Edith Crash
Edith Crash (born 5 October 1983 in Perpignan, France) is a French singer-songwriter, musician, producer[4] and one woman band.[5]
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Background information | |
Born | Perpignan, France | 5 October 1983
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Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums |
Labels | Light In The Attic Records |
Website | edithcrash |
Career
Edith Crash spent her teenage years in Spain before moving to Los Angeles.[6] In 2015, she recorded her album Partir with producer Alain Johannes.[7] The same year, her song "Casser" remixed by the Chilean musician Sokio[8] was used in the movie Knock, Knock directed by Eli Roth and starring Keanu Reeves .[9]
In February 2016 the prominent French magazine Rock & Folk gave four stars to her record 'Partir'.[10] In 2016 Edith Crash performed at South by Southwest [11] in Austin, Texas. She was featured on NPR as one of the favorite discoveries of the festival.[12] The article describes her style as bluesy, folky, dark and strange.[12]
In October 2019 Edith announces her new record "Frenzy" available from Light In The Attic Records.[13] The album, was co-produced by Edith and Jeff Berner (Psychic TV), it includes collaborations with Alain Johannes and was mastered by Bernie Grundman.[14] A music video directed by Vice Cooler was released for the song "Running". It was filmed in and around the venue The Smell in Downtown Los Angeles .[15] Henry Rollins described "Frenzy" as a "Super cool album[16]" and played several[17] songs [18]on his KCRW show.
Live performances
Edith Crash performed at the Primavera Sound Festival in 2012, SXSW [19] and Canadian Music Week [20] in 2016, as well as at Lightning in a Bottle in 2017.[21]
Discography
- De L'Autre Côté – (2011)[22]
- Inonde with Alex Augé – Vagueness Records (2012)[23]
- Partir – (2015)
- Frenzy – (2019)
References
- Baker, Trevor. "Spanish music now: from Alicante to Zaragoza". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- "Edith Crash". All Music.
- "Edith Crash". All Music.
- "Frenzy - Edith Crash | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- San Roman, Gabriel. "Edith Crash Returns With a New Album Tribute to Her Late Mother". OCWeekly. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- San Roman, Gabriel. "Edith Crash: Gut Wrenching Blues From the South...of France". OC Weekly. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- Bendix, Trish. "Edith Crash Debuts New Single". After Ellen. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "Edith Crash + Sokio (in Spanish)". La Banda Elastica. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- Clavaud, Guillaume. "Edith Crash: L'artiste perpignanaise Edith Crash dans la bande originale du prochain film avec Keanu Reeves (in French)". l'Independant. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- Desgroux, Jean-Charles. "Rock & Folk". Rock&Folk. Retrieved February 2016. Check date values in:
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(help) - "SXSW official page". SXSW. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- Hilton, Robin. "SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments". NPR. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- "Edith Crash - Frenzy". Light In The Attic Records. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- October 4th, Kevin Bronson on; 2019 (4 October 2019). "Video: Edith Crash, 'Running'". buzzbands.la. Retrieved 23 October 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "PREMIERE: Edith Crash Announces New Album "Frenzy," Shares "Running" Video". FLOOD. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "KCRW Broadcast 562 | Henry Rollins". KCRW. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "KCRW Broadcast 563 | Henry Rollins". KCRW. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "KCRW Broadcast 564 | Henry Rollins". KCRW. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments
- Edith Crash "Sur le Bord de la Route" (video)
- Lib Schedule
- "De L'Autre Côté". Music Brainz. Retrieved 2011. Check date values in:
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(help) - "Inonde". Music Brainz. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in:
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