Schlaasss

Schlaasss
Background information
OriginFrance
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
Members
  • Charlie Dirty Duran
  • Daddy Schwartz
  • Kiki (Bonetrip's)
Websiteschlaasss.fr

Schlaasss (French: [/chlɑs/]) is a music group from Saint-Étienne, France, formed in 2012. The band consists of Charlie Dirty Duran (vocals), Daddy Schwartz (vocals), Kiki (music production), and Mekki (videos). Schlaasss' musical style blends punk, rap and electronic music.

The group has appeared on Canal+,[1] Vice,[2] Télérama, Hétéroclite, Gonzaï,[3] Noisey, Technikart,[4] France Inter,[5] Europe 1,[6] as well as on the show "Ce soir ou jamais![7]" hosted by Frédéric Taddeï. Author Virginie Despentes mentioned Schlaasss in Vanity Fair magazine,[8] as part of the soundtrack for "Vernon Subutex" and by including them in her editorial carte blanche for Les Inrockuptibles, where the band was interviewed.

Schlaasss has also collaborated with artists such as Masto (Lucrate Milk, Bérurier Noir) and the collective Dragones.[9]

After touring in Japan (2017) and performing in New Caledonia (2018), Schlaasss continues to perform live.

Style and influences

Schlaasss' music combines punk, rap, and electronic music, and draws from influences including trap music, and musicians like Divine, Tupac, M.I.A., Peaches, Die Antwoord, and Bérurier Noir.

Discography

Studio albums

  • 2015 : Slaasssch
  • 2017 : Casa Plaisance

EPs

  • 2014 : Tapin Ovlov
  • 2018 : YOGA

Singles

  • 2018 : ENVY
  • 2023 : Biboonitz

References

  1. ^ "Schlaasss Canal Plus Antoine Decaune". 22 January 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Priez pour ne pas croiser Schlaasss dans une ruelle sombre de Saint-Étienne". vice.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ "SCHLAASSS : Interview bête et méchante". gonzai.com. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Schlaasss, les crados du rap". Technikart. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Schlaasss & Gravité Zéro". radiofrance.fr. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ ""En fait le futur, c'est peut-être nous"". europe1.fr. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Dailymotion". dailymotion.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ "La bande-son de " Vernon Subutex " par Virginie Despentes". Vanity Fair. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Svinkels + Schlaasss ft Dragones au Transbordeur". Facebook.