{"id":970,"date":"2011-10-20T22:58:35","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T02:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=970"},"modified":"2011-10-20T23:03:48","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T03:03:48","slug":"et-voila-taisez-moi-didier-wampas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2011\/10\/20\/et-voila-taisez-moi-didier-wampas\/","title":{"rendered":"Et Voil\u00c3\u00a0: Taisez Moi, Didier Wampas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Didier Wampas<\/a>, of Les Wampas, has put out his first solo record. It is called Taisez Moi<\/i> which, from what I can gather translates as either “Shut Me” or “Quiet Me”, and it is delightful.<\/p>\n

It’s also really, really different from Les Wampas<\/a>‘ sound. The catchy melodies are still there in force, but the big crunchy riffs and reverb have given way to a lighter, surfier, clap-along vibe. <\/p>\n

I’m still working on parsing the lyrics – I don’t speak any more French now than I did before<\/a> – but so far I’m particularly enjoying La propri\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 c’est du vol<\/i> (Property is Theft) which is actually a love song on the theme of “I don’t want anything but you”; La folle de Marvejols<\/i> (The Wild Marvejols) which I don’t (yet) know what it’s about but it has lovely orchestral elements; and Les framboises dor\u00c3\u00a9es<\/i> (The Golden Raspberries), the bonus track on the iTunes version of the album, which has a great sing-along chorus.<\/p>\n

Also, for all of you (other) fans of Ryan Ross (The Young Veins, Panic! at the Disco) out there: he played guitar on this record, and also contributed some back-up vocals to, as best I can tell right now, Eternellement<\/i>, Chanteur de droite <\/i> and Les framboises dor\u00c3\u00a9es<\/i>.<\/p>\n

And now, here is Didier Wampas with Magique<\/i>, or as I think of it, the slow dance at the sock hop song:<\/p>\n