Artist: ödland

Nicely done video for the brand new 73 by FS favorites Ödland. Face A, Cecidomyiidae, is a stoned-out Cheshire Cat's grin of a song, face B, La floraison des bambous, an odd mix of chanson, chamber music, and babypop. I love this stuff, but cannot shake off the feel that it's more of the same. 200 signed and numbered copies which can be ordered via the band's website .

We already wrote about Ödland here and here , and now their first album is due this spring. Loads of teasers on their MySpace site , plus Alizée speaking. Other voices, other rooms, sexy, too. Here's the title song of their 2009 debut EP: Ödland - The Caterpillar -

• Ödland - oedlandpillar.mp3

Four teaser videos so far; Ödland just won't quit. Their debut EP The Caterpillar blended experimental French classical music with pop, and their pending debut LP, Ottocento, promises more of the same. Ottocento is slated for a Spring 2009 2010 release and if it's half as creative as these promotional videos, we're all in for a sizable treat. Creative, yes. They're also quite funny. I've included the first five below; there will be more so head over to Lorenzo Papace's Vimeo page [...]

• Ödland - 091216-odland-the_caterpillar.mp3

Ödland is a German word for Wasteland, but the country this band comes from is ruled by Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat . Actually, Ödland are from southern France, featuring Lyon-based pianist Lorenzo Papace and singer Alizée Bingöllü , an actress and fille sourire for sure, though quite a special one, sounding like a cross between Vanessa (you guess which one) and the ghost of a well-educated little girl from the 19th century. Ödland's music is labeled as folktronica on the net, whatever that may mean, but it's surely much more, interweaving highly alluring chamber music with the spirit [...]

• Ödland - 02 Les yeux de l'oiseau
• Ödland - 03 La chanson du parasite

The Caterpilar by Ödland is a concoction of classically-trained pianist Lorenzo Papace of Lyon, France. Vocals (very likely through influence by French masters like Serge Gainsbourg) are contributed from actress and enchantress Alizée Bingöllü . Isabelle Royet-Journoud can be found on ukulele and environmental sounds, and Léa Bingöllü provides stringed accompaniment in the form of violin. These four individuals are Ödland, a French folk/classical group whose music is beautifully peaceful and unmistakably original. The sound Ödland creates hints at a greater influence, one dating back a few [...]

• Ödland - 090708_odland_-_sur_les_murs_de_ma_chambre.mp3