INTERLOPE

Ten years of existence, several Qwartz nominations (Electronic Music Awards), a plethora of albums, remixes and lives and still this very same seismic energy.

This characteristic independence. This open-mindedness, stateless and hybrid.

With its caustic evocation of nowadays society, Interlope, cult tandem of the Parisian electro breakbeat openly drum and bass, firmly claims its status of free electron. Its freedom of tone, sound and above all, improvisation…
Brief reminder of the facts:

Paris. Mid 90's. Graphic designers, sculptors, clothes designers, comedians and musicians besiege a disused hospital of the French capital. Transformed into rehearsal studios and artists workshops, "L'Hôpital Ephémère" (ancestor of the current "Usines Ephémères" and "Point Ephémère"), gathers numerous musical time bombs (FFF, Oneyed Jack, Human Spirit, Sriracha, Lofofora, Lt No, etc.).

Rimshot is then the drummer of LT No. and Dragongaz, the guitarist of Ultra Orange. In parallel, this latter signs his first hard tek beatz on the Chronobrain label very first release, "Zero Zero" (alongside Jeff / Spiral Tribe), flirts with the hardcore label, Notek Rec, and toys with big beat within Sounds Like Pistols. The feeling flows between both rock musicians and an electronic project materializes. In 99, Interlope is founded.
First squat parties with the junglist sound system Masimas (alongside the last Willyman, Pushy!, Krak In Dub, Mc Lox, etc.), first EPs signed on Random Records and Jarring Effect, Interlope quickly becomes the underground breakbeat spearhead.

Surprising and unpredictable, the electronic duet imposes a unique style.
From Jarring Effect to Expressillon, its two labels of predilection, and from a collaboration to another (Oneyed Jack, Hightone, MC Jamalski, MC SK, Watkins Tudor Jones, Black Sifichi, MC Troy, Bad Joke, etc.), Interlope revises its style. Sharpens its beatz.

Sheer stream roller of a furiously epidemic breakbeat jungle on stage, the experimental duo is more down tempo on its albums. Manifestoes follow on from each other and are never alike. Sometimes live, epileptic and uptempo, following the example of its sets (" Chip Jockey vol 1 "), sometimes downtempo and open to other rhythmic spheres (" Talk To The Beat ", " Electrified " featuring numerous South African artists such as Sibot and MC Totally Rad, met during the "Siphon Project" tour, " Petits Arrangements Entre Amis ", "Reprocessed" and its 5 Hightone remixes, "Audioactivism" with the Hightone guitarist, etc.).
2009. Interlope crashes into the record stores with the second volume of Chip Jockey. Authentic Taser, this live album delivers a discharge of breakbeat shored up by solid drum and bass foundations. The tension of the live set is tangible and the free improvisation of the performance, as powerful as it was 10 years ago.

Next step ? Interlope is about to shake the Richter scale worldwide. Already well sketched these last years (South Africa, Canada, the United States, Reunion, UK, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Switzerland, etc.), the international invasion of the French binomial (now assisted on stage by the talented Vjay girl, K-KI) is only beginning.


Text : Nat V www.myspace.com/natvdigital
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June 14, 2006

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Interlope @ Festival les Salvaches 2010 from Bad Kidow Company on Vimeo.

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EXPRESSILLON & JARRING EFFECT