About Farewell Poetry

Farewell Poetry is a band from Paris, France, formed in 2009. A collective comprised of Parisian musicians (Frédéric D. Oberland, Eat Gas, Colin Johnco, Stanislas Grimbert, Stéphane Pigneul), and a Franco-Australian poet and filmmaker (Jayne Amara Ross), FareWell Poetry is a bold and electrifying project that combines performance film, musical experimentation and spoken word poetry. Debut album "Hoping for the Invisible to Ignite" was released in September 2011 on Gizeh Records. Situated somewhere between a sleep-starved Man Ray, the musical ventures of the Beat Generation poets, the visually flamboyant performances of Throbbing Gristle or the Velvet Underground and the feverous instrumental intensity of Constellation's first releases, FareWell Poetry draws creative inspiration from a trance-like state and hungers for new boundaries to push back, new doors to open. The band's richly arranged songs seek out subtle and luminous climaxes, the hypnotically simple melodies falling away like scaffolding to reveal a complex structure haunted by a sensual voice drumming out a dark poetry, echoes from a deep well. The super 8 and 16mm films that illustrate the soul of the project are rich with a chiaroscuro aesthetic, and have been likened to the work of great cinematic mythographers from David Lynch, to Maya Deren, Kenneth Anger and Jean Cocteau. Performing in festivals, movie theaters, concert halls, churches and collaborating with a wide range of guests from different musical backgrounds (Gaspar Claus, Bérangère Maximin, Christelle Lassort, David Moore, Dave Olliffe, David Fenech, Richard Knox, David Neerman), FareWell Poetry represents the pooled influences of its core members and passionate collaborators. Official website: http://www.farewell-poetry.com Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/farewellpoetry