The Inspector Cluzo

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The Inspector Cluzo
The Inspector Cluzo performing at Kade Rock
The Inspector Cluzo performing at Kade Rock
Background information
OriginMont-de-Marsan, Landes, France
Genres
Years active2007-present
Labels
  • FucktheBassPlayer Records
  • Universal
  • Ter a Terre
Members
  • Laurent Lacrouts
  • Mathieu Jourdain
Websitewww.theinspectorcluzo.com

The Inspector Cluzo is a French rock group, from Mont-de-Marsan (department of Landes),[2] formed in 2007.[3] The group is composed of Laurent "Malcom" Lacrouts, on the guitar and vocals and Mathieu "Phil" Jourdain, on the drums, both native of Mont-de-Marsan.[2][3][4][5][6] Both are former members of the band Wolfunkind [fr].[7] The name of the group was proposed by their friend Angelo Moore,[4] singer in the group Fishbone, and references the "Inspector Clouseau" that appears as a characters in the movie Pink Panther.[8]

History[edit]

The two members of the group met at their 1st year of Physics studies in Mont de Marsan.[9] After playing in the band Wolfunkind [fr] the two formed a duo.[7]
Their first EP was recorded in 2008, produced at Jet Studio in Brussels by Stephane Kraemer.[8] The same year they released the first full-length eponymous album, which included two notable songs "Two Days" and "F*ck the Bass Player". The album was covered in French and International press,[10] including in Japan[4] where they participated in the "Fuji Rock" festival.[11]

In April 2010 they released their second album, The French Bastards. In February 2012, their third, The 2 Mousquetaires, was released inside a comic book as its official jacket. By 2016 they released two more albums Gasconha Rocks and Rockfarmers, have given more than 800 concerts, visited 44 countries, and sold 100,000 albums.[7]

In 2018 they recorded their 7th album "We the people of the soil" in Nashville, with Vance Powell, which marked the 10 year anniversary of the duo.[12][13] At the beginning of 2020, the group released a "best-of" unplugged entitled Brothers In ideals, recorded during their American tourney. In January 2023 their eighth album, entitled Horizon, was released. Both were produced by Vance Powell.[13][14][15][16]

The band is the subject of a book, biography of the band, as musicians and famers, by Romain Lejeune, and illustrated by Marc Large.[17]

Farming & Do It Yourself approach[edit]

The duo runs a 15 hectare organic family farm called “LOU CASSE” (the oak in Gascon language) in Gascony. The farm, which they bought in 2013, is self-sustaining, and is producing organic wheat and organic corn with their own free seeds, raise gray geese and other plants and animals.[9][12][13][16] While they consider that their main activity is farming, they split their time between the farm and the musicians-composers, with 6 months spent on each activity.[12][9]
The duo work to apply the tenants of Agroecology, on their farm, teach it to local kids,[15] and to greater public, for example by including lectures on the subject as the opening act for their concerts.[18]
The duo, in music and farming, pursue the goal of being autonomous, independent, and ability to do all with what they have and by themselves.[13][16] They manage their own label "F*ckthebassplayer Records",[7] which, since 2012, acts as the distributor of the Ter a Terre records in France, also of their own making.[3] Besides the farm, and their music, the duo manages, with family and trusted friends, on their own the concert bookings, publicity, recording, sales of their music and farm produce.[9]

Musical style[edit]

The "Les Inrockuptibles" when writing about their album "The French Bastards", called their style a fusion between funk rock and heavy metal, with a note that the band does not have a bass player.[19] In the description of the same album Crossbeat also noted that the band's style is a fusion, at moments reminiscent of AC/DC and Led Zeppelin.[4] In 2011, an article about the Art Rock festival, described the duo's style as being funk’n’roll, somewhere between the Red Hot Chili Peppers et AC/DC.[20]

Their live performances are characterized as energetic, lively, accomplishing with just two musicians a large sound that transforms between blues-rock and hard-rock.[20]
The duo sings in English.[3]

Discography[edit]

