We are Angil and the Hiddentracks.
Our first album Teaser for: Matter, critically acclaimed in France as one of the top records of 2004, was released in the UK by Megaphone (Karen Dalton, Michael Head, etc.).
Our 2009 album Oulipo Saliva was released worldwide by Chemikal Underground (Mogwai, Arab Strap, etc.). The Herald called it “One of the most compelling records of the year.”
In 2010 our third album The And was released in France and Benelux. It features duets with
Lætitia Sadier (Stereolab), Jim Putnam (Radar Brothers) and Emma Pollock (Delgados).
You can listen to all our records on Deezer: www.deezer.com/music/angil
Shows (more than 200 since 2004):
18Nov10: Orléans, France, l'Astrolabe (w/ Emily Jane Wright)
22Jul10: Lyon, France, Nuits de Fourvière Festival (w/ Émilie Simon and Benjamin Biolay)
24Jul10: Metz, France, Pompidou Modern Art Museum
11&12May10: London, UK, Buffalo & Monarch (w/ Lætitia Sadier)
16May09: Dumferline, UK, Chemikal Underground Night
01Apr09: London, UK, Luminaire, Chemikal Underground Night
11Mar09: Montreal, Canada, Zoo Bizarre
13Mar09: Toronto, Canada, Central
18Mar09: New York, USA, Arlene's Grocery
03May08: Toulouse, Bikini (w/ Why?)
28Mar07: Reykjavík, Iceland (w/ Monade)
29May05: Lyon, France, Transbordeur (w/ The Kills)
08May05: St Etienne, France (w/ Brigitte Fontaine)
02Apr05: Paris, France, Abracadabar (w/ Troy von Balthazar)
12Nov04: Paris, Batofar (w/ Bright Eyes)
June04: Barcelona, Spain, Primavera Sound Festival
We also covered Pavement's “Wowee Zowee” in full and did a Wowee Zowee tour in spring 2008.
Meet Angil and the Hiddentracks
Mickaël Mottet: lead vocals, guitar, piano, percussion
Flavien Girard: drums
Pauline Dupuy: double bass, backing vocals
Jean-Christophe Lacroix: flugelhorn, violin
Thomas Boudineau: trombone
Pierre-Alain Giraud: clarinet
Francis Bourganel: saxophone, musical saw
David Hurault: percussion
Guillaume Long: live illustration, artwork
Sound engineer: Julien Bousquet
Booking: Milkk, Nicolas Jublot
Contact: mickaelmottet@yahoo.com
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