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Francis Rimbert started playing classical piano when he was 5 years old. At the conservatory, he studied harmony, counterpoint, the fugue and orchestral leading. He won first prize in piano and moved onto Paris where he became a salesman, working in a music store which by chance imported synthesizers, at a time when nobody has sold such before.
He became interested in those electronic instruments and took the stage (Theatre des Champs Elysées – Paris) solo, surrounded by all his synthesizers (Bionic Orchestra, 1979).
Aside from his work on various albums for Jarre, Rimbert has created several works of sonic illustration and has won first prize at the international festival of electronic music
in Tokyo in 1988 (chaired by Isao Tomita).
In 1994, Rimbert created music for some video games.
In 2005, American distributor Atomic Quill Music signed a distribution contract and 10,000 units of were pressed. Rimbert performed a showcase during the Fuse-In festival in Detroit and held a release party at Record Time, a Detroit shop of electronic music. Various titles were remixed by American Djs, including and
D:Fuse and distributed by Moist Music.
During September 2005, was released in France and throughout Europe. In November, Rimbert held a showcase at Le Divan de Monde, in Paris.
In 2006, Francis signed distribution contracts in Scandinavia and with digital distributor Wild Palms Music. A single, , a duet with his friend and hard rock guitarist Patrick Rondat, was released as a limited edition to coincide with a performance at Salon de la Musique in September. A compilation: followed.
March 2007 saw the release of , followed by in October. During 2007, Rimbert and his band performed live concerts featuring some of the titles of this record. In these concerts he has shared the stage with , and his friend . Also on board are a percussionist , sound designer and singer .
Invited by his distributors, first in Spain and then the Netherlands before taking on the rest of Europe, Francis pursued a promotional tour and performed a concert in Lyon in November 2007, to benefit Handicap International.[1]
During 2008, Francis toured with Jean-Michel Jarre, performing the full Oxygene suite in several European cities. During 2009 and 2010, he has toured again, this time in the IN<>DOORS and 2010 tours of Jarre.
1980 Synthesizer (April Orchestra 36)
01. Gift for you (3:35)
02. L'Arlequin – part 1 (2:07)
03. L'Arlequin – part 2 (3:12)
04. Eire (3:15)
05. Vocoderman (3:10) Daniel Borreau
06. Voices of paradise (3:15)
07. Space in velum (3:50)
08. Loco-Motif (3:50)
09. Games (3:40)
10. Old flipper reggae (3:40)
11. Comete (3:30)
12. The last day (4:55)
13. Bionic (4:20)
1982 Duty Free (April Orchestra 45)
(featuring Jean Pierre Savelli)
01. Retro building (3:12)
02. Danse des ordinateurs (3:48)
03. Terre de jade (3:38)
04. Marcory love (3:46)
05. Coeur sur glace (3:32)
06. Sucre d'orge blues (3:31)
07. Studio campus (3:40)
08. Fabrienne song (3:07)
09. Séquence des ondes (4:00)
10. Aventure non-stop (3:34)
11. Bandama story (2:20)
12. Piano sue l'herbe (3:13)
1982 FR2 (April Orchestra 48) (featuring Frederick Rousseau)
01. Overture Mob (3:22)
02. L 'attache Coeur (3:18)
03. Le Lutin Oméga (2:20)
04. Création Alfa (2:33)
05. Quai de L'Enigme (4:28)
06. Stress Delta (2:06)
07. Matinée de Lune (4:30)
08. Piano Crash (2:54)
09. African Délirium (3:05)
10. Marguerite Degarne (3:00)
11. Top Machin (2:37)
12. Computer Study (2:30)
13. Trafic à L.A. (3:13)
14. First Emotion (3:02)
15. Last Spot (2:00)
16. Pontault-Combault (3:05)
1983 Synthesizer II (April Orchestra 51)
01. Olympus one (3:01)
02. Le vent par la fenêtre (4:42)
03. L'eau lourde (4:04)
04. Les grands horizons (4:24)
05. Samba Diba (2:53)
06. 100% de risques (2:30)
07. L'oiseau lyre (2:15)
08. Robot Alpha (3:07)
09. Le gagnant (3:13)
10. Le tounois (2:59)
11. Armaguedon (3:12)
12. La Colombienne (3:16)
13. Petite Maud (2:56)
14. L'automate (3:20)
15. Ballade à Gemenos (3:30)
