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  • RIP Charles Haddon

     It’s with a sad and heavy heart that I learned tonight from the NME website of the death of Charlie Haddon, lead singer with Ou Est Le Swimming Pool.

    The band had played at Pukkelpop festival in Belgium before reports of Charlie’s death.

    One of my favourite new acts from the past year, I saw them support La Roux in the Academy last November and played Dance the way I feel lots on DCUfm.

    Poor Charlie, my sympathies go out to the other members of the band and to Charlie’s family.  Another life gone too soon.

    Rest in Peace buddy

  • Ou Est Le Swimming Pool: Jackson’s Last Stand Review

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    Ou Est Le Swimming Pool have been slowly building a name for themselves on the live circuit over the past year, helped along by supporting La Roux and a cracker of a tune ‘Dance The Way I Feel‘, which I played to death on the Culture Cafe.

    The North London trio are back with ‘Jackson’s Last Stand’, the follow up to ‘These New Knights’. From the first bass synth sound this is unmistakably ‘Ou Est Le Swimming Pool’, mix this with vocal layering and slight harmonies and you have a rare fact that a band can have an instantly distinguishable sound after only their third single.

    ‘Jackson’s Last Stand’ is an uptempo dance synth track, slight 80’s throwback, yes, but also contemporary. Put these along with singable lyrics and you’re on to a winner.

    Looking forward to the album. Catch them at Oxegen.

  • Tune Of The Week 15/10/09

    Dance the way I feel

    I haven’t done this in a good while.. as I previously mentioned I have been on crutches for 22 weeks now… which has meant that I was laid up for a bit and somehow have only discovered these guys now.

    Ou est le Swimming Pool are a 3 piece from the UK and are supporting La Roux in November in the Academy so I’ll get a look.

    This is a synth laden track with an almost shouty chorus… and is quite the ear worm! Hear it once and it will be going round your head all day!

    I played this track tonight on Culture Cafe.. This weeks tune of the week is Ou Est Le Swimming Pool’s Dance The Way I Feel.

    Direct Link Here

    Check out: http://www.myspace.com/ouestleswimmingpool

    Enjoy!

    …nessy out!