Casseurs Flowters
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| Origin | Caen,Calvados,France |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Website | Official Facebook page |
Casseurs Flowters(French pronunciation:[kɑsœʁflotœʁ]) is a Frenchhip hopduo established in 2004 by rappersOrelsanandGringe.The duo's name is a reference to the two "Wet Bandits" from the movieHome Alone,called the"Casseurs Flotteurs"in the French dialogue.[1]
History
[edit]The two rappers met in the year 2000 inParis.[2]Les Inrocksdescribe their meeting as being "as simple as aFranck Dumasmatch analysis. "
People had told me about him [Orelsan]. I knew that he hosted a roller skating program on the radio, that he was passionate about hip hop and I saw him hanging out in town with his Cambodian military uniforms. [...] He came to see me and asked me if I wanted to start a group with him, and I immediately said yes. We began writing songs without any ambition. We were rapping on the B-sides ofThe Rootseven when I hate The Roots. We composed songs with the sound card of a comp we stole at myUIT.Initially, we wrote for our friends, that's it. And then Orel professionalised his thing. In the meantime, I met a girl and I went back to studying a bit.
— Gringe, in an interview withLes Inrocks.[3]
Casseurs Flowters released their firstmixtapeFantasy: Episode 1with 11 tracks, with help from French record producerSkread,in 2004.[4]Afterwards, the two rappers decided to focus on building their solo careers, with Orelsan releasingPerdu d'avancein 2009 andLe chant des sirènesin 2011, his first twostudio albums,and Gringe releasing a mixtape entitledFantasy Mixtapein 2009.
Following the success of Orelsan's second studio albumLe chant des sirènes,the duo released their first collaborative single, "Bloqué",on 3 July 2013,[5]as a pre-release for their upcoming debut studio album,Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters,which was released on 15 November 2013 to generally positive reviews.[6][7]
Other works
[edit]Gringe has released a number of independent materials and has collaborated with a number of artists such as El Matador,Brasco,Pit Baccardi, La Province, Jamal and Nubi.
Orelsan has also released a number of other independent materials, notably theZéro EPwith 14 tracks that included five tracks featuring his work with Gringe as Casseurs Flowters, namely "Arrêtes", "Toc Toc", "Mauvaises ondes", "Venu pour flowter" and "J'vais baiser ta femme".
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Mixtapes
[edit]- Fantasy: Épisode 1(2004)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Event | Recipient | Award | Result | Reference(s) |
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| 2014 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Casseurs Flowters | Best French Act | Nominated | [8][9][10] |
References
[edit]- ^"Orelsan va sortir un album des Casseurs Flowteurs"(in French). 9 March 2012.Retrieved29 December2013.
- ^Orelsan et Gringe, les Casseurs Flowters, passent à table– Fnac onYouTube.Retrieved 14 May 2014.(in French)
- ^Pierre Siankowski (12 December 2013)."Casseurs Flowters: bête et beau comme un jour sans fin"(in French). LesInrocks.com.Retrieved14 May2014.
- ^Charts in France: Orelsan: un nouvel album des Casseurs Flowters avec Gringe!(in French)
- ^Morgane Giuliani (3 July 2013)."Orelsan et Gringe signent le retour de Casseurs Flowters avec Bloqué"(in French).Retrieved13 July2013.
- ^"Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters".Allmusic.com.Retrieved22 March2014.
- ^"Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters - iTunes"(in French).iTunes.18 November 2013.Retrieved22 March2014.
- ^"Meilleur Artiste Français"(in French).MTV Europe Music Awards.Archived fromthe originalon 13 October 2014.Retrieved13 October2014.
- ^"Le caennais OrelSan nominé en tant que meilleur artiste français aux E-MTV Awards"(in French). Tendance Ouest. 13 October 2014.Retrieved13 October2014.
- ^"MTV EMA 2014, le palmarès: Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, One Direction et Indila triomphent"(in French). ChartsInFrance.net. 10 November 2014.Retrieved10 November2014.
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