Exotica (band)

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Exotica
OriginParis, France
Genres Electropop
Years active2010–present
Labelschambre404
Members
  • Clara Cometti
  • Julien Galner
Website helloexotica.tumblr.com

Exotica is a Parisian electropop duo made up of Clara Cometti and Julien Galinier. They met in Paris in 2005 where their respective bands Chateau Marmont and Koko Von Napoo played on the same bill. [1] [2] They have cited 80s Synthesiser music and French electro pop duo Elli et Jacno as influences. [3] In 2016 their cover of Françoise Hardy's 'une miss s'immisce' was included on the soundtrack of Xavier Dolan's film It's Only the End of the World . [4]

Discography

Albums
EPs
Singles

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References

  1. "Exotica - Fruit de la passion". www.brain-magazine.fr (in French).
  2. "Exotica". Eventrbrite. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "VIDEO. Exotica rejoue les années 80 en VHS". nouvelobs (in French). Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. "Soundrack for Xavier Dolan's 'It's Only the End of the World' to Be Released". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. "Discography". chambre404. Retrieved 21 September 2019.