jose and the wastemen
JOSE & THE WASTEMEN "Seven Cevennes Cicadas"
release : sept.21th 2011 on Un dimanche records / available on: digifile CD
This is the first JOSE AND THE WASTEMEN record.
It has seven songs, and it has been recorded in 7 daysin sunny south of France. One and only guets on this record is Nat from
LAFAYETTE.
"My aim was to make a cool acoustic record, with cool people in a cool place. That's what we did. " (Jose)
Everything below will let you know more about it, and shall be usefull. For any question or anything please email contact@wastemen.net
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      RECORD
SONGS
WASTEMEN
DOWNLOADS VIDEOS CREDITS     
THE RECORD
seven cevennes cicadas
Digifile CD / Recycled cardboard / Handmade Screenprint / Includes inlay-poster / Available here
THE SONGS

DUSTY
- featuring Nat on additional vocals
- music: DOS-SANTOS Sebastien Jose, VILLENEUVE Remi
- lyrics: DOS SANTOS Sebastien Jose
- "It's the first song we wrote together with Dusty Rem'. It was a shame he could not be on this recording but hey, shit happens." (Jose)

MORE FUN
-music: DOS SANTOS Sebastien Jose
-lyrics: DOS SANTOS Sebastien Jose
- "The first two arpegios/chords are the first ones I composed wayyyyyyy back in the eighties. I made a song out of them many times but never completed. Now it 's done." (Jose)

JUST A SONG
-featuring
Nat on additional vocals
-music: DOS-SANTOS Sebastien Jose
- lyrics: DOS SANTOS Sebastien Jose
- "Again, something I had in mind and hands for years and years. Very simple. Sounds like a fairy tale." (Jose)

IN SIDE DREAMS
-music: DOS-SANTOS Sebastien Jose
-lyrics: DOS SANTOS Sebastien Jose
- "In my mind this song was slower, deeper ... but we did it that way & it's okay. We never play that song the same way indeed." (Jose)

GIRLS
-featuring Nat on backing vocals
-music: DOS-SANTOS Sebastien Jose & VILLENEUVE Remi
-lyrics: DOS SANTOS Sebastien Jose
- "I played that song in a previous band (Mirabel) no one ever heard of. We were too lazy & broke to record anything, back in the analogic era. So here it is for you, girls." (Jose)

MONTREAL
-music: DOS-SANTOS Sebastien Jose
-lyrics: DOS SANTOS Sebastien Jose
- "Same thing, that was a Mirabel song I wrote in 1994 on the first week  of my long canadian journey, as I spent days in the parks trying weird open tunings & enjoying grass." (Jose)

WINTER'S GONE
-music: VILLENEUVE Remi & DOS-SANTOS Sebastien Jose
-lyrics: DOS SANTOS Sebastien Jose
- "This song is 99% Dusty Rem's. A real one-take recording." (Jose)
CREDITS
- produced by Franck Hedin for Badstone & Lam Son Nguyen
- recorded by Lam Son Nguyen & Franck hedin at Simon's House (Cevennes/France)  / september 18th-24th 2010 
except "WINTER'S GONE" recorded & produced by Lam Son N'guyen at 1936 Studios (Grenoble/France) / august 28th 2010
- cover artwork: Moonchild & Jose / Wastemen pictures: ourselves
- (p) & (c) UN DIMANCHE 2010
WASTEMEN
------- THE BAND
JOSE
JOSE
- lead vocals / backing vocals
- guitars / dulcimer / autoharp
- used to play in FIRECRACKERS, Jull, Mirabel, The Slezay Kids
- kind of hairy dictator

dimitri
DIMITRI
- drums & percussions
- backing vocals
- also plays in MODERN FOLKS & NADJ
- our latin lover


dusty rem
"DUSTY" REM'
- guitar on "Winter's Gone"
- Pedal Steel on "Girls"
- also plays in 60.000 Lakes/Les bandits  & DUSTER'71
- used to be a guest, now he's part of the band
- addicted to open-g tuning & vinegar chips

------- THE GUEST
nadj
NAT
- lead vocals for the duet on "Gone"
- additional vocals on "Go fuck yourself"
- backing vocals & screams on "High"
- she's got balls, that woman
- and talent, check her main band LAFAYETTE

------- CO-PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS
lam son LAM SON NGUYEN
- Co-owner and producer at 1936 Studio, Grenoble, France
- also recorded and co-produced our second E.P."Six City Songs
- also recorded last Firecrackers album, Decibelles and more
- used to play in Feverish
- plays in brand new band OWEN TEMPLE QUARTET
- fastest guy on a recording machine /  addicted to coffee

- read short interview
hedin FRANCK HEDIN
- Co-owner and producer at Dirty Fingers Studio, Paris, France / Co-owner & manager of  Badstone Publishing
- also recorded Kinda Weird Fishes, the Barrettes & more.
- plays the bass in 
LAFAYETTE
- a great passion and savoir-faire for arrangements.

- read short interview 
DOWNLOADS
six city songs
------- THE COVER
download (right click+save target as)
credit : Moonchild

pic
------- THE INSIDE PICTURE
download (right click+save target as)
credit : Moonchild & Sebastien Jose Dos-Santos
wastemen
------- THE PRESS PICTURE
download (right click+save target as)
credit : Arnault Breysse
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