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[name]

jean-françois flamey

[origin]

namur
(b)

[bio]

né en 1972, j-f, plongera trés jeune dans la collection trés éclectique de 45 tours de ses parents pour écouter de façon obsessionnelle, "radioactivity" de Kraftwerk (1974). Tout son parcours musical découlera de ce groupe. Loin d'être sectaire, j-f, passera par l'écoute de nombreux styles au fur et à mesure qu'il prendra de l'âge: adolescent, c'est la new-wave et l'indus qui l'interpellent (Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, la scène de Manchester, Front242, ...). Puis commence en 1987, les premières sorties et la new-beat surtout. La techno made in detroit suivra. Un des grand tournant de sa culture musicale sera la découverte, dès le début en 1991, de l'écurie Warp et quelques années plus tard de Mo'Wax. Depuis lors, ce boulimique de vinyls, lorgnera vers tous les courants qui passeront, notamment le trip hop, et s'ouvrira à de nombreux horizons comme le jazz (surtout au travers de la bossa), le post-rock (avec Tortoise, Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor,...), le songwriting (avec 16horsepower, Vincent Gallo,...), la house (les labels Playhouse, Perlon, MFF,...) et même la chanson française (de Gainsbourg à Murat). Friant d'electronica, il décida en 1999, de se procurer quelques logiciels et de s'essayer à la composition d'abord en travaillant des heures durant sur des sonorités qui'il veut personnelles puis en plaçant les mélodies. En 2003, il prend le speudo de Nim (plante médicinale qui calme les maux divers) et introduit les instruments acoustiques dans ses productions (guitare, basse, melodica, harmonica, percussions). Sa musique devient intime et mélancolique... Cette même année, suite logique à son parcours, il décide de monter une structure musicale: Carte Postale vient de naître...

My name is jean-françois flamey, i was born in 1972 in south belgium and now i'm living in namur... Early, i discovered the kraftwerk's track "radioactivity" in my parents records collection and it follows that i fell in love with music. I have eclectic tastes (post-rock, songwritting, micro house, pop, bossa, jazz, hip hop...) but i always go back to electronica. Since a few years, i experiment sounds and beats with my computer... In 2003, i take the speudo of Nim (a medicinal plant which calms down every aches) and today i try to introduced acoustic sounds in my music (guitar, bass, melodica, harmonica, percussions...). My music is melancholic but not sad ! I used to work during hours and hours on micro-sounds and then i place melodies and acoustic stuffs on its. I want to create a very intimate music... I'm the label manager of carte postale records.

 


 

[discography on carte postale records]


> nim & dHaal
"no title"
cdrom armatt, de si de là (rom.cap2)
more infos here


> nim
"angel's crying"
from compilation cap (cap.cap3)
more infos, press reviews & audio here
> smog88 & nim
"living room"

from compilation cap (cap.cap3)

more infos, press reviews & audio here



> nim
"editorial ep"
cdr (cdr.cap6)
more infos, press reviews & audio here


> the oslo deadtrash project vs nim
"drug tourist medikit ep"

cdr (cdr.cap19) or free download
more infos, press reviews & audio here

 


 

[www]

web site: www.nimtree.be
myspace: www.myspace.com/nimtree
last fm: www.last.fm/user/nimtree
photoblog: www.flickr.com/photos/nimtree

 


 

[agenda]

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future

02.11.07 flexa lyndo & victor b cie présentent1 les 'bonnes soirées'
grand manège, namur (b)

sound design


past

12.05.07 the unbelievable cinematic night, andenne (b)
dj set
with also: sweek, mutiny on the bounty, volt voice, armatt, barabapapa
visuals: architecte, sam*, shelby trashe

09.03.07 we are electroacoustik accidents, botanique, bruxelles (b)
soundtracking, dj set
with also: lionel solveigh, thot, nicola testa, blue
velvet
12.11.06
carte blanche à carte postale, zebra bar, bruxelles (b)
soundtracking, dj set
with also
: the oslo deadtrash project, bambi kramer, armatt (dj set)
08.09.06
moulin de lisogne, lisogne (b)
dj set
with also: stephen, loulou players, cosy mosy, armatt (dj set)