  • (2008) Cluzo, EP, (Ter a Terre)
  • (2008) The Inspector Cluzo, CD, (Ter A Terre)
  • (2010) The French Bastards, CD, (Ter A Terre)
  • (2012) The 2 Mousquetaires, CD, (Ter A Terre/FucktheBassPlayer Records)
  • (2013) Gasconha Rocks, CD, (FucktheBassPlayer Records)
  • (2016) Rockfarmers, CD, (FucktheBassPlayer Records)
  • (2018) We the people of the soil, CD, (FucktheBassPlayer Records)
  • (2020) Brothers in Ideal - We the People of the Soil, Unplugged (Universal Music Division, Virgin Records Distribution Deal)
  • (2023) Horizon, CD, (FucktheBassPlayer Records)

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rocking ride into 2010". Gold Coast Sun. Australia: News Limited Australia. 2009-12-30. p. 34. The Inspector Cluzo, will kick off the gig with their mix of funk and rock to 70s groove
  2. ^ a b "The Inspector Cluzo" (in French). Lollapalooza. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  3. ^ a b c d "Notice de collectivité - The Inspector Cluzo" [Notice of a group: The Inspector Cluzo]. BnF Catalogue general (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ a b c d Harima, Hidefumi (June 2010). "The Inspector Cluzo" [The Inspector Cluzo] (JPG). Crossbeat (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  5. ^ "The Inspector Cluzo". Discogs. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  6. ^ "The Inspector Cluzo". MOKB Presents. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  7. ^ a b c d "The Inspector Cluzo". Encyclopédie du Rock (in French). France: Rock made in France. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  8. ^ a b "The Inspector Cluzo - Bio". Sonicbids. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  9. ^ a b c d Lejeune, Romain (2017). The Inspector Cluzo, Rockfarmers. Guigamp: Braquage Musique. ISBN 979-10-94190-03-6.
  10. ^ Reeve, Stacy (2008-09-11). "Reviews - The Inspector Cluzo – EP". Audioscribler, UK Webzine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  11. ^ "サイトメンテナンスのお知らせ" [Fuji Rock festival] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  12. ^ a b c Besse, Marc (2018-05-04). "Pour célébrer ses 10 ans, The Inspector Cluzo sort l'exceptionnel " We the People of the Soil "" [To celebrate its 10th anniversary, The Inspector Cluzo releases the exceptional “We the People of the Soil”]. Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  13. ^ a b c d Degasne, Samuel (2018-04-10). "The Inspector Cluzo: Self Made Men" [The Inspector Cluzo: Self Made Men]. Roling Stone (in French). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-24.
  14. ^ "CHRONIQUE : The Inspector Cluzo – Horizon" [The chronicals: The Inspector Cluzo – Horizon]. Roling Stone (in French). 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  15. ^ a b Zahno, Yves; Horner, Olivier (2023-11-29). ""Horizon", le rock toujours aussi ferme de The Inspector Cluzo" [“Horizon”, the rock of The Inspector Cluzo]. RTS (in French). Archived from the original on 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  16. ^ a b c Bertrand, Yann (2023-02-17). "The Inspector Cluzo : nouvel album, tournée européenne... et travail à la ferme" [The Inspector Cluzo: new album, European tour... and work on the farm]. France Info (in French). Radio France. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  17. ^ "Notice bibliographique - The Inspector Cluzo: rockfarmers: biographie" [Bibliographical note - The Inspector Cluzo: rockfarmers: biography]. BnF Catalogue general (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  18. ^ "The Inspector Cluzo, entre rock et agroécologie" [The Inspector Cluzo, between rock and agroecology]. Le Figaro (in French). 2023-09-12.
  19. ^ Chapelle, Nicolas (2010-07-07). "Album review of French Bastards" [Album review of French Bastards]. Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-11-30.
  20. ^ a b "Art Rock 2011 : focus sur The Inspector Cluzo" [Art Rock 2011 : focus on The Inspector Cluzo] (in French). Alter1fo. 2011-06-09. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
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