TRIO SR9 ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE ‘SUPER RICH KIDS’ ft. MALIK DJOUDI 

Trio SR9 are sharing the video to new single ‘Super Rich Kids’ ft. vocalist Malik Djoudi, taken from their upcoming album, DÉJÀ VU, released through No Format on August 26, 2022. 

The single follows the earlier releases of ‘Video Games’ ft. Sandra Nkaké, ‘One Last Time’, with Blick Bassy redecorating Ariana Grande’s original in the colours of Bassa, his maternal language, and ‘Happy’ featuring French vocalist Camille. Just three of several artists that feature on DÉJÀ VU.

Says Trio SR9 about the track, “Super Rich Kids” has something unchangeable. It is a lesson of simplicity with a very particular groove, deep in its rhythm. It was an obvious choice to capture it with Malik’s airy voice. A bit of California sunshine in Ferber’s Studio A!”

Speaking about the collaboration, Malik adds; “I have chosen to sing ‘Super Rich Kids’ by Frank Ocean, it’s a song I love because of its groove, quite minimal, a cyclic instrumental, the song takes us in several directions with the different vocal lines. It’s not easy to sing, but I like the challenges. And I find that the text speaks perfectly of the air of time…”

With their ability to move seamlessly from the triangle to the donkey jaw, cymbals to Chinese gong, vibraphone to wind machine, percussionists are undoubtedly the most atypical members of the classical orchestra. It’s no surprise then, that many involve themselves in the most eclectic styles and forms: TRIO SR9 – Paul Changarnier, Nicolas Cousin and Alexandre Esperet – are a case in point. 

Having set their sights on the marimba – a Latin American xylophone, cousin of the African balafon – they decided to use it as the main vehicle for their artistic dreams. Aided by composer Clément Ducol, another ex-alumnus of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Lyon, who introduced then to the label No Format!, TRIO SR9 decided to embark on a project which would see them taking on pop hits of the kind that are produced in mega studios on the other side of the Atlantic. But they wanted to do it without leaving France or their beloved instruments. They wanted to make pop without machines, guitars, bass or synths. Together with Ducol they chose a list of hits that he then arranged. 

All that was left to do was invent and create a huge set of sonic blades, made to order, that could create tones every bit as deep as a boosted bass. Or attach a sheet of aluminium onto the marimbas to simulate saturation. Everything you hear is completely artificial and yet completely natural, analogue and strictly choreographed: the movement of the hands on the wooden keys, the move from one instrument to the other or one pair of drumsticks to another. 

Other guest spots on the album include Camille, who brings her extraordinary energy to Rihanna’s ‘Don’t Stop the Music’ and Camélia Jordana, dimming the lights of the studio and slowing down the tempo of ‘Dance Monkey’, which has been transformed into something ceremonial. All have inspired the music with their own particular energy, tenderness and a thousand other nuances that play their part in that troubling sensation, déjà vu. 

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