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David McKenna
, March 16th, 2021 09:08
David McKenna celebrates ten years of the Rockfort column and tackles folk, rap, the dark arts - and classic French Europop
This column marks the ten-year anniversary of Rockfort on The Quietus, a realisation which is a source of delight and no little consternation (for me, but perhaps for others too). It’s the sort of moment that leads to pained reflections on where the time has gone, and what I’ve achieved. Then I remember that over the same period Daft Punk only managed to release one paltry album before splitting up and I feel much better!
Cult musician Emmanuelle Parrenin: 'I like to dive into the void and invent something'
PhilipBloomfield
The singer and instrumentalist caused a riot at a Clash gig, cured herself of deafness, and, decades on from her debut LP, is an icon to young French producers. ‘I love to discover,’ she explains
‘There’s something very ageless about her way of being’ ... Emmanuelle Parrenin. Photograph: Philippe Taka
‘There’s something very ageless about her way of being’ ... Emmanuelle Parrenin. Photograph: Philippe Taka
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“In terms of my career, I only made bad choices.” Emmanuelle Parrenin is discussing the importance of intuition. “But in terms of what I like, I made good choices.”