At the beginning, there were the raves. Those around Lyon that
Yannick Lecomte attended every weekends. He built his identity
by exploring margins, seduced by the collective utopia of
free-parties.
Fan of New Wave, Brit pop and Pink Floyd, he began to play
records, organized parties and became addicted to the sounds of
hardcore and hard techno. Until a friend put the Poney EP in his
hands. Vitalic and its unprecedented and explosive fusion
between several currents of rock and electronic music, acted as
a developer and lead him to buy his first synthesizer to compose
his own songs. « The only kid’s dream that made me want to get
up in the morning was to make music. »
But the rave, we just don’t leave it like that « when I went
into the sound systems, I had all the outfit that matched with
it. From the day I cut my hair, took off my studded shoes and
began to wear shirts, a lot of people told me : you’re no longer
rave, Yannick ! I think I still am, rave, in spirit, even though
I first had a bit of trouble assuming a more pop side. »
In his compositions, the formats are tightened, the sound is
hot, electric and aerial, the bass lines elastic, but he also
knows how to infuse the nervousness of the rave in his
rhythmics. We find traces of EBM or Belgian New beat, pop,
maybe, when he looks for the ultimate gimmick with his guests,
but electronic, without any doubt.
The real engine of Lecomte de Brégeot, the one he cannot resist,
is emotion. This is where he draws the nobility of his
harmonies, somewhere between nostalgia and melancholy. « A music
that touches people, you ought to be able to do everything on it
: run, cry, make love… »
Recognized by his peers, his music opens today towards new
horizons. His songs « Carry on » and « Slash » were chosen for
Yves Saint-Laurent ad campaigns. At the age of XX, the rage that
inhabited him at the time of the raves marked the step. From now
on, this great anxious man has found serenity and confidence.