16. Industrie 2002 (2:51)
1984 Synthesizer III Gym-music (April Orchestra 54)
01. Jany Jog (4:15)
02. Happy Jog (4:37)
03. Atomic Jog (3:28)
04. Dancing Time (3:10)
05. Jenny Generic (3:32)
06. La Nuit de l'Oiseau (4:40)
07. So Funky Break (3:25)
08. Jogging Bahia (3:27)
09. Lady Gym (5:44)
10. Joker Break (3:24)
11. Body Beguine (3:42)
12. Lilyan's Melody (3:52)
1984 Compilation jingles (April Orchestra 56)
01. Rocking Chair (2:48) J. Kinegan / Izanelli
02. Le Manege de Lucifer (3:14)
03. Fish Race (3:28) F. Talgom
04. Mes Parents (3:14) R. Passero / Ch. Ducolombier
05. Petite (3:14) R. Passero / Ch. Ducolombier
06. Francesco Folies (2:48)
07. E344(+) (2:48) J. Kinegan / Izanelli
08. Various Jingles (3:14) L. Attard
1986 Synthesizer IV Electric Feeling (April Orchestra 64)
01. La Dame de Coeur (5:26)
02. Mister Giorgetti (3:45)
03. Cool Max (3:32)
04. La Fille du Moulin (6:56)
05. B comme Cayenne (2:37)
06. Le sens des saisons (3:31)
07. La course du cerf (2:50)
08. Industrie Industrie (3:17)
09. 77 blues (3:45)
10. Pour l'Irlande (3:09)
11. Amandine R. (4:10)
12. Les mots secrets
/ Honey Tears (3:33)
13. Cinémas d'autrefois (3:25)
1987 Keyboard Songs (Music for Media)
01. Keyboard Song (3:54)
02. Les Portes d'Atlantide (3:36)
03. Up to Rio (3:35)
04. Last Driver (3:18)
05. Les Années Carosse (3:00)
06. Miniko (3:21)
07. AL (3:07)
08. Magnetic Circus (3:18)
09. La 13e Enigme (2:48)
10. Jumping Roller (3:40)
11. Sad Monday (3:59)
12. Le Regard d'Amandine (3:03)
1988 Digital Faith (Music for Media)
01. Piste Noire (4:08)
02. Goeland (2:26)
03. Légendes de Boissy (2:50)
04. Sacre Matt (3:05)
05. Salon Christa (3:39)
06. Space Hammer (2:57)
07. Aurore et l'oiseau (3:39)
08. Truckers (3:14)
09. Annie Malices (2:57)
10. Le Temps des machines(3:22)
11. Neige (3:56)
12. Entrecha-cha (3:53)
13. La dame de Croissy (3:56)
14. New adventures (4:12)
15. Étrange historie (3:20)
16. Le loup (2:37)
1990 A.L.I.V.E
01. Le Loup (1:41)
02. Frantic (2:42) Ennio Morricone
03. Arlequin (3:01)
04. Kiss (2:45) - Square
05. 100% de Risque (2:44)
06. Blade Runner (4:04) Vangelis
07. Water Music (4:06) Händel
08. Belmondo Medley (5:20) Ennio Morricone
09. Cayenne (3:08)
10. Honey Tears (3:23)
11. Jean Michel Jarre Medley (8:11) Jean Michel Jarre
12. Entrecha-cha (3:53)
13. Crazy Song (2:06) Francis Rimbert/J. Brown/P. Duhteil
2005 Double Face (studio album)
01. Devil Soul (4:03)
02. The Wave (5:06)
03. Gaelick (4:06)
04. What Is Love (3:20)
05. French Kiss (4:23)
06. Across The Fogg (4:02)
07. Woodoo (5:33)
08. Dorian Gray (3:22)
09. Elfe's Race (5:00)
10. Women's Land (5:33)
11. Adagio (4:40)
12. Strange Spirit (4:24)
2006 Mecanique du Temps (maxi CD) (featuring Patrick Rondat)
01. Mecanique Du Temps (3:41)
02. Woodoo (5:33)
03. Dorian Gray (3:22)
04. Across The Fog (4:02)
2006 Sound of Vintage - volume 1 (compilation 1983, 84 & 86)
01. Happy Jog (4:41)
02. Mister Giorgetti (3:41)
03. Le Gagnant (3:10)
04. Cool Max (3:29)
05. Petite Maud (2:52)
06. Sweety Journey (3:26)
07. So Funky Break (3:27)
08. Les Mots Secrets (3:27)
09. Pour L’Irlande (3:03)
10. Robot Alpha (3:04)
11. Sens Des Saisons (3:29)
12. Olympus One (3:00)
13. La Dame De Coeur (5:25)
14. 100% De Risque (3:24)
15. Jenny Generic (3:24)
Bonus Track: Lonely (8:21)
2007 Sound of Vintage - volume 2 (compilation 1983, 84 & 86)
01. Le Tournois (2:44)
02. B Comme Cayenne (3:23)
03. 77 Blues (3:33)
04. La Nuit De L’Oiseau (4:39)
05. L’Eau Lourde (3:55)
06. L’Automate (3:13)
07. Le Cinema D’Autrefois (3:17)
08. Atomic Jog (3:26)
09. L’Oiseau Lyre (2:04)
10. Amandine R. (3:58)
11. Lilyan's Melody (3:50)
12. La Fille Du Moulin (3:13)
13. Industrie 2002 (2:40)
14. Jany Jog (4:11)
15. Lady Gym (5:43)
Bonus Track: A Simple Story (3:38)
2007 Snap Shots (studio album)
01. Dawn of Light (5:10)
02. Victory (4:33)
03. Hidden Movie (3:26)
04. Somewhere in July (3:54)
05. Viva La Revolucion (3:21)
06. Twin Dam Do (4:12)
07. Memory of Love (4:06)
08. Apocalypse (4:39)
09. Mecanique du Temps (3:41)
10. Sleeping Beauty (4:02)
11. R.B.F (4:11)
