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L’EPEE

LP + CD

Diabolique

NEW VINYL ALBUM

A stellar combination of the talents of The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s 

Anton Newcombe, cinematic femme fatale Emmanuelle Seigner and

 ice-cool pop provocateurs The Limiñanas (Lionel and Marie 

Liminana), L’Epee transcend artistic and traditional borders.

“We are living in very culturally insular times, so it feels really good

 to be swimming against the tide,” says Anton of the band’s 

bi-lingual, cross-continental approach.“There’s something really

 positive about branching out, collaborating and taking risks.”

Far from being defeated by a world seemingly regressing into 

turmoil, L’ Epee’s strength comes from a long history of challenging

 the status quo. From Anton’s legendary battles with ‘The Man’ 

with The Brian Jonestown Massacre to Emmanuelle’s eclectic screen

 career to The Liminana’s community-minded ethos- setting up their 

own record shop, L.G.D.C, and promoting gigs by the cream of the 

world’s garage rock scene ( New Bomb Turks, Oblivians, Fleshtones,

 Revelators) - they share a fierce intelligence and an outsider aesthetic

 which, over the decades, has been sharpened to a razor’s edge. 

Fitting, then, that their name translates as The Sword.

“It came to me in a dream,” explains Anton. “I woke up and there

 it was, ‘The Sword’. Someone told me there had already been a 

band with that name so I flipped it into French. It suits

 the band because we’re united in a common cause.”

This pent-up creative energy has been channelled into their 

extraordinary debut album, Diabolique. Named in tribute to 

Mario Bava’s 1968 cult classic ‘Danger: Diabolik’, it’s a musical

 masterclass where elements of garage, ye-ye, sleaze rock, cult 

soundtracks, sci-fi, spaghetti westerns and girl-group pop noir 

are combined with the cut-and-thrust zeal of a band bursting with 

ideas and energy. All delivered by Emmanuelle in a sultry Gallic 

drawl which will send a frisson of recognition through anyone 

familiar with her iconic roles in, among many others, Frantic, 

Venus In Fur and Bitter Moon (all directed by her husband, 

Roman Polanski). “I’ve loved rock music since I was a kid,” 

she says, namechecking Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground 

and The Stooges as key influences. “I always wanted to be a

 musician, but it wasn’t so easy in France as I couldn’t meet

 the right people. Then I became a model and then very quickly 

after that I did Frantic and became an actress. It 

worked for me, but in my heart I always wanted to do music.”

Tracks –

Side A

1) Une Lune étrange

2) Lou

3) Dreams

4) La Brigade Des Maléfices

5) On Dansait avec elle

6) Ghost Rider

7) Grande

8) Springfield 61

9) Un Rituel Inhabituel

10) Last Picture Show

Year Released: 2019

Cat Number – 5055869543255

CONDITION – MINT / UNPLAYED

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