Blog: Direct Current

Nouvelle Vague , the brainchild of French producers/arrangers Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux, have an interesting musical mission in life: taking 70's and 80's new wave and punk chestnuts and completely transforming them within the style of a drastically different genre of music. Beginning with their self-titled 2004 debut album, the duo initiated their concept with a Brazilian bent, converting songs by Depeche Mode, The Cure and The Clash into swaying bossa nova lounge tracks sung by a bevy of seductive female singers. And, ever stranger, the project proved to be a success, not only with music fans but with [...]