French rockers Poste 942 return with #chaleurhumaine, a vibrant and heartfelt album celebrating reconnection, creative renewal, and the enduring power of friendship, language, and true human warmth.
During the lockdown period, we parted ways with our singer. We continued to play without him, with Bruno and Ludo, once a week. We then had about twenty more or less finished demos.11
For over 10 years, I’ve been receiving “alerts” in my email about drummers and singers, the two positions that change most frequently within POSTE 942. I came across Virginie’s ad. She met us and joined the band, choosing several of our existing tracks.
She wrote all the lyrics and created all the melodies for #humanheath. The arrival of Cécilia and Julien lasted a little over a month. Julien’s return to work and family life was more important than playing with us, and since he was in a relationship with Cécilia, they both left us! We still have two finished tracks that will be on our next album! We’re looking for a new drummer and a new singer! NOTICE!
The lyrics! Obviously, French songs are harder to sing and make them sound good! A good French song must necessarily “say something” whereas in English you can just go YEAH! YEAH! for a minute if you want, nobody cares! French listeners want to hear something that makes sense, hence the success of Rap, Spoken Words (SLAM), Audiobooks or President MACRON in France! The French like to be told great stories, even if they are not true!
Of course, the line-up change! We go from a singer who sings loudly in English to a woman who sings in French in a completely different way… Poste 942’s music adapts to this because we remain open to all suggestions, as long as they sound good!
For the production, we haven’t changed anything, it’s still at Bruno’s studio in Marseille! We have all the equipment you need on site!
After this crazy period of confinement, we all wanted freedom. Making music once a week was a real escape for us and pure pleasure! We all gained weight because we sometimes spent more time at the table than in rehearsal, it was really a special time… Confinement will have brought us even closer, that’s the power of human warmth! It is there to unite us and to last over time.
Earlier this year, we participated in a tribute compilation to the band MINDFUNK for the French label BITUME PROD. We had already adapted the song ZOOTIEHEAD in our own way! The French lyrics, the use of lap-steel, a new riff… For DEMON CLEANER, we also slowed down the tempo, invited Cyril from the Marseille band Ornithorak to sing (https://ornithorak.bandcamp.com/album/ornithorak-ep), and added an incredible and very soaring solo! And I played lap-steel again because I love doing that. Little scoop: Witching Buzz must have liked our cover because they invited us to do it again for a tribute compilation to Ozzy Osbourne! We’re currently working on NO MORE TEARS, a very complex and powerful track played by the already excellent Zakk Wylde!!! We hope they’ll like our version! We’re still preparing surprises for this track!
I’ve been playing guitar since I was 15, and I’m 48 now. I’ve been playing in a band since high school. And when I didn’t have a band, I always had a guitar handy! You’re never alone with a guitar!
I like to get together with my friends at least once a week to play together; it’s part of my balance! Poste 942 is about fifteen years old, but I’ve been in other bands before… I’ve been married for almost 25 years, I have three kids, and a job, so I really need to get together with my friends and turn up my amp at least once a week to avoid losing my cool!!! Whether it’s to play, have a nice meal, shoot a music video, go to the movies, celebrate a birthday, or go to a concert!
In one year of digital distribution of our latest album, we earned 8 euros! In our case, I don’t know if we can call it “fans,” haha. I’m stopping streaming. It’s not for bands like us, and I don’t want to participate in this vast scam!
I know every one of our fans! Haha, they’re friends and family, above all! We’re happy and proud to offer them our latest CD when we see each other! Our next project is already underway; I still want to make music, and as long as my friends do too, why stop? We might have found a new drummer, we’re still looking for a singer, we’ll see! In the meantime, we’re working in the studio on new demos or covers, and, well, it sounds pretty good!!!
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