Idiot Saint Crazy Orchestra is probably one of the most singular and exciting adventures of experimental rock in france since a long time. On the map,
ISCO resolutely occupies a rather off-set location : an industrial harbour
in the north of France called Dunkerque.
In the musical space they have been inventing for several years, the band activates a new line. Losing oneself in a maze of references, one would perhaps imagine a brilliant synthesis merging The Residents, Otto Von Schirach, Fred Frith, Steve Moore & Zombi, Philip Glass, Primus, Steve Reich, Naked City, Mr Bungle, BEAK<<<, Squarepusher. Rhapsodic, over-flowing with multiple excursions, playing with codes and genres, the realm of Idiot Saint Crzay Orchetra is “post rock” but in a unusual way, blending virtuosity, pop deconstruction, psychrock, deathmetal, blues, repetitive music and maybe an heavier power electro rock trio flavour on the album ‘Iscommunication’.
On stage the musicians wear black or white costumes and different masks, multiplying their identities and creating an unsettling game of doubles and illusions. Their music is imaginative, architectured and mighty and it slips between hieratic, grotesque and poignant. The core of the band is composed of guitarist Valentin Carette, Bass player Antonin Carette (they also play in YOLK, Scathodick Surfers, Death Tube and Solos) and drummer Antoine Chotteau, they are regularly joined by singer Delphine Delegorgue (Yolk, Death Tube).
They Toured France, Germany, Belgium sometimes with the New Yorker of PAK (with guys from Zorn, Cleric and Imperial Triumphant) and have been acclaimed by the famous magazine Gonzaî.
They also recorded a wonderful live in the prestigious Radio France studios which have been broadcast.
