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Avril 2004
It is very difficult to optimize the agendas of the musicians in order to set up a concert by Minimum Vital ! So, it is Vital Duo who will perform at Festival de Sarlat, on 22 May 2004. The bill is particularly exciting as the Payssan brothers will open the evening for Cast (Mexico) and iQ (England) who will present the songs of their brand new album. The festival is spread on two days. You will find additional info on the official website.
The release of Atlas has attracted some attention form the critics and various prog rock magazines. In particular, Minimum Vital were featured on the cover of #50 of Harmonie Magazine which also contains one page on the new album. On the web, you can also read:
February 2004
"Atlas", the new album by Minimum Vital is finally available from Musea ! The titles of the songs are listed below. very few people could listen to the new album in advance so watch the reviews in the fanzines for more information !
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Atlas track-listing
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December 2003
First, some news about the new album by Minimum Vital. If all goes well, "Atlas" should be available in a few weeks ! The graphics for the sleeve are finished. the booklet, once again designed by the duo of Philippe Poirier and Claire Guiral, is superb, as usual ! We hope to show you the result on this site as soon as possible.
Minimum Vital have just accepted to contribute to the project conceived by the finish magazine "Colossus" and co-produced by Musea.
vient d'accepter de participer au projet initié par le magazine finlandais Colossus, co-produit par Musea. Thierry telles us a little more about it: "The project consists in releasinga box of 3 albums including the contribution from 9 bands on the theme of Homer's Odyssey. Each band has to record a suite of about 20-25 minutes illustrating the main chapters of the epic poem. The main obligation is to use only typical instruments from the seventies in order to sound like the progressive rock from 70/73. We have thought that we could not pass this proposal as it appears as an interesting challenge for the band (we have never worked on atrack this long, the comfortable size for us being more around 7-8 mintes)." The box-set, to which XII Alfonso is also contributing, should be released at the end of 2004 if all goes well.
Let's go back briefly to the summer concert by Vital Duo in Melle (July 18, see picture). No detailed account this time but, nevertheless, some pictures of the musicians can be seen here.
August 2003
Nice promotion for the Duo this month ! The Payssan borthers were featured in a 4-page article in the french rock magazine "Crossroads (Compact). The article contains a complete discography of both Minimum Vital and Vital Duo. A big thank you to Frédéric Delage !
June 2003
As recently announced, Minimum Vital reformed onstage during the 2003 edition of the Prog'Sud 2003 edition (Les Pennes Mirabeau, France). Jean-Luc Payssan wrote his own review of the event (in french). Another account with pictures can be found on this website: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jndc/Concerts/progsud2003/progsud2003.html
Please note that Vital Duo have played on April 25 at the Chappelle de Mussonville, a perfect place for this type of music. The small venue was full. The opening act was Sombre Reptile (one CD on Musea), also from Bordeaux. Jean-Luc played with them on one song and in return, Sombre Reptile joined the Duo for a very dynamic piece which closed the evening very nicely.
The Duo will perfom on July 18 at Melle, near Niort. The concert is organized by the Tourism Office of the city. Information: 33 549.29.15.10.
Vital Duo are featured in the issue 47 of Harmonie Magazine. The brothers appear on the cover. You will find interviews of Gilles Pialat, the director of the "La Jardin Hors du Temps" DVD, and Thierry Payssan who also talks about the return of Minimum Vital.
April 2003
"Le Jardin Hors du Temps", Vital Duo's first DVD (NTSC edition only), is now available on Musea ! The band will be soon featured in Harmonie Magazine.
January 2003
Not so many news at the end of 2002 but that meant that the Vital nebula was busy preparing the events of the first half of 2003, concerning the Duo as well as Minimum Vital !
Vital Duo's first DVD, called "Le Jardin Hors du Temps" is ready ! It is being pressed right now and will be soon released by Musea, mastered in NTSC only. You will find below a picture of the advance DVD sleeve as well as a complete track-list of the songs recorded last autumn at Chapelle de Mussonville buy the inevitable Gilles Pialat. As a bonus, you will find "Les Mondes de... Minimum Vital", the video which had been released by Musea in 1994 ! A very good idea !
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Le Jardin Hors du Temps - Track listing
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Minimum Vital's new album is being mixed right now, "at home" by Thierry and Jean-Luc Payssan. Expect an official CD release in the spring by Musea.