03.06.06
gang festival, les bains, bruxelles (b)
soundtracking
with also: quentin hanon, vo, music machine, dj elephant power
18.02.06 3déstructure, marcinelle (b)
soundtracking, dj set
with also: bidibop, analept, kingfisherg, dj rural
1
6.12.05 nuit blanche à flexa lyndo, théâtre de namur, namur (b)
soundtracking, live
with also: flexa lyndo , the oslo deadtrash project, baum, hallo kosmo, analept, humbert utz, clinic orgasm society, jean dl, nim, armatt, dieselhe, nicola testa & arielle moens
15.1
0.05 sorinnes (b)
soundtracking, dj set
03.09.05 maison de la culture, namur (b)
dj set
with aslo: styrofoam, sweek, pillow, giardini di miro
10.08.05 escalier, huy (b)
soundtracking, dj set
with also: the oslo deadtrash project
0
9.07.05 péniche, profondeville (b)
soundtracking, dj set
15.05.05 rock your body, sart-bernard (b)
soundtracking, dj set - visuals by: pomi
with also: dieselhe (dj set), analept, ark,...
expo: marc burton, denis meyer
01.04.05 évelette (b)
soundtracking, dj set - visuals by: pomi
with also: the oslo deadtrash project, camping sauvach, lucka, thomas grailet
expo: stéphane renard, morgane mayermans, manin tricot
27.03.05 music please, boninne (b)
soundtracking, dj set - visuals by: pomi
with also: dan ghenacia, stephen, djerom, pierre h, armatt
05.02.05 easy way festival, natoye (b)
soundtracking, dj set - visuals by: pomi
with also: armatt, r-cut,...
18.12.04 mix night, raffinerie, bruxelles (b)
soundtracking, dj set - visuals by: pomi
with also: armatt (dj set), pi8, charles schillings, superdiscount2, étienne de crécy (dj set), isabel (dj set), superlux, pink satellite, toaster klash, hank harry (dj set), greg houben/antoine prawerman/renaud van holland/manza/kezo/defi j/ kaîza,...
1
0.11.04 music please, boninne (b)
soundtracking, dj set - visuals by: pomi
with also: soldout, the spanker's, djerom, pierre h, armatt
24.09.04 emergence festival, dinant (b)
soundtracking, dj set - visuals by: pomi
with also: pi8, dictam, steff
31.08.04 castel en fête, beauraing (b)
soundtracking, live with smog88 - visuals by: pomi
with also: slow draft & metric, slo*blo, dhaal, loam, armatt
01.08.04 péniche, profondeville (b)
soundtracking, dj set
with also: armatt, djerom, pierre h
26.06.04 verdur rock festival, carte postale marquee, namur (b)
soundtracking - visuals by: yungi
with also: slo*blo, jumbo jet, sullen memory, slow draft & metric, armatt
18.06.04 fêtes de la musique, créahm, liège (b)
soundtracking - visuals by: pomi
with also: dj rural, armatt (dj set), pi8, smog88, domguè
22.04.04 cap à liège, factory, liège (b)
soundtracking - visuals by: pomi
with also: vancouver, pi8, armatt (dj set), loam (dj set), dieshle, tronixx swift code, analept
10.04.04 rhâââ lovely festival, fernelmont (b)
soundtracking - visuals by: pomi
with also: raymondo, tom sweetlove, arca, souvaris, berg sans nipple, migala, explosions in the sky, shipping news, wixel, amute, armatt (dj set), loam (dj set), analept, sullen memory, pi8, diesehle
20.03.04 centre culturel, dinant (b)
soundtracking - visuals by: pomi
with also: sweek, miam monster miam, armatt (dj set)
06.03.04 soundstation, liège (b)
soundtracking
with also: armatt, panoptica festival dj
31.01.04 easy way festival, natoye (b)
soundtracking - visuals by: pomi
with also: armatt