PRESS QUOTES ON BABILONIA /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\r 'The top of Le Championnat' Metro //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\r 'Readymade FC meld knowing Anglo-Saxon pop with Gallic chanson swish, adding a soupon of electronica here, a guest vocalist there, to make music that laughs in the face of genre pigeonholing' ****Mojo //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\r 'From its Midnight Cowboy harmonicas to the Jon Brion-esque sound design, it's like the soundtrack to an imagined film', Clash //////// \r 'If you like your pleasures subtle but utterly plentiful, this is for you', NME ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// \r 'Gorgeous, tricky pop', Harpers & Queen /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\r 'Out of step with our time. Odd, but wonderful for it', *****International DJ /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// \r 'Make room for this French re-invention of music' ****DJ /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// \r 'Babilonia should be a feature at many discerning dinner parties for years to come', Music Week ///////////////////////////////////////////////////// \r 'Une manière de post-rock cinématographique' fff, Télérama /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\r 'Un album kalédoscopique promis à tous les éloges' Magic ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// \r 'Une véritable machine de désir et d'ivresse' Les Inrocks //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\r A rich, multi-layered confection of playful electronic textures, shimmering baroque pop arrangements and memorable guest vocals from the likes of David Sylvian, Yael Nam & Feist\r He scored Hedi Slimane's fashion shows for Dior Homme twice in a row (Beck has just scored the latest one). Coca Cola Light, Sky TV or Channel 4 have chosen his musics as soundtracks too. The hip-hop producer RJD2 (Def Jux) sampled his music... \r David Sylvian, Underworld, Carl Craig and Roykspp asked him for opening concerts. \r He has remixed Ennio Morricone, Chet Baker, Serge Gainsbourg, David Sylvian, Henri Salvador, Féfé & many more. \r For the last two years, Verdin's been composing scores for films & commercials including among others the Top1 film at the 2009 french box office: "Lol" (Pathé productions) & the forthcoming Film "Tout ce qui brille" (Vertigo/Pathé productions), both under his real name: Jean-Philippe Verdin \r (see on http://virb.com/nidreveppilihpnaej for further details).\r \r \r DISCOGRAPHY : "Lol" original score (2009 EMI) 'Babilonia' CD & LPX2 [the first album on Peacefrog] (2005 Bleepmachine/Peacefrog) /// 'The Only One (feat. Yael Nam)' [Babilonia's first EP, Promo CD & Limited EP] (2005 Bleepmachine/Peacefrog) /// 'Own n°3' Magazine+CD [selected by Readymade FC] (2003, ULM / Universal) /// 'Flexion/F. Me' Collector CD [Original musics composed for Dior Homme] (2003, F Communications) Limited edition available in Japan only (Sold out) /// 'F. Me' EP [Dior Homme Spring-Summer 2003] (2002, F Communications) /// 'Flexion' EP [Dior Homme Autumn 2002-Winter 2003] (2002, F Communications) /// 'Own n°2' Magazine+CDx2 [selected and deconstructed by Readymade FC] (2002, ULM / Universal) /// 'Live at the End' EP [recorded live at The End (London) and WMF (Berlin)] (2002, F Communications) /// 'Bold' CD & LPX2 [the very first album] (2001, F Communications) /// 'Dynamo' EP [the second EP] (1998, F Communications) /// 'Opack' EP [the very first EP] (1997, F Communications)\r \r more infos on: http://www.myspace.com/readymadefcbabilonia\r http://www.readym.com/\r http://virb.com/nidreveppilihpnaej\r