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Odeurs
Odeurs formed in Lyon in 1981 with Hervé Bourde on vocals and keyboards, Philippe Pascal on guitar, Jean-Michel Royer on bass, and François Meunier on drums....
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Odeurs formed in Lyon in 1981 with Hervé Bourde on vocals and keyboards, Philippe Pascal on guitar, Jean-Michel Royer on bass, and François Meunier on drums. Their early shows had a theatrical, experimental quality that mixed punk energy with jazz structures and the melodic tradition of French chanson.
They released five albums between 1983 and 1993, including "La Dame de Fer" in 1987 and "Le Cri du Kangourou" in 1991. The band's arrangements were intricate and rhythmically unconventional, with Bourde's voice often pushing into raw, expressive territory over the top.
Their 1991 song "Le Cri du Kangourou" became their most recognizable track. Lyrically, Odeurs worked in a surreal, sometimes absurdist vein, touching on politics and modern life without settling into straightforward protest.
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