La Folie are based in Sheffield, UK. Signed to Tufty Records, their debut album 'Risus Sardonicus' is out now. They have a fearsome live reputation and have gained a hardcore underground following in the UK and beyond.

Their sound has been described as 'psychedelic circus rock'n'roll', think The Pixies meets Gogol Bordello meets The Doors

La Folie (German based synth-pop group)

La Folie debuted their nocturnal synth-pop at Berlin's Berghain Kantine on Wednesday June 5, 2013. A decade of musicianship, a diary full of heartbreak, and a chance encounter in Berlin preceded the birth of this project from Marc Houle and Joaquim dos Santos.

In both name and mood, the band look to 'la folie', the French phrase that describes the madness of love when one is madly in love. Theirs is a powerful type of pop music juxtaposition, made for uneasy easy listening. Joaquim and new live member Clelia Cantoro become stylized synth-pop automatons as their voices blend, echo and confront each other, while Marc draws lush shades of light and shadows from his orchestra of synthesizers.

With the aid of Tobi Neumann's prowess as mixing engineer, La Folie's debut 12-track album of bittersweet synth-pop laments is nearing completion. The album's tracks will be painstakingly recreated for the group's concert debut, which promises more of the intriguing juxtapositions that make the first glimpses of their debut video "Her New Dress" so compelling.



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