3 Cold Men - The 3 Cold Men (2004)

Country: France/Brazil. Label: Sequenced Sonic Interferences.
The band had good reviews in underground magazines such as Zillo, Orkus and DNA Six. They stood 3 months on FAC (French Alternative Charts) and second best album in BAC 2004 (Brazilian Alternative Charts). The English writer and journalist Mick Mercer (Gothic Rock Book) said: “As they trot gamely through an eponymous opener the strange scent of New Romanticism wafts around like a putrid perfume, but in reality both this and ‘Truth’ are merely proof that for anything synthy and lightweight the 80s is the key. Somewhere between the sixth form viscosity of Depeche Mode, and the unnaturally suave Heaven 17, you have all the hallmarks, which are stamped on these songs. These are very genial numbers, ambling along, melody glued to the vocals, and they’re elegant, rather than eloquent, vocal refrains. Unhappy emotional endings are simply strolling through clean environments, sharing their thoughts with us like an exhibition. Synths flutter, melodies pop and their line about ‘electronic tears, wrapped in some synthetic laments’ is self-explanatory.”
Names such as Dust of Basement (Germany), Peter Elliot (France), Celluloide (France), Nouvelle Culture (France), People Theatre (France), Dj Wehbba (Brazil), Beat Lancaster (Brazil), Nocivo (Argentine), NG-Pro (Holland), Overflow 110 (Finland) and Foretaste (France) worked for this cd.After the first album “The 3 Cold Men” released around the world by SSI/ Soulfood (Germany), the Brazilian/French band 3 Cold Men comes with a remix cd called “Urban Rmxs”, before the new album “Photogramm” . Urban Rmxs brings tracks from the first album, remixed for djs and bands around the world and one remix of the new track called “My Greatest Greta” dedicated to the actress Greta Garbo. It includes danceable versions with the marvelous and unmistakable Franck’s vocals (trademark of the band), giving us a special atmosphere never heard..........