Fauve collective, sometimes stylized as FAUVE, is a French arts collective of music and videography established in 2010 in Paris. The band also uses the not equal to sign . The act depends mostly on story telling through acting, through spoken word and musical accompaniment. The collective has its own record label called FAUVE CORP.

FAUVE
Background information
OriginParis, France
GenresSpoken word
Years active2010–2015
LabelsFAUVE CORP
Members
  • Quentin Postel
  • Pierre Cabanettes
  • Simon Martellozo
  • Stephane Muraire
  • Nicolas Dardillac
Websitefauvecorp.com

FAUVE presents itself as an open collective, containing at times more than twenty members (musicians, but also actors, theatre technicians, visual artists).[1] On stage, the collective is represented by five musicians (vocals, guitar, bass, drums and keyboards) and a video artist.[2] During their media appearances, they aim to remain anonymous and of mysterious origins.[3] The name of the band is inspired by Les Nuits fauves (English title Savage Nights), a 1992 French drama film directed and written by Cyril Collard.

The collective became known through its online postings and found almost immediate success. On 20 May 2013, the band released its debut EP BLIZZARD containing the best of their productions thus far. It made the French Top 20 in its first week of release and two of the tracks appeared in the French Singles Chart. During the Bourges Spring Festival, it won the iNOUïS award as the discovery act of the festival called Découvertes du Printemps.

The collective's first album is called VIEUX FRÈRES - Partie 1. The album was released in two parts: VIEUX FRÈRES - Partie 1 was released on 2 February 2014 reaching number 2 in the SNEP French charts. The second part VIEUX FRÈRES - Partie 2 was released on 16 February 2015.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Album Peak positions Track listings
FRA
[4]
BEL
(Fl)

[5]
BEL
(Wa)

[6]
SWI
[7]
2014 VIEUX FRÈRES – Partie 1
  • Date of release: 3 February 2014
  • Record label: FAUVE CORP
  • Formats: CD, Digital downloads
2 96 4 11
  1. "Voyous" (feat. Georgio) (6:16)
  2. "Requin-tigre" (4:27)
  3. "Jeunesse Talking Blues" (3:01)
  4. "Rag #3" (1:35)
  5. "Infirmière" (4:42)
  6. "De ceux" (3:29)
  7. "Rag #4" (1:31)
  8. "Tunnel" (4:08)
  9. "Vieux frères" (4:07)
  10. "Lettre à Zoë" (3:54)
  11. "Loterie" (3:41)
2014 VIEUX FRÈRES – Partie 2
  • Date of release: 3 February 2014
  • Record label: FAUVE CORP
  • Formats: CD, Digital downloads
1 87 4 5
  1. "Juillet (1998)" (5:10)
  2. "Paraffine" (4:20)
  3. "Rag #5" (1:32)
  4. 'Tallulah' (3:42)
  5. "Bermudes" (2:30)
  6. "Azulejos" (2:55)
  7. "Sous les arcades" (4:32)
  8. "T.R.W." (3:25)
  9. "Rag #6" (2:05)
  10. "Révérence" (3:47)
  11. "Les hautes lumières" (5:09)

Live albums

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Year Album Peak positions Notes
FRA
[4]
BEL
(Fl)

[5]
BEL
(Wa)

[6]
SWI
[7]
2016 150.900
  • Date of release: 1 April 2016
  • Record label: Fauve Corp
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5 11 22
Year Album Peak positions Track listing
FR
[4]
2013 BLIZZARD
  • Date of release: 20 May 2013
  • Record label: FAUVE CORP
  • Formats: CD, Digital downloads, vinyl LP
13
  1. "Blizzard" (4:52)
  2. "Cock Music Smart music / Rag #1" (5:00)
  3. "Nuits fauves" (4:31)
  4. "Haut les cœurs / Rag #2" (5:37)
  5. "Kané" (3:59)
  6. "Rub a Dub" (5:51)

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions Album
FR
[4]
BEL
(Wa)

[6]
2013 "BLIZZARD" 75  – Blizzard EP
"NUITS FAUVES" 131  –
"SAINTE ANNE" 136  – Non-album release
"VOYOU" 30  – Non-album release
"DE CEUX" 43 4*
(Ultratip)
Vieux frères – Partie 1
2014 "INFIRMIÈRE" 45  –
"LETTRE À ZOÉ" 81  –
"LOTERIE" 111  –
"VIEUX FRÈRES" 134  –
"VOYOU"
(feat. Georgio)
138  –
"JEUNESSE TALKING BLUES" 182  –
"BERMUDES" 117  –
2015 "LES HAUTES LUMIÈRES" 43 26*
(Ultratip)
Vieux frères – Partie 2

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

References

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  1. ^ Interview par Elyse Khamassi (2013). "FAUVE : " On n'est pas des artistes, mais des artisans. "" (in French). ragemag.fr. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  2. ^ Paris Match - Le retour du grand FAUVE (in French)
  3. ^ Les InRocks - Ils sont Français et affolent les labels et les salles de concerts. Ahou Ahou! (in French)
  4. ^ a b c d "Fauve discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Fauve discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Fauve discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Fauve discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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