Clément Daquin, known by his stage name ALB, is a French
electropop
Electropop is a popular music fusion genre combining elements of the electronic and pop styles. It has been described as a variant of synth-pop with emphasis on a hard electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a rev ...
musician from
Reims
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,
France
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and is signed to Rise Recordings.
ALB started under that name in 2006 and his original releases were the EP ''CV 209'' in 2006 and the studio album ''Mange-disque'' released in 2007 that included "CV 209" as a track. The album ''Mange-disque'' was marketed in an orange unique packaging designed by designer and Clément Daquin's girlfriend Emilie Vast. It was fashioned after the retro
45rpm
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record player called "Univox Mange-Disque" from the 1970s. Each of the songs on the album had its cover art as well.
The EP ''I Beg for a Summer'' was released on 6 June 2011. ALB's most famous hit was "Golden Chains" featuring the French band The Shoes, taken from the ''I Beg for a Summer'' EP. Automotive company
Peugeot
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The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was established in 1810, making it the oldest car company in the world. On 20 November 1858, Émile Peugeot applie ...
used it in 2012 in one of its major advertising campaign "I Am Your Body" in the series of ads "Let Your Body Drive" for the "
Peugeot 208" model.
The song entered the French Singles Chart after airing of the ad on French television. Golden Chains's interactive music video, produced by CLM BBDO, Carnibird and ACNE Production, received several awards including the 2012 UK Music Video Innovation Award as well as several Lions in the Cannes International Festival of Creativity.
ALB has shared studios with Yuksek and has worked with Bewitched Hands, Yuksek, The Shoes, Brodinski and Monsieur Monsieur and others. Clément Daquin has been a member of The Invaders and has worked closely with Yuksek's electropop combo Klanguage. and Klanguage's self-titled album was co-produced by Clément Daquin and Pierre Alexandre Busson.
Street Tease: Klanguage - 7 questions à Klanguage
accessed 7 March 2018.
Discography
Albums
2007: ''Mange-disque''
Track list:
#"Golden Spell"
#"Cv 209"
#"Safeguard"
#"I.d.n.y"
#"Dora maar"
#"Reims Roubaix"
#"48 (bercksong)"
#"Nicaine & Cotine"
#"Sweet Sensation"
#"Daveg"
#"Walter Mouse"
#"Sunday Morning"
2014: ''Come Out it's Beautiful''
Track list:
#"Golden Spell"
#"Nature Synthétique N°01"
#"Hypoballad"
#"She Said"
#"Brand New Start"
#"Nature Synthétique N°02"
#"Golden Chains"
#"Never Miss You"
#"Whispers Under the Moonlight"
#"Ashes"
#"Nature Synthetique N°03"
#"Oh! Louise"
#"Back to the Sun"
#"The Road"
#"Take Advice"
2017: DEUX
Track list:
# IDIDUDID
# The Less I Know (The Better)
# Scar Cycles
# Endless Together (feat. Daisy)
# Empathy for the Devil, Pt. 1
# Empathy for the Devil, Pt. 2
# I Keep on Runnin
# Guilty Pleasure
# The Last Word
# Days Till Tomorrow
EPs
2006: ''CV 209''
Track list:
*"CV 209" (Spirit Catcher remix)
*"CV 209" (original mix)
*"CV 209" (Yuksek remix)
2011: ''I Beg for a Summer''
Track list:
*"Golden Chains" (feat. The Shoes) (2:55)
*"Never Miss You" (3:27)
*"Brand New Start" (2:45
*"Show Me Your Love" (2:54)
Singles
References
External links
Facebook
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French musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people