Active from 1993 Members Guigou Chenevier | Genre Rock | |
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Albums Polyglöt, Pükapok, Slang!, Le feu du tigre, Where Is Tamashii? Record labels Cuneiform Records, Orkhêstra, Retort Media Similar Etron Fou Leloublan, Miriodor, Doctor Nerve, Lars Hollmer, Samla Mammas Manna | ||
Volapük was a French avant-garde band created in 1993 by the drummer Guigou Chenevier, along with Michel Mandel and Guillaume Saurel. In the 1970s, Chenevier was a member of Etron Fou Leloublan, a band that was part of the Rock in Opposition movement. Takumi Fukushima became a later addition to the group, playing on Polyglöt which was released in 2000. Volapük announced their breakup in 2010.
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The band's style draws from a number of Eurasian ethnic musical traditions, from Spain to the Balkans to Mongolia. Unlike other avant-garde bands that rely on the use of non-musical sounds, Volapük's music retains more of their folk music roots. Volapük is the name of an artificial language, which also draws its form from multiple language sources.
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Medication & YoghurtPolyglöt · 2000
Where Is Tamashii?Where Is Tamashii? · 2003
Tante YoPolyglöt · 2000