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The Dizzy Brains are four musicians with a garage rock sound, spreading their militant music beyond their native Madagascar to make their anger against corruption, the inaction of the people, the politicians, and the lack of freedom of expression resonate. They have turned their raw, sometimes vintage rock into a weapon to denounce and make themselves heard. Fans of the Sonics, the Stooges or MC5, the two brothers, Eddy on vocals and Mahefa on bass, founders of the band, were brought up on good old '60s-70s rock by their father. After the band's revelation at the Trans Musicales de Rennes in 2015, they have played at the Printemps de Bourges, MaMA festival, Solidays and Festival d'été de Quebec. They have also played in France, Morocco, South Korea and Germany. Their first EP Vangy (2015) and their first two albums Out Of The Cage (XRP 1602CD/LP, 2017) and Tany Razana (XRP 1804LP/1805CD, 2018) set the tone: "Madagascar is not a cartoon!" The group is here to let people know that Vangy is still, and more than ever, relevant when we see the country sinking deeper because of the lack of action of corrupted politicians. Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world without having experienced war and the first country to suffer famine due to global warming. Three years after Tany Razana, the group returns to shout its rage in a third album entitled Dahalo. A return to their roots with an album written almost entirely in Malagasy. The Dahalo are bandits who spread terror in the south of Madagascar, the traditional zebu theft which marked the passage to adulthood for the Bara (southern ethnic group) has become a violent and murderous business feeding a mafia system. For the band's members, the motto does not change, the love for their native land does not make them blind to corruption, poverty, abuse of men, rape and drought. Through a melodious and powerful punk rock, Dahalo offers a musical journey full of energy. The violence of the message is transcribed with accuracy and coherence, amplified by the guitar riffs of Poun and the drums of Alban. The four musicians from Tananarive are ready to set the stage on fire. The incredible stage presence of Eddy, the leader, and the virtuosity of the three musicians, will inevitably leave their mark on the audience during their next concerts in France and elsewhere.
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LP version. The Dizzy Brains, these four raging boys with their protest garage rock, left their homeland, Madagascar, to claim their anger against corruption, inaction of politicians and lack of freedom of expression. Raw vintage rock is their weapon to denounce and be heard. Lovers of The Sonics, The Stooges, and MC5, the two brothers, Eddy on vocals and Mahefa on bass, founders of the band, were raised on the rock of the 1960s and 70's by their father. Their songs speak about their country with love and passion but also about the corruption that ravages the future of the people. The first concert of The Dizzy Brains outside Tananarive was held at the Transmusicales of Rennes in 2015, of which they were the revelation. They performed the following year at the Printemps de Bourges, MaMa Festival, Fiesta des Suds or Solidays, and they also stepped onto the stages of the Festival d'Ete de Quebec and Esperanzah in Belgium. Their audience grew in the spring of 2018 during their first tour of Germany and the Netherlands. Between concerts, planes and the road, The Dizzy Brains produced Tany Razana, their second album in the south of France. These thirteen new songs are more mature than those of their first album Out Of The Cage(XRP 1602CD/LP, 2017). Entitled Tany Razana ("burnt earth" in Malagasy), this new album also gives pride of place to the guitar riffs of Poun and the powerful drumming of Mirana.
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The Dizzy Brains, these four raging boys with their protest garage rock, left their homeland, Madagascar, to claim their anger against corruption, inaction of politicians and lack of freedom of expression. Raw vintage rock is their weapon to denounce and be heard. Lovers of The Sonics, The Stooges, and MC5, the two brothers, Eddy on vocals and Mahefa on bass, founders of the band, were raised on the rock of the 1960s and 70's by their father. Their songs speak about their country with love and passion but also about the corruption that ravages the future of the people. The first concert of The Dizzy Brains outside Tananarive was held at the Transmusicales of Rennes in 2015, of which they were the revelation. They performed the following year at the Printemps de Bourges, MaMa Festival, Fiesta des Suds or Solidays, and they also stepped onto the stages of the Festival d'Ete de Quebec and Esperanzah in Belgium. Their audience grew in the spring of 2018 during their first tour of Germany and the Netherlands. Between concerts, planes and the road, The Dizzy Brains produced Tany Razana, their second album in the south of France. These thirteen new songs are more mature than those of their first album Out Of The Cage(XRP 1602CD/LP, 2017). Entitled Tany Razana ("burnt earth" in Malagasy), this new album also gives pride of place to the guitar riffs of Poun and the powerful drumming of Mirana.
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Two brothers songwriters-composers: Mahefa (bass) and Eddy (vocals). Two youngsters in their prime, brought up listening to their music lover of a father's collection of vinyl records (The Kinks, The Kingsmen, The Vines, Singapore Sling). The only issue is that rock'n'roll, although considered standard, is nowhere near as loved in Madagascar as heavy metal and folkloric rock. Even worse, the style is banned. Hence, the feeling of survival for the genre. Eddy had the brilliant idea for the band back in 2011 (while on the toilet -- as you do!) while listening to the seven AM program of Jacqueline Taïeb. Boom! As simple as that. They found their style mixing daily narration with minimalistic orchestration. And their name, The Dizzy Brains, was inspired by Jacques Dutronc and Serge Gainsbourg (whom they adore) mixing irony and carelessness in attitude. In fact, they borrowed "Les Cactus" by Dutronc and made it their own, filling it with loads of thorns. Their biggest influence, however, remains The Sonics, whose "Louie Louie" and "Have Love with Travel" was translated in Malagasy and is featured on their first EP, Môla Kely (2013) describing easy girls from an album called Little Bitch -- you read it right -- provocation, one would easily describe it. Their main preoccupations remain money, the future, friends (girlfriends), and a political system that is fast becoming the enemy. But being a "punk" band has never been tempting to them. The constant feeling of rejection made them switch and that feeling is forging their character as a band, shaping attitude and beliefs. Choosing between being the sheep or the wolf; they have made their mark.
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LP version. Two brothers songwriters-composers: Mahefa (bass) and Eddy (vocals). Two youngsters in their prime, brought up listening to their music lover of a father's collection of vinyl records (The Kinks, The Kingsmen, The Vines, Singapore Sling). The only issue is that rock'n'roll, although considered standard, is nowhere near as loved in Madagascar as heavy metal and folkloric rock. Even worse, the style is banned. Hence, the feeling of survival for the genre. Eddy had the brilliant idea for the band back in 2011 (while on the toilet -- as you do!) while listening to the seven AM program of Jacqueline Taïeb. Boom! As simple as that. They found their style mixing daily narration with minimalistic orchestration. And their name, The Dizzy Brains, was inspired by Jacques Dutronc and Serge Gainsbourg (whom they adore) mixing irony and carelessness in attitude. In fact, they borrowed "Les Cactus" by Dutronc and made it their own, filling it with loads of thorns. Their biggest influence, however, remains The Sonics, whose "Louie Louie" and "Have Love with Travel" was translated in Malagasy and is featured on their first EP, Môla Kely (2013) describing easy girls from an album called Little Bitch -- you read it right -- provocation, one would easily describe it. Their main preoccupations remain money, the future, friends (girlfriends), and a political system that is fast becoming the enemy. But being a "punk" band has never been tempting to them. The constant feeling of rejection made them switch and that feeling is forging their character as a band, shaping attitude and beliefs. Choosing between being the sheep or the wolf; they have made their mark.
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