Orties (band)

Biography

Based from Paris suburb’s city, Bures-sur-Yvette, they started music at the age of 15. Their name Orties is a reference to Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du mal. They started as a rock Gothic band but soon the project evolved toward rap music combined with French lyrics. The two sisters described the mix of genre, as the Nouvelle Chanson Francaise (New French Song). Orties released their first EP La Boum October 2010 on Believe Music. Their controversial track "Plus Pute Que Toutes Les Putes" (Bitchier than any bitches), remixed by Lecter ( Booty Call Records) was playlisted by Skrillex in his essential mix on BBC Radio. On February 2013, Sextape their first album was released on Nuun Records.

Critical reception

Sextape is a Hate/Love album. Because of the very strong provocative lyrics and their revendicative post feminist attitude, they divided the audience. But they got a strong support from main music magazines like Les Inrocks, Technikart and mainstream press periodic such as Elle Magazine, and Glamour etc. In June 2016 they featured four pages on Les Inrockuptibles’ special issue with Michel Houellebecq as main contributor. They released a new single on June 23, 2016, : "SEXEDROGUEHORREUR" and a music video directed by Jean Bocheux as well. They are working on their second Album Nouvelle Chanson Francaise which is scheduled to be released mid 2017.