Kap Bambino is a French
electronic music
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duo created in 2001 by Orion Bouvier and Caroline Martial in
Bordeaux
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, France.
Style and themes
The group is known for Caroline Martial's wild vocals, Orion Bouvier's intense electronic beats, and their exciting live performances. In 2001 Martial formed the group's own independent label, "wwilko". They performed at the festivals
Dot to Dot in 2007 and
ZXZW in 2009. They have been featured in ''
NME'', ''
Another Magazine
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Founded in 2001, its Editor-in-Chief is Susannah Frankel, who joined in January 2016. Frankel had been Fashion Features Director of the magazine since ...
'', ''Dummy Mag'' and ''
Dazed & Confused''. The group was featured in
Matt Irwin's 2007 film for
Armani Exchange. Caroline was listed among the "hottest young models in London and New York." The group has independently toured all over Europe, Japan and Latin America. In 2009, they were a part of
SXSW
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, and their single "Dead Lazers" made BIGSTEREO's May 2009 charts for top downloads, placed number 8.
The two have separate side projects outside of Kap Bambino, Bouvier is "Groupgris", and Martial is "Khima France".
Members
* Orion Bouvier – keyboards
* Caroline Martial – vocals
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Love'' (2002)
* ''Zero Life Night Vision'' (2006)
* ''Zero Life Night Vision'' 12' (2008)
* ''Blacklist'' (2009)
* ''
Devotion'' (2012)
* ''Dust, Fierce, Forever'' (2019)
Singles and EPs
* ''NAZ4'' (2002)
* ''Neutral'' (2005)
* ''New Breath'' / ''Hey!'' (2007)
* ''Save'' / ''Krak Hunter'' (2008)
* ''Red Sign'' / ''Acid Eyes'' (2009)
* ''Dead Lazers'' (2009)
* ''Batcaves'' (2009)
* ''Obsess'' (2011)
* ''Resistance Alpha'' / ''Rise'' (2011)
* ''Under Tender'' / ''Degenerate'' (2012)
* ''Erase'' (2019)
*''Forever'' (2019)
Side projects
* Groupgris – electronic music group with Orion Bouvier
* Khima France – electronic music Caroline Martial
References
External links
Official websiteKap Bambinoat
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Electronic music duos
French electronic music groups
Musical groups established in 2001
Musical groups from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Because Music artists
Electropunk musical groups
Electroclash groups
French musical duos
Male–female musical duos