Phoenix – 1901 – A Take Away Show

A great idea from one of the best bands in the world. Produced by “La blogotheque”

“We had been playing cat and mouse for months. We attended the same shows in Paris, talked a little, mentioning maybe we could do something together… to then see them leave, become huge, and even more intriguing, elusive.
It took eight months for this Take Away Show to happen, for them to be free just one afternoon despite their super busy Hollywoodian schedule.

And then, what ? Be one hundred percent cliché, but how ? Exaggerate the origins of a band that became famous abroad ? Or maybe go and film them where they earned the success they now have ? And then we thought about this funny video the band posted on July 14th on their blog, where they play “1901” with an awful iChat wallpaper as a background. Eh, why don’t we do it again, but for real this time ?”

Produced by Chryde for la Blogotheque
Filmed by Vincent Moon
Sounds by François Clos and Guillaume de la Villeon
Edit by Guillaume Guerry
Mix by Francois Clos

9 OCTOBER 2009
TROCADERO, EIFFEL TOWER, PARIS