Nouvel album aujourd'hui !
Formed in Paris in 2000, they left behind a post-punk past as Prohibition whose supporters included Cornershop and Fugazi. The members of NLF3 - F.lor, Mitch and Don Nino - name influences as varied as Pierre Henry, Fela Kuti, Steve Reich, Ennio Moricone, as well as Syd Barrett, Zappa, Aphex Twin, and Sonic Youth. Strange gurus indeed, for a music that, after all these comparisons, still sounds unique. NLF3 is the story of three music lovers – two brothers in blood and a third in spirit – united by the same passion: to make music, record it and take it all around the world. In that regard, their kinship with Battles and Animal Collective, with whom they have toured, seems perfectly natural - they all belong to the same generation of musicians and have the same desire to discover new territory, to explore new possibilities and to bring together past and future. It comes as no surprise either that the brothers F.lor and Don have lived in Germany as well as the US, and have spent some time in Nigeria where their father introduced them to the great Fela Kuti and others like the sculptor Twin Seven Seven.
It’s in the cavernous heart of their strange underground laboratory in Paris that the three-piece diligently craft their efficient but ambitious songs. Amplified kalimbas, reverb-drenched guitars, catchy rhythms, vintage keyboards and psychedelic vocals invoke the holy trinity of tropicalism - Fela Kuti, Brian Eno and Tom Zé - and take the listener on a voyage through a fantastical and enchanting world. Special mention should also be made of the vocals; wordless, enraptured, woven into the rich fabric of the music, they aim for the inarticulate speech of the heart and hit the spot every time.
Always inventive, they carry with each release a more charming, driven and surprising sound of their own; the new album « Beautiful is The Way To the World beyond » contains both fast tempo operations, dreamy landscapes, powerful lines, multiple grooves and shiny sounds. Compact, generous and passionate.
Evolving from an indie-rock circuit towards multidisciplinary projects, including scoring soundtracks propositions to old cinema treasures, NLF3 are constantly pushing the musical boundries in an inspired attempt to avoid stasis.
PRESS "This is a beautiful, unique and sincere album of instrumental pop. Don’t let it get away. 8/10 DROWNED IN SOUND
"The French space-rock-kraut outfit just nails it with every new album. They seem to be from a parallel universe anyway, so hopefully at least there NLF3 will lead the charts for weeks to come. » 9/10 LOWDOWN MUSIC.
"Their taste for distorted kalimbas produces a similar satisfying crunch to Konono N°1's electric likembes" ROCKAROLLA
« If the idea of 70s italian session guys popping up Can for a soft-porn crime movie soundtrack appeals, then this is for you » MOJO
« Few groups are so constantly interesting » THE WIRE
« Driven, gutsy and passionate » SLEAZENATION
