Charles De Goal + Derriere Le Miroir + DJ Marlène Bretzel

In the organizer's words:

Slow Club presents CHARLES DE GOAL live in concert

x Derriere Le Miroir
x CHARLES DE GOAL
x Afterparty: DJ Marlène Bretzel

CHARLES DE GOAL
II Wave Punk from France II

Patrick Blain (aka Charles de Goal) started to play bass in various bands around 1973. Rock music in 1974-1976 was boring to death to him, and the Punk explosion of 1976 was a revelation to him - especially bands like Devo, Wire, XTC and Gang Of Four.

He called his musical self Charles de Goal, and released in 1980 his debut album, Algorythmes, on burgeoning label New Rose Records, including their (underground) dancefloor hit "EXPOSITION". Quite surprisingly, the record was very well received, including in countries like Germany or the Netherlands, and Algorythmes sold 15 000 copies, a figure the totally unknown artist he was at the time could only dream about. And that was before Charles de Goal had ever played live (the first show will occur in 1985 only).

In 1982, Charles de Goal joined a project called Danse Macabre, who released a self-titled mini album considered today as a Goth Rock classic. After a two-year hiatus, Charles de Goal released "3", in 1984. More radio-friendly than the previous ones (especially on songs like "Technicolor") it got a lot of airplays in France. Eventually, a backing band was put together and Charles de Goal began to tour, but the live sound remained frustrating for Blain. The last record of that first Charles de Goal era, Double Face, was released in 1986.

French record label MAY I will reissue the first Charles de Goal albums these days.

Charles de Goal is now:
- Patrick Blain: vocals/guitar
- Thierry Leray aka AE: guitar/synths
- Dimi Déro drums/backing vocals
- Vinz Guilluy bass/backing vocals

LINKS:
MS: https://myspace.com/charlesdegoal
FB: https://www.discogs.com/artist/204080-Charles-De-Goal

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DERRIERE LE MIROIR
II New Wave from Karlsruhe II

Officially founded in 1992 by Nicole Rellum (voc), Ralf Jesek (voc, instr) and Kai Kampmann (bass) in Karlsruhe, Derriere Le Miroir (the band name was inspired by Lewis Carroll's children's book "Alice Behind the Mirrors") are a fixture of the black scene of the 90s. In 1992, Zillo magazine published the third part of the legendary "German Mystic Sounds" - with the song "Simple Blue" by Derriere Le Miroir.

Other classics included "A Notion Of Light", "Alibis" and "Just Like You". A mixture of cold and electrowave awaits you.

LINKS:
MS: https://myspace.com/dlmiroir
HP: https://web.archive.org/web/20230922191017/http://derriere-le-miroir.de/
YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyJusMWI5fM

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DJ MARLENE BRETZEL
II Aftershow from Mulhouse II
Marlène Bretzel plays 100% VINYL ONLY: Punk, Post Punk, Dark Wave, Garage!

100% vinyl DJ set!
We bring you the darkness!

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Admission & Box Office: 21:00
Start: 22:00

INFO:
Admission is free for persons accompanying people with disabilities.
The discount is only for club members.
The club will be smoke-free throughout the evening.
A fog machine will be used.
Strobe lights can be used at the request of the bands.

There is a barrier-free toilet on the ground floor.
Access to the 1st floor is unfortunately not barrier-free and only possible via a staircase.

Please find all further information on the barrier situation in the club in our self-image via https://slowclub-freiburg.de/selbstverstaendnis