In Rennes, Brittany, during the 25th edition of the Mythos festival, Hortense Volle met the very groovy keyboardist, singer and composer Hervé Salters, alias General Elektriks. Portrait of a crazy lover of synthesizers and funk, the inventor of a sunny, swirling and generous pop.
In Rennes (Brittany), at mythos, the spoken word arts festival, I spoke with the very groovy Franco-English keyboardist, singer and composer Hervé Salters, the soul of General Elektriks. An adventure launched in 2003 with the album “Cliquety Kliqk” and crowned, in 2009, by the hit Raid the Radio.
Thirteen years and 4 albums later, keyboard tinker Hervé Salters remains a fan of patchwork of all kinds, compressing and compressing electro, soul, funk, jazz and hip-hop to weave a solar, swirling and generous pop.
As always with General Elektriks, the messages of its 7th album, “Party Like a Human”, stimulate the legs as much as the spirits. A promise that takes on its full extent live. Hervé Salters and his acolytes are real stage beasts and I took pleasure in checking it out at Mythos!
SessionLab by Hortense Volle: a conversation in complete privacy and in 3D audio (spatialized sound).
A podcast to listen to, preferably, with headphones.
Directed by: Benjamin Sarralié
Sound recording and 3D mixing: Fabien Mugneret
Production: RFI Lab
► To follow General Elektriks:
Official site / Youtube / Facebook / instagram
► Titles broadcast:
– Excerpts from the album “Party Like a Human” (The Audio Kitchen / Wagram – 2021): CosmicCheck; Electric Pigeons; Party Like a Human; Seeker
– Excerpt from the album “Carry No Ghosts” (The Audio Kitchen / Wagram – 2018): Love über alles
– Excerpts from the album “To Be a Stanger” (The Audio Kitchen / Wagram – 2016): The Man Who Unraveled; Whisper to Me
– Excerpts from the album “Good City for Dreamers” (The Audio Kitchen / Wagram – 2009): Rebel Sun; LittleLady; Take Back The Moment; Raid The Radio
– Excerpts from the album “Cliquety Kliqk” (The Audio Kitchen / Wagram –2003): You’re intriguing me ; Central Park
And also :
Vercoquin – Hello
Honeycut – Exodus Honey
Frankie Smith- Double Dutch Bus
Femi Kuti – Victim of Life
Blackalicious – Paragraph President
Blackalicious – DayOne
Billy Cobham- Red Baron