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France’s space oddity: BB Boris
07.04.2012
04:32 pm
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From a galaxy far, far away (France) BB Boris (Boris Bouquerel) is a man on a mission:

I became a songwriter and created a one-man cabaret show where I portrayed a “Man From The Future”.
This came about as a result of my observation that most of Humankind, faced with the overwhelming litany of terrible social and environmental challenges, was becoming increasingly cynical and desperate. I felt that a strong message of hope in the future couldn’t hurt. Eventually this show became a novel that has been published recently, which I hope will further develop and propagate the message.

You can download an album’s worth of Bouquerel’s songs recorded in the late 80s/early 90s for free at his website. Much to my surprise, I like some of Bouquerel’s synth-pop weirdness. Some of the tunes sound like Marc Bolan produced by Conny Plank.

Bouquerel is mostly the sole songwriter, producer and musician on songs with titles like “What Shall We Do With A Drunken Spaceman” and “No Flock Of Saucers.”

His memoir, Say Hello To Jupiter, which weighs-in at an epic 446 pages, is also available on his site. I may actually order it. I want to know more about this Gallic spaceman.
 
“Cold Day On Mars” was released in 1990 on EP cassette and it’s pretty cool.
 

 

 

 

Posted by Marc Campbell
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07.04.2012
04:32 pm
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