Il est Vilaine

For ten years now, Il Est Vilaine have been lighting up dancefloors with an electro sound tinged with salacious rock, evoking more the New York of Bush Tetras or the Tokyo of YMO than the biscuits of Pont Aven.

It was in Paris, not Saint-Malo, that the two companions met, and from there, in the lineage of the Kill The DJ stable before them, they renewed the synthesis of new wave and techno, disco and surf rock, to the delight of those who (still) dance like Ian Curtis.

Since Scandale, their first maxi released on Dialect recordings, and Surf Rider on Lumière Noire, the duo has carved out a serious reputation.

They could have continued on this path, cruising straight down the clubbing highway, but that would have been without counting on their freedom of spirit and mischievous eclecticism.

With their first album released in 2021, Les Mystères de Lorient, a luxurious synthesis of the two companions' musical culture from Devo to DAF or Christophe in his rock period, they proved they are at ease navigating between genres.

After a post-pandemic period and a few appearances, Il Est Vilaine got back in the saddle in 2024 to celebrate their 10th anniversary with Kool Menthol, a rather irresistible discoid EP, and a memorable concert at Sample Bagnolet.

Then, because the current digital world is full of twists and turns, "Surf Rider", the classic released 10 years ago, came back like a boomerang across the global web.

Used by choreographer Martha Nichols and carried by the intensity of her dancers, it revived its hypnotic potential and, in the process, seduced director Paolo Sorrentino, who made it one of the leitmotifs of La Grazia, his new film unveiled at the Mostra 2025.

All good energies for the upcoming album, announced for 2026!