Le Volume Courbe

Le Volume Courbe (French for "The volume curve") is a band by French-born, London-based singer/songwriter, Charlotte Marionneau/Charlotte Courbe. "Le Volume Courbe" was a name of a sculpture by a friend of Marionneau's, Marcel Marionneau, a French sculptor living in the region of Vendée (France).[1]

Le Volume Courbe
OriginLondon, England
GenresExperimental pop
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, percussions, synthesiser, scissors.
LabelsPoptones, Honest Jons, Astralwerks, Ring The Alarm, Pickpocket Records
Associated actsNoel Gallagher high flying birds, Grimm Grimm
Websitewww.levolumecourbe.com
MembersCharlotte Courbe

In 2001, Le Volume Courbe released the "Harmony/Papillon De Nuit" 7" on the Poptones record label. In 2005, Marionneau recorded her debut album I Killed My Best Friend with contributions from Kevin Shields, Colm Ó Cíosóig, Hope Sandoval, and David Roback among others. The album was first released on Honest Jon's and was then picked up by Astralwerks in 2006.

In 2007, Le Volume Courbe released the "Freight train/The House" 7", a collaboration with the band Primal Scream on the label Trouble Records.

In 2008, Le Volume Courbe played a series of festivals and tour dates in Europe and the US, most notably, with the newly reformed My Bloody Valentine. The touring lineup included Marionneau on vocals, Theodore Hall on guitar, Mel Draisey on violin, glockenspiel and percussion, and Wild Cat on drums.

In 2011, Le Volume Courbe released a 10" EP titled "Theodaurus Rex". This was the first release on Pickpocket Records, the label founded by Kevin Shields and Charlotte Marionneau.

In 2013, Le Volume Courbe toured with My Bloody Valentine in the UK.

In 2015, Le Volume Courbe released the single "The House"/"Monte Dans Mon Ambulance", followed by the album I Wish Dee Dee Ramone Was Here With Me, being released by Ring The Alarm in the US and by Marionneau and Kevin Shields' label Pickpocket Records in other territories.[2] She also performed throughout UK and Europe as Le Volume Courbe vs Grimm Grimm. The project was formed to perform each other's songs.

In 2017, Marionneau contributed vocals to the Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds track “It's A Beautiful World”.[3] She also performed in the Noel Gallagher videos "Holy Mountain" and "Beautiful World". In 2018 and 2019 she joined Noel Gallagher’ world tour and performed on the scissors during "She Taught Me How To Fly," and featured in “Black Star Dancing” and “This is the place” videos.

She is currently working on a series of three EPs which will see the light next year and also touring the States with the High Flying Birds and the Smashing Pumpkins.

Discography

Albums
Cover from "I Killed My Best Friend"
  • I Killed My Best Friend - Honest Jon's (2005)
  • I Wish Dee Dee Ramone Was Here With Me - Pickpocket Records, Ring The Alarm (2015)

Guest Vocals (Charlotte Marionneau)

In My Place (1997) Simon Raymonde - Blame Someone Else - Bella Union

Dutch Housing (2002 ) Piano Magic - Writers Without Homes - 4AD

Dutch Housing (Sybarite Remix) (2002) Piano Magic - Writers Remixed (12", EP) - 4AD

Mono Random (2003) 7-Hurtz* - Electroleum - Output Recordings

All The Things You Are (2010) Television Personalities - A Memory Is Better Than Nothing - Rocket Girl

Commiserations (2016) Society (Virgin)

Who Built The Moon (2017) Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - It's A Beautiful World - Universal Music

Cliffhanger (2018) Grimm Grimm - Si - Some Other Planet

Production and Vocals

Why You Have To Be Me (2003) 7" - Whitey - PPQ

Films

Kicks - Lindy Heymann (2009): featured I Killed My Best Friend

The Kid - Nick Moran ( 2010): featured I love the Living You

Television

Skins, Season 4 /Episode 6 ( 2010): featured Freight Train

Killing Eve (TV series), Serie 2/Episode 6 (2019) : featured Born to Lie.

Compilations

Harmony (2001) Various - Poptones Presents Radio 4 - Epic/Sony

Ain't Got...I Got Life (2006) Various - From Colette With Love - Colette

Ain't Got No... I Got Life (2007) Various - Reprises Inrocks - Les Inrockuptibles

Little Death (2008) Various - Sound Postcards - The Bookmakers Ed.

Wooly Jumpers: (2011) Various Artists - Wool Recordings

Colette Nuggets Volume 2 (2011) Various - Colette - Colette

Born to lie - 2019 Killing Eve - Heavenly Records

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References
  1. "site of the french sculptor Marcel Marionneau, creator of the Volume Courbe, and of the french painter David Gatier". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  2. Monroe, Jazz. "Le Volume Courbe Announces New Album Featuring My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields, Shares "Rusty"". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. Radcliffe, Mark (October 9, 2017). "Radcliffe & Maconie". BBC6 (Interview). Interviewed by Mark Radcliffe. London: BBC.
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