Please take note of the forthcoming gigs:
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Prog'Sud 2002: Vital Duo opened the second musical evening of the 2002 edition of the Prog'Sud festival (near Marseille). A review (in french) by Thierry Payssan is available. Moreover, you can go and see the beautiful pictures of the concert taken by Frederic Loridant: http://concerts.rock.free.fr/vitalduo/. |
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Vital Duo on DVD ! At the beginning of this month, the duo collaborated once again with Gilles Pialat to record semi-live sessions that will be used for the forthcoming DVD (DVitalDuo ?!). The release should take place around next December. The DVD will include, as a bonus, the remastered version of Minimum Vital's only official video, "Les Mondes De...", released at the end of 94 !
Minimum Vital return ! The band is still busy recording the music for the next album as each member got more easily available now. Thierry adds: "We are presently working on the recording of the vocal parts with Sonia and Jean-Baptiste, as well as the bass parts with Eric. We don't have a proper deadline but we would like to have the mixing sessions finished for the end of the year (this year of course !)".
May 2002
You dreamed for it ? Gilles Pialat did it ! A video of Vital Duo live in Mussonville can be downloaded from the website: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vital.duo/
April 2002
Minimum Vital are working hard preparing the new album. "We are recording guitar parts and rehearsals have started with Sonia and Jean-Baptiste".
Vital Duo will aprticipate to the second night at the Prog'Sud 2002 festival, organized at Jas'Rod, Les Pennes Mirabeaux (near Marseille, France), on May 31 and June 1. It is the third edition of the festival, featuring, apart from the Duo, Ricocher, Tryo, Il Balletto di Bronzo, Lord of Mushrooms, Mirage and Biomech Race. For more information, please visit the official website: www.progsud2002.fr.fm.
February 2002
Remember ! Concert by Vital Duo on 8/02, Chapelle de Mussonville in Bègles (near Bordeaux).
The prepration of the new album by Minimum Vital is going slowly but smoothly.Keyboard parts are finished but the recording sessions have stopped until mid-February while Jean-Luc is preparing his guitar parts. Rehearsals with Eric (bass) and both singers will start after that. Afterthe gig on Feb. 8, Minimum Vital will completely focus on the new album.
A fex pieces of nexs from the "Vital" family:
October 2001
The recording of the drum parts on Minimum Vital's next album were completed in August at studio Prosystem in Château Levêque. Thierry praises the "professionalism of Jean-Paul Trombert who can now work with an equipement as good as he is. Moreover, Didier Otaviani has done a great job in three days, including on tracks he had just dicrovered a few days before the recording sessions !"
Meanwhile, the Payssan brothers have enjoyed in their own studio "the pleasure of working at home and have the opportunity to fully explore our ideas in termes of sounds and arrangements."
The recording schedule so far is as follows:
A few dates are being planned:
September 2001
Vital Duo have been quite extensively featured in various magazines, either through interviews or the reveiw of "Ex Tempore". Here is a non exhaustive list:
August 2001
Vital Duo will be inconcert in Riec-sur-Belon(Bretagne), on August 25, for a festival focussed on "creative music". The event will feature 5 bands among which Priam. For additional information, please contact : lassospiquante@caramail.com
The recording of Minimum Vital's new album should start on August 20, at Studio System àin Château Levêque where "Sarabandes", "La Source", and "Esprit d'Amor" were already recorded by sound engineer Jean-Paul Trombert. This time, only drum parts will be recorded, using the famous and efficient ProTool software on a high tech Macintoch computer. The rest of the album will be recorded inMinimum Vital's own studio. This will allow maximum control on the final result and, above all, the possibility to work on it anytime. The release is planned for the first half of 2002. So far, the title of the album is "Atlas".
May 2001
It's hard to believe but the first album by Vital Duo, "Ex Tempore", is finally released by Musea ! The track-list is :
The tracks "La Tour Haute" and "Les Saisons Marines" have both been entirely rearranged for the Duo and are substancially different form Minimum Vital's versions.
March 2001
Vital Duo are back from Baja Prog 2001. An account of the trip to Mexicali is available now (in french).
In the meantime, here are a few images of the Vital Duo concert that took place in Royan on January 21.
February 2001
After the first participation of Minimum Vital to the mexican progressive rock festival Baja Prog in March 98 (see special page), Vital Duo accepted to join the bill for the 2001 edition, replacing Happy the Man at the last minute. This will reinforce the french presence as Thierry and Jean-Luc will travel to Mexicali with Priam and Eclat ! The festival will take place from February 28 to March 3. Latest news can be obtained on the official website: http://www.1russ.com/BAJAPROG/.
While waiting for more info regarding the recording of the "Ex Tempore" album by Vital Duo, as well as a review of the gig that took place in Royan on January 21, here are a few pictures taken in the studio.
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