Yann Tambour, the author/composer/performer who hides behind the Encre project, was born in 1978. He grew up in Coutances, Normandy, in a family with little love of music. At the age of 7 he learnt classical guitar. At high school, he set-up different pop groups, in which he sang in both French and English. It was through his friends that he got his musical education, discovered Joy Division, the Velvet Underground, Nick Drake and Palace. On returning to the faculty, he found himself alone to record pieces on his 4-track recorder, with some little synthesizers on which he put French lyrics.
He next moved to technology, first using a family computer, on which he installed music software and directed himself progressively to the composition of instrumentals, like his first single “Pente est” released on the label Active Suspension under the name of Encre. Yann continued to refine his writing up until June 2001, and the publication of the first eponymous Encre album on French label Active Suspension. Lasting 33 minutes, he performs 8 pieces on 2 instruments, from dark pop to obsessive spoken-song. The music is constructed by a guitar (acoustic or electric) and samples (a range of samples of songs which already exist) diverse: drums, strings, brass, piano and various noises. Despite this Yann Tambour refrains from making electronic music, arguing that the fact of using a sequencer doesn’t place his music automatically in this category, and that according to him “generating sounds from a computer or an instrument comes out the same…”.
On stage, Encre consists of five musicians:
- Yann Tambour (vocals/guitar)
- Bertrand Groussard (drums)
- Raphaël Seguin (guitar)
- Damien Mingus (bass, samples)
- Sonia Cordier (cello)
2006
Intr_version Records
CD, Maxi
2006
Miasmah
CD, Album
2005
2004
2003
2001
Active Suspension
7", Cle
2001
2005
Disasters By Choice
CD, Comp
2003
Clapping Music
12"
2002
Active Suspension
12"
2006
Not On Label
CD
2016
Talitres Records
10", Comp, Ltd
2010
Clapping Music
CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr
2006
Abus Dangereux
CD, Smplr
2006
Bureau Export De La Musique Française
2xCD, Comp, Promo, Car
2005
Vulgar
File, MP3, Mixed
2004
Arbouse Recordings
CD, Comp, Enh
2004
Les Inrockuptibles
CD, Comp, Enh
2004
Magic (2), Laroquette Musique & Média
CD, Comp, Promo
2004
)TOON) Festival
CDr, Comp
2004
A Découvrir Absolument
17xFile, MP3, Comp
2003
Acuarela
3xCD, Comp
2002
Peter I'm Flying!
CD, Comp
2002
Active Suspension
2xCD, Comp
2002
Gonzo Circus, Gonzo Circus
CD, Comp
2002
Intercontinental
CD, Comp
2002
Tsunami-Addiction
CDr, Album
2002
Fair
CD, Comp, Ltd, Promo
2002
VPRO
CDr, Comp, Ltd
2002
Green UFOs
CD, Album
2002
Not On Label
2xCD, Comp, Promo
2002
2001
2001
2000
Evènement
24xFile, MP3, Album, 128
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