Influences: Yeti Lane

Charlie Boyer: When Cédric and I started to play music together, we had different backgrounds, but we were both listening to blues, which was not that common for teenagers in the ‘90s. We were living in the countryside, and our parents’ record collections were the first place to discover music. Hendrix’s music (like Neil Young’s) was a meeting point of our universes, between blues, soul, folk, psychedelia… And, as a drummer, Mitch Mitchell was my first idol.

Cédric Benyoucef: ‘Blues From Laurel Canyon’ has always been by my side. I discovered it in my father’s record collection when I was a child, but I just realised over the past two years how important it has been to me. It’s a great example of shamanic blues-rock.

Charlie: Although I grew up in a house in which Wyatt’s music was often played, I only really got into it after I turned 20. I still don’t understand why it took me so long. I love everything about Robert Wyatt’s music, from the first two Soft Machine albums to Matching Mole, and of course all of his solo discography. His drumming, his melodies, his magical voice, and the way he mixes rock, jazz and experimental while keeping this pop side, it’s just crazy.

Cédric: I’ve picked this piece for all the great kosmische music. We’ve learned so much from all those German artists, from the use of electronics to the improvisational approach. It is always somewhere in our mind and it will never leave us.

Charlie: I’ve listened to the two albums that Eric Burdon recorded with War since I was 16 and I still enjoy them like it was the first time. The alchemy of the band is perfect, and this cover of The Rolling Stones still blows me more than 20 years later. More cowbell!

Cédric: Drones and electricity. We’re really attached to that band and all that the individual members have done afterwards. They have been one of our main references for a long time now.

Charlie: Bardo Pond are one of my favourite bands. Once again, I’m always impressed when the magic works that way. It sounds so simple but it’s not, it’s so powerful and spontaneous. I don’t even know what to add…

Cédric: It’s like everything was collapsed until the day I discovered Neil Young’s music. Maybe that this time, for our new record, his vision of live/recording music has never been so important.

Charlie: One of the greatest bands. I still miss them. Stereolab have always been a big influence, even if it might be less easy to discern now.

Cédric: This is not so obvious in our music, but this little rock band makes us go completely crazy. We have shared a love for the Stones since our teenage years and it won’t go away.