Make it Rock, Make it Roll

"Make it Roll" is the brand-new music video of my band Akouphën!

Its making of was epic and the video experienced a 14-month gestation period! Most of the footage was symbolically shot on November 11th, 2011 (11.11.11), on the release of the album the track is from, entitled "ΣLΣVΣN".

With all my injury problems it took me months to get the rushes back, and months again to find the time to shoot the missing scenes (the introduction basically). It took me quite a long time too to get used to the editing software and understand how to improve the lighting, the colors, the encoding and all...

I know it is not perfect, I am just an amateur, but we are quite satisfied with the final rendering!

Thanks again to all the people who took part in the making of of this video, and thanks in advance to all of you who will be willing to SHARE it!

A little click is a big help ;)

 

"LET'S GONNA TAKE CONTROL

MAKE IT ROCK, MAKE IT ROLL

PEOPLE"

The lyrics are quite simple.
I am aware that it is not totally idiomatic but:

1. We are French and
2. It has a good rhythm in it.

Akouphën.fr

The album is available in its CD version on the AkouStore of our website.
And if you are more into MP3s, we are registered on iTunes and CDBaby!

RELATED POSTS:

• Akouphën's "(Not) Sorry"
• Akouphën's "Shit Talker" Cheap Clip
• Akouphën's 2nd album: "ΣLΣVΣN"

LesAutresMondes: Akouphen Press Column

LesAutresMondes.info is a French webzine supporting women in music (a very noble cause), and is mainly specialized in Rock, Punk-Rock, Metal and Electro styles.

It lists lots of bands with at least one woman taking part, offers interviews and album press columns. It also has a calendar with upcoming events and reports on past events. And of course it is equipped with a forum.

All the articles are written with great care, and their reflexions and comments are not void or empty. No political cant here. Only passionnate people sharing worthy information.

The webzine had already contacted us for my band's first album entitled FACE.A and had written a nice column about it.

We naturally contacted them again for our second album ΣLΣVΣN and they treated us with a very detailed and careful column covering most of the songs of the album. Actually, I feel very flattered!

www.lesautresmondes.info

"Après une longue pause, Akouphën reprend du service et sort aujourd'hui son deuxième album, "ELEVEN". Pour ceux qui auraient besoin de se refraichir la mémoire, Akouphën est un duo formé par Kloë et TBJ, proposant un Rock Electro très disparate. TBJ (Jean) est chargé de la composition instrumentale, de l'enregistrement et du mixage. Kloë (Chloé Seyrès) s'occupe de l'écriture et du chant. Pas d'instrument chez (...)"

continued here...

USEFUL LINKS:

• Order ΣLΣVΣN
• Akouphen's Website
• LesAutresMondes Webzine
• Official music video "(Not) Sorry"

Skating-Music Interview on TÊTUE.COM

The title speaks for itself. I was contacted by the French gay magazine for an interview as 1) the singer of a band and 2) a world-renouned skater.

Akouphën's last music video having been in their music video selection of the moment, they came back to me after a couple of days to ask me for extra information! The interview was out a couple of days ago and it goes back on the history of the band and my history as a skater and it is illustrated with various (cool) videos.

... Fame, we're coming!

AKOUPHËN:

"Today, being a lesbian artist is trendy!"

Thursday July 12th, 2012

 

Being a gay magazine, they obviously exaggerated that part of me, but how could I bear the grudge against them for that...?

RELATED PAGES:

• TÊTUE TV Akouphën et sa chanteuse out ne sont "pas désolés"

(Not) Sorry

I'm aware that I'm being opportunistic and I'm (not) sorry for that, but let's seize the occasion of Music Day to go back on my band's brand new music video!

In a previous post I had warned you about lots of new exciting things coming for my band Akouphën. Fortunately, they all happened (and on time!)

1. First of all, our second album ΣLΣVΣN ©2011, digitally issued last november, has finally been PRESSED and is now available in its CD version with a great record sleeve full of pictures and lyrics. 
2. And secondly, to celebrate the long-awaited release, we have made a MUSIC VIDEO for one of the hit songs of the album: "(Not) Sorry".

Directed by Louis Moncouyoux of Vanksen communication agency, the video was shot in March in a disused roller-rink. You should know by now that I ALWAYS arrange things so that there is a reference to skating somehow!

We wanted it sober and professional and I'm satisfied with the final result.

I had sad feedbacks from some people who deplored that I was not on wheels but (again) I could hardly go down stairs at that time!

Anyway if you really want to see me skate to my music, you can have a look at my 2010 Slalom Profile!

Enjoy the video and feel free to share!

BONUS: Discover the Acoustic version of "(not)sorry"

RELATED POSTS:

• (Not) Sorry - Acoustic Version
• Akouphën's "Shit Talker" (Cheap Clip) 
• Chloé Seyrès's 2010 Profile "Falling Up"

• Chloe Seyres's band Akouphën: "(not)sorry" music video in Online-Skating.com
• "(Not) Sorry" in Les Clips les plus TÊTUE du moment, june 22nd 2012
• Akouphën's 2nd Album "ΣLΣVΣN"

• AkouStore on Akouphën's WebSite

Akouphen's "Shit Talker" (Cheap Clip)

Another unjustified post in this derby diary? Not at all: It's not just about music, it's about skating too!
I convey that it's not exactly about derby, but in my defence I will just remind that before being a derby girl, I'm above all a skater (... including a derbygirl, you got it right).

Now let's get back to the point! 

http://akouphen.jimdo.com

Our second album is finally entering the last phase of the process: being pressed! The issuing of the real CD will be coupled with that of a videoclip (nope, I will not give away the title of the chosen song).

ΣLΣVΣN was born virtually last november, on the 11.11.11 of course, but now we're getting ready for its coming into the real world.

In order to ease the waiting of all those great things coming, here is a cheap clip illustrating the song "Shit Talker" which I already talked about in a post about old women who fuss with you for no other reason than you having your skates on.

The episode, based on a true story (sadly enough), is more about being a typical example of the constant bullying skaters suffer from than being a fit of anger at that poor old lady who, unfortunately for her, happened to be the last straw.

Akouphën's 2nd album: "ΣLΣVΣN"

It's got (almost) nothing to do with derby, but I cannot just go on as if nothing had happened:

I'm glad to announce you that my band's second album is out today. That's the way it had to be: ΣLΣVΣN was meant to be released on the 11.11.11.

The title stands for lots of things, the most obvious being that we're in 2011 and that it's the 11th anniversary of the band.

At first Akouphën was a crew intermixing different artistic fields, but as time went by it focused on music. I joined the band in 2005, we made a good bunch of concerts and we issued our first album "Face.A" in 2007 with Ozore Age/Pias. A great first step which I was very proud of, although I was aware that our sound was still a bit young and needed to mature.

I left that very year because I had to move for skating reasons, and I dedicated the next couple of years to my Freestyle Skating career. I put an end to it in 2010 -- switching to derby, and going back to my second passion: music.