Noblesse Oblige
In Exile
Their debut album Privilege Entails Responsibility (the English translation of the bandname) was released in the U.K. in 2006. Its eclectic mix of disco punk, sixties French chanson and raw acoustic folklore combined with lyrical wit and dark humour proved an appealing combination among the London hipster crowds. . The album is a journey through its writers diverse musical tastes and styles, taking influences from gothic horrormovies, African tribal tunes and contemporary pop music. The songs are accompanied by tri-lingual lyrics that range from childlike nursery rhymes, over the bands ever present obsession with sex and death, to more sensual and dreamlike tales of unfound love and loneliness. While the mixture of baroque harpsichords and disco beats on Tanz, Mephisto! underlines the bands camp club appeal, other songs evoke a more euphonic sound that, especially through Sebastians tremolo guitar melodies, recall hints of a vintage movie score such as in french chanson Jalouse.