paris. The group was founded in 1993 by Xavier Boyer, Pedro Resende, Médéric Gontier and Sylvain Marchand. Singer and guitarist Boyer and bassist Resende formed the pop combo as students at the University of Rouen, sharing an affinity for indie music, new wave and sixties pop. Taking their name from a souvenir t-shirt given to Boyer's father in 1980, the duo recruited guitarist Mederic Gontier, and with the addition of drummer Sylvain Marchand a year later, the lineup was complete. The foursome released a self-produced and self-financed EP, "20 Minutes" (Bobby Records 1996) which resulted in them signing a deal with French label Atmospheriques. In 1998, the band flew to NYC to record their first album “Puzzle” with Andy Chase. Featuring contributions from Eric Matthews and Adam Schlesinger, "Puzzle" was mixed in Sweden with Tore Johansson. The record, released between the end of 1999 & early 2000 received much praise from the press (band of the week in Melody Maker in Spring 1999), and saw the band touring the world to promote it. “Puzzle” eventually went gold in Japan. Of all the singles taken from the album, "Heartbeat" was the most successful. Tahiti 80's US label, Minty Fresh, released a mini LP called "Extra Pieces", which included B-sides, remixes & other rarities. In 2001, the band re-united with Andy Chase to record a more experimental follow up album: “Wallpaper For The Soul”. The sessions took place in Rouen, NYC, Etretat, London & Portland (Oregon). Collaborators on this effort include mixer Tony Lash and Let It Be arranger Richard Hewson. “Wallpaper For The Soul” was released in 2002, garnered good reviews (it was selected as one of Uncut’s top 10 albums of the year) and was followed by another mini album "A piece of Sunshine" made up of out-takes from the prolific album sessions. Following that, Xavier Boyer selected songs for a compilation called "A Piece of Gold” on behalf of the band. Featuring various artists such as Todd Rundgren, The Small Faces, Donald Byrd.... ) it was only released in Japan for copyright reasons. For their third album, from 2003–2004, Tahiti 80 spent several months at their own recording studio, the Tahitilab. The way of working was different this time: as opposed to "Puzzle" & "WFTS", the songs were mostly improvised and written in the studio. The soul journey which began on songs like "Heartbeat" and "1,000 Times" matured on "Fosbury". They collaborated with Neal Pogue (co-production & mix) and Serban Ghenea (mix), respectively Outkast’s and NERD’s sound engineers, with British singer Linda Lewis duetting on "Your Love Shines". And "Better Days Will Come" was featured in the first episode of the fourth season of Smallville (an American television series) in September, 2004. Between tours, Boyer & Resende produced a couple of albums by friends (Fugu, Calc) whilst Xavier Boyer - under the anagram pseudonym Axe Riverboy - recorded the somewhat folk-influenced solo album "Tutu To Tango". In 2007, the band transferred to Universal's Barclay label and in 2008, they went back to the Tahitilab to record "Activity Center". It was described by the critics as a back to basics album, with a rawer sound and a rock production style. Sylvain Marchand wasn't involved as a drummer as ear problems which had plagued him for years, prevented him from recording his drum parts. Drums were subsequently played by Julien Barbagallo with percussion by Raphael Leger (respectively Tahiti 80's live keyboardist/percussionist and drummer). To promote the album, the band explored new territories (Taiwan, South America) and they even licensed the album for release in the US on their own imprint "Human Sounds" (a reference to "Pet Sounds" by The Beach Boys). During winter and early spring 2010, Tahiti 80 have recorded their 5th album. They will precede "The Past, The Present & The Possible", which features contributions from Tony Lash & Tore Johansson, with an e. p called "Solitary Bizness". The album is scheduled to be released in early 2011.
- Tahiti 80 on englannin kielellä musiikkinsa esittävä ranskalainen pop-yhtye. Se perustettiin Rouenissa vuonna 1993.
- La formazione dei Tahiti 80 viene alla luce nel 1993 dall'idea di Xavier Boyer e Pedro Resende. Luogo di nascita è Rouen, la capitale della Normandia. I due ragazzi frequentano l'università e hanno la passione per Beatles, Kinks e per la musica pop rock d'oltremanica, che in quell'epoca è in piena fase britpop. Il nome che si scelgono deriva da una maglietta che il padre di Boyer aveva acquistato nel 1980 durante una vacanza in Polinesia. Le prime session in casa sono impostate su questa linea e portano alla realizzazione di un paio di demo. Nel 1994 il duo diventa trio, con l'ingresso del chitarrista Mederic Gontier, mentre l'anno dopo si allarga a quartetto, con l'arrivo del bassista Sylvain Marchand. Un anno ancora e esce il primo lavoro ufficiale del gruppo, un EP intitolato 20 Minutes. I Tahiti 80 cominciano a farsi un nome a Parigi e nel nord della Francia suonando nei locali e poi sfornando un altro EP, I.S.A.A.C.. I tempi per il primo full lenght sono maturi e nel 2000 la Atmospherique distribuisce Puzzle. Inizialmente diffuso solo in Francia, l'album verrà distribuito e apprezzato solo negli anni successivi nel resto d'Europa. Extra Pieces segue l'anno dopo. Trame aeree e sapienza compositiva, ma rispetto ai maestri inglesi i Tahiti 80 sviluppano uno stile più leggero e istintivo, un pop rock più fresco e ironico, carico di vitalità ma allo stesso tempo maturo, personale e raffinato. Il loro tocco è un po' nostalgico vintage fa sì che in patria comincino a paragonarli ai Daft Punk, agli Air, ai Belle and Sebastian, non tanto per lo stile quanto per il ruolo all'interno della rinnovata nouvelle vague musicale transalpina. Gli altri lavori sono Wallpaper for the Soul e, per la Minty Fresh, A Piece of Sunshine e Fosbury, distribuiti dalla Minty Fresh. Con loro lavorano in studio musicisti come Tore Johansson dei Cardigans, che riescono a fondere le istanze musicali dei quattro in un blend sonoro compatto e originale, in cui si incrociano tastiere anni sessanta, fiati, chitarre elettriche e acustiche, mellotron e la voce carismatica di Boyer, dal poco ortodosso accento inglese. Nel 2005 esce anche un DVD dal titolo Changes.
- タヒチ80(たひち・えいてぃー、Tahiti 80)は、フランスのポップ音楽グループ。母国語を重んじるフランスにおいて、結成当初から英語で歌うポップグループである。
- Tahiti 80 est un groupe français d'expression anglaise formé dans les années 1990 à Rouen. Le nom du groupe a pour origine un slogan marqué sur un T-shirt. Leur musique peut s'apparenter à de la pop avec des tendances soul. Composé de quatre membres (dont trois chantent), le groupe exploite la guitare, des percussions, la batterie, la basse et des claviers : Médéric Gontier : guitare, chant, claviers Pedro Resende : basse, claviers, percussions, chant Sylvain Marchand : batterie, percussions, claviers Xavier Boyer : chant, guitare, basse, claviers Tahiti 80 s'est produit en première partie des Pony Pony Run Run le 12 novembre 2010 au Zénith de Paris avec The Popopopops.
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