Kabbel

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One could be concerned about Gregory Hoepffner’s sleep patterns. The French multi-instrumentalist has been expressing himself through countless musical identities for 20 years. Currently, these are embodied through Almeeva, Jean Jean, SURE., or Juni (ex-Kid North). However, 2021 sees his most personal project yet to emerge. Make way for his new alter ego, answering to the name Kabbel. Gregory sees Kabbel as the fruit of new beginnings. A physical one, after moving to Sweden, far from the Parisian tumult, accompanied by a certain loss of bearings. And a mental re-start as well, destroying his ambitions and dreams of greatness, and regaining the simple pleasure of singing. Something he had forbidden himself to do, in order to submit to the rules of musical niches. Hence the title of this first EP, End Of Norms. But Kabbel is also a way for him to reconnect with the extreme DIY scene that got him started. These four tracks define a sound that appeared during a stormy night on a Swedish island. It took Gregory a year of reflection to bring it to life. Meeting and ultimately sharing a studio with producer-extraordinaire Christoffer Berg (Fever Ray, The Knife, Depeche Mode...) also helped the process. Today, Kabbel defines its musical identity as Queer Sadcore. The darkness of extreme music, in its industrial but also aerial expression, crosses paths with the pleasure of modern pop, against a cinematic and theatrical background.

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