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Caravan Palace have said the band grew from a passion for Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France mixed with the trip-hop of Portishead, Massive Attack and Zero 7. Arnaud Vial has said he now listens to a lot of Mozart and Beethoven, plus Jungle and Sault.
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“we had a real passion for Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France.”
“We were fascinated by groups like Portishead, Massive Attack, and Zero 7.”
“We were fascinated by groups like Portishead, Massive Attack, and Zero 7.”
“We were fascinated by groups like Portishead, Massive Attack, and Zero 7.”
“I was quite amused when I discovered my Spotify 2023 wrapped, my favourite artists were Mozart and Beethoven”
“I was quite amused when I discovered my Spotify 2023 wrapped, my favourite artists were Mozart and Beethoven”
“Aside from that, I really like Jungle and Sault lately. Both British, both very good.”
“Aside from that, I really like Jungle and Sault lately. Both British, both very good.”
Arnaud Vial has said the band had a real passion for Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France, while their studio work was shaped by trip-hop groups like Portishead, Massive Attack and Zero 7.
In 2024 he said his top artists that year were Mozart and Beethoven, that he listens to a lot of classical music, and that he had been enjoying the British bands Jungle and Sault.
Arnaud Vial has said the founders played acoustic swing for pleasure and had a real passion for Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France, which they mixed with their electronic studio work.
Caravan Palace are the Paris electro swing band built around Arnaud Vial, Charles Delaporte and singer Zoé Colotis. This guide covers the music the band has said shaped them, from Django Reinhardt to trip-hop, and what Arnaud Vial has said he listens to now.
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