Alternine » Groupe http://alternine.com/en Music for (most of) humans Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:50:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 Bye-bye! http://alternine.com/en/bye-bye/ http://alternine.com/en/bye-bye/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:50:09 +0000 http://alternine.com/?p=981 →]]> It is with a heavy heart that we announce the end of Alternine. The band had found a new impulse thanks to the release of our music video, the coming of our new drummer, and the forthcoming contest of the Motocultor Festival. Sadly, an unexpected event clouded the horizon, and we prefer to stop the project instead of seeing it slowly die.

However, Laëtitia, Maxime and myself (Julien) will soon start a new project. We will keep you informed of our new adventures through this very page!

Thanks to everyone who followed us, loved us and worked with us. Alternine could have been much more, but it wasn’t possible with its current set-up. Thanks again and see you soon!

]]> http://alternine.com/en/bye-bye/feed/ 0 New drummer, new sound, new video! http://alternine.com/en/nouveau-batteur-nouveau-son-nouveau-clip/ http://alternine.com/en/nouveau-batteur-nouveau-son-nouveau-clip/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2015 21:35:55 +0000 http://alternine.com/?p=962 →]]> Video Preview2015 will be full of surprises for Alternine!
Our new drummer Guillaume has made a thunderous arrival in the band, and we are really eager to show you how his energy revolutionize our music.
Add to this a return to amps and you will get a musical explosion you will never forget.
What’s more, our first music video, on which we have spent several months of hard work, is finally finished and will be shown on Monday 23 February on internet! Stay tuned!

]]> http://alternine.com/en/nouveau-batteur-nouveau-son-nouveau-clip/feed/ 0 Looking for a guitarist! http://alternine.com/en/cherche-guitariste/ http://alternine.com/en/cherche-guitariste/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2014 17:29:31 +0000 http://alternine.com/?p=954 →]]> Alternine is looking for a second guitarist ! Clément decided to leave us to shred in his Death Metal band, we wish him all the best. Our future guitarist (male or female! Don’t be shy!) should:

  • Be nice and funny..
  • Have good technical abilities.
  • Know what Rock is about, know when to get crazy or when to shut up when the music requires it.
  • Be familiar with the following influences: Oceansize, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, Radiohead, The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In…
  • Metalheads, please do not apply!! Don’t get us wrong, we love Metal, but if you want to play Metal, you will sooner or later become frustrated by not playing technical solos or thousands notes per seconds within Alternine.
  • There is no such as thing as a “rhythmical” or “lead” guitarist in Alternine. The music alternates both.
  • Be available for rehearsals or concerts (one concert per week is what to be expected). Aunt Jeanne’s birthday shall be missed.
  • Live Rennes or its surroundings to ease the rehearsals and extra-musical fun.
  • Contrary to what is said in our biography and after a venture in the simulated amplifiers world, we are back on good ol’amps. Be ready to have fun at carrying them too!
  • We have voluntarily paused our search for concerts in order to take our time at finding the right guitarist. But once this is done, we guarantee to be quite busy!
  • Our one-hour set is only made of compositions. As a consequence, the new guitarist will have first to learn them, which may be a rather hard work. But what joy to play them afterwards :)!
  • If possible, have a bit of concert experience. The goal is to “live” the music and convey emotions to the public. It doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have to look sad or angry all the time, but also doesn’t mean you have to spend your time waving at your friends.
  • Our band is very ambitious and aim at being professionals. You must also have such ambitions.

If you haven’t flee yet, then do not hesitate! Send us a mail (contact@alternine.com) or phone us ((+33)6 46 60 09 99, leave a message without hesitation). See you soon!

]]> http://alternine.com/en/cherche-guitariste/feed/ 0 And our new guitarist is… http://alternine.com/en/and-our-new-guitarist-is/ http://alternine.com/en/and-our-new-guitarist-is/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:54:07 +0000 http://alternine.com/?p=843 →]]> Clement210x210

Clément! Look at this smiling face and know that behind these tired eyes is someone who, in about a month, has learned the whole set and even brought some new ideas (which I, of course, will attempt to dismiss, being “the dictator” of the band). Our first concert went really went. What’s next can only be tremendous, no doubt about it!

