Francois & The Atlas Mountains
Her River Raves Recollections

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10" vinyl comes with either a CD-R or digital download (coming soon). Preview available at last.fm.

Saintes is a small town in the South-West of France. In Roman times it was a local capital because of its position on the river Charente: the place where at high tide the water from the Atlantic Ocean goes the furthest inland. It is a place in between waters.

Fránçois' mother's house is situated there, on the edge of the flood plains. That is where Fránçois grew up and where, like many teenagers in the nineties, he sometimes walked across the fields outside of town on saturday nights, finding the way to the raves by tracking the pulse of the beats.

Every winter, when the heavy rains pours into the melted snow, the river swells and the neighbourhood turns into a lake. Every summer, you can enjoy daily trips to go swimming in the fresh water. And from Fránçois' mother's home it will take you the same time to cycle to the riverside village of Pont l'Abbé, featured on the cover, than to drive to Royan, the nearest seaside town.

All these songs were recorded, amongst others, in preparation of the next full lengh album, Plaine Inondable, due to be released by Fence Records in September 2009. They were recorded in different locations: in a garden in France, on a roof terrace in Morocco, in an analog studio in NewHaven on the cliffs of south England... Different locations which nevertheless produced songs with a common feel, that of the rhythm of the waves and the reflection of the light in the water.

Here at stitch-stitch we are very excited to be teaming up with the excellent label Lejos Discos to release this 10" EP.

      Side A
   1. Royan
   2. One Voice in the Noise
   3. The Long Journey
   4. Peaux Rouges

      Side B
   1. Cachou
   2. Allons à la Piscine
   3. Kitchens and Dictionaries
   4. Nights = Days
   5. So Many Nos