]]> http://alternine.com/en/and-our-new-guitarist-is/feed/ 0 Guitarist wanted! http://alternine.com/en/alternine-cherche-guitariste/ http://alternine.com/en/alternine-cherche-guitariste/#comments Sat, 08 Feb 2014 17:08:53 +0000 http://alternine.com/?p=795 →]]> It has been a tough decision, but is was a necessary one: we separated from Benoît, one of our guitarists. We wish him all the best in his numerous projects, including Lux Aeterna and Live Machine.

As for us, we are actively looking for a new guitarist! Here are some wisely chosen critera the candidate will have to match:
- Be friendly and funny.
- Have good technical abilities.
- Know when to Rock and when not to, as the music requires both sound and silence.
- Like some of these influences: Oceansize, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, Radiohead, The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In…
- Be available for both rehearsal and concerts.
- Live Rennes or nearby, which is more handy for the rehearsals and besides-music meetings (important to create bonds between the members of the band!).
- We are quite keen on simulating amps (we have a spare Pod HD500 for you!). Liking that, or be willing to try is a good thing. However, we don’t force their use.
- Thanks to our manager, we are getting more and more concert dates, so be expected to play quite a lot as time goes by. Thrilling!
- As a consequence, the candidate will have quite a lot of work to do right from the start in order to learn the one-hour set. That’s the price to pay to live a fantastic adventure with us.
- The band is very ambitious and aim to become professional. The candidate must be aiming the same direction.

If everything suits you, wait no further: send us an email (contact@alternine.com) or a phone call (+(33)6 46 60 09 99, don’t hesitate to leave a message). See you soon!

]]> http://alternine.com/en/alternine-cherche-guitariste/feed/ 0 And the drummer is… http://alternine.com/en/et-le-gagnant-suivant-est/ http://alternine.com/en/et-le-gagnant-suivant-est/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:02:22 +0000 http://alternine.com/?p=639 →]]> … Jean-Félix ! With such an original first name, he could only be the one we needed. Alternine is thus officially complete, thanks to JF on the drums! How funny it is to watch him suffer as he learns all the songs! But the guy is a fast learner, and will master the set-list very soon for sure, though probably not quite enough to play the concerts of Septembre with us (we wouldn’t want to scare him too much, would we). Who cares, the four on us are enough to make the shows great anyway (next concert on september 7, at St Lunaire (35), 4p.m.)!

We would also like to bow down before the RockEnFolie radio. First for the extraordinaly positive review Dyrt wrote about our EP, but also for having dedicated their “Rock Express” live program of this September 2 (we will spread the Podcast as soon as it is available). We would like to send a huge “thanks” to Dyrt, Micky and Seb for their help in making our music known throughout the world!

]]> http://alternine.com/en/et-le-gagnant-suivant-est/feed/ 0 And the winner is… http://alternine.com/en/and-the-winner-is/ http://alternine.com/en/and-the-winner-is/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:37:16 +0000 http://alternine.com/?p=517 →]]> One stroke of his hat was enough to blow his opponents to pieces… Maxime is now officially a guitarist of Alternine!

To celebrate this, we accepted a concert a month only after his arrival in the band, so confident we are about his skills. How entertaining to watch him learn our set on such short notice!

As for the concert, it’s actually an event called “Trempl’in Bars” in St Brieuc, on Friday 26 April, in the “Memes’tra” pub. Be there! Else you’d miss Maxime first appearance with us. Such an important event in the history of music!

]]> http://alternine.com/en/and-the-winner-is/feed/ 0 Guitarist wanted! http://alternine.com/en/alternine-cherche-2eme-guitariste/ http://alternine.com/en/alternine-cherche-2eme-guitariste/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:56:49 +0000 http://alternine.com/?p=427 →]]> In order to efficiently conquer the world and its surroundings, Alternine is looking for a second guitarist. Indeed, 12 guitar strings are exactly what the lovely arrangements of our songs need. Candidates should meet the following requirements:

  • They should be nice, friendly, and at times, funny
  • They must know when NOT to play a solo
  • They must know no fear of virtual amps and effects
  • They shall not lack motivation and availability.

If you feel you are the right person (or know someone who is!), please write us as soon as you can here : contact@alternine.com. Glory and fame shall be yours!

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