Theo Hakola from Passion Fodder produced their first LP in 1987 Où veux-tu qu'je r'garde ?. This 6 tracks album shows what would become a Noir Désir trademark: finely crafted lyrics with powerful rock sound.
Noir Désir's second album, Veuillez rendre l'âme (à qui elle appartient), released in 1990, introduced punk rock elements to their sound. This continued with their next album, Tostaky, which contained the successful song Tostaky.
One of the most popular rock groups in France, their success continued with the release of the dance-influenced 666.667 Club, and the remix album One Trip One Noise. Their last album, 2001's Des visages des figures, was a slower, more ambitious affair. This album also contained a collaboration with a fellow francophone Manu Chao. "Des visages, des figures" was the album of the consecration for the group which won the music award (Victoire de la Musique) of the best rock album of year 2002, as well as the award of best clip for "Le Vent nous portera". Although their last album seemed to be the slowest one, the following gigs were huge rock shows where thousands of fans came to see the group.
In 2003, allegedly on a drug binge, Bertrand Cantat slapped his girlfriend, Marie Trintignant during an argument in a hotel room in Lithuania. As she fell, her head hit the bed, and she consequently bled to death. Marie Trintignant was a popular French actress and was working on a movie. A Lithuanian judge sentenced Cantat to 8 years in prison after a jury convicted him of manslaughter. He was sentenced in Lithuania and served his sentence in a prison near Toulouse in France.
In September 2005, an album, En public, which contains highlights of their last tour. They also released a DVD set, Noir Désir en images, which contains various live performances, footage and videos. Special permission was obtained in order to allow the imprisoned Cantat to participate in the development of those.
Noir Désir members have not ruled out the possibility of re-forming once Cantat is released from jail. Cantat was released early on account of good behaviour on October 16th, 2007, but immediately retreated to his house near Bordeaux. At the time, he would not speak to the press regarding his musical future.
In November 2008, two free tracks were released. The band wished to show, with this release, that productive and cathartic, works from Noir Désir still impregnate the French scene with intellectual and emotional abuse.
Teyssot-Gay has stated that the group is currently in the process of composing and recording a new album which he feels should be finished in 2009. However according to a May 14, 2009 article in Le Parisien the album will not be ready until January 2010.
On November 29, 2010 it was announced that guitarist Serge Teyssot-Gay was leaving the band citing "emotional, human and musical differences" with lead singer Cantat.
On November 30, 2010 band's drummer Denis Barthe announced that Noir Désir is disbanded for good and that is useless to let the band live with "artificial respiration".
Septembre en attendant
Noir Désir Lyrics
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Un souffle, un éclat bleu
Un instant, qui dit mieux
L'équilibre est fragile
J'ai tout vu
Je ne rien retenu
Pendant que ton ombre
En douce, te quitte
À la périphérie
Et même si tes yeux
Dissolvent les comètes
Qui me passent une à une
Au travers de la tête
J'y pense encore
J'y pense
J'y pense encore
J'y pense
À cette époque, on écoutait qu'à peine
Le clic-cloc des pendules
À L'heure où je te parle
Sans entrave, il circule
En septembre, en attendant la suite
Des carnages, il se peut
Qu'arrive la limite
J'y pense encore
J'y pense
Ensemble, maintenant
On peut prendre la fuite
Disparus, pfuit
Avant qu'ils aient fait, ouf
J'y pense encore
J'y pense
J'y pense encore
J'y pense, j'y pense
J'y pense
The lyrics to Noir Désir's song "Septembre en attendant" depict a fragile and fleeting moment between two people. The opening lines "Juste le temps de battre des cils, un souffle, un éclat bleu" describe the brief moment in which something may happen or be said before it's gone. The line "L'équilibre est fragile" emphasizes that this moment is fragile and can easily be lost. The singer has seen everything but has retained nothing. Meanwhile, the other person's shadow quietly leaves them.
As the song progresses, the singer reflects on this moment, "J'y pense encore" (I still think of it). They mention a time when they only listened to the ticking of clocks, emphasizing the importance of the present moment. As they wait for something to happen, for "the limit" to arrive, they acknowledge that they can escape together. The final repetition of "j'y pense encore" reinforces the idea that this moment continues to haunt the singer.
The lyrics are open to interpretation, but some suggest that they may be about a romantic encounter that was missed or not fully realized. Others interpret it as a commentary on the fleeting nature of time and how we often miss or forget important moments. Regardless of the interpretation, the song carries a sense of melancholy and nostalgia.
Line by Line Meaning
Juste le temps de battre des cils
The fleeting moment of a blink
Un souffle, un éclat bleu
A breath, a blue glint
Un instant, qui dit mieux
A moment, what says better
L'équilibre est fragile
Balance is fragile
J'ai tout vu
I saw everything
Je ne rien retenu
I learned nothing
Pendant que ton ombre
While your shadow
En douce, te quitte
Sneakily leaves you
Entends-tu les autres qui se battent
Do you hear the others fighting
À la périphérie
On the outskirts
Et même si tes yeux
And even if your eyes
Dissolvent les comètes
Dissolve the comets
Qui me passent une à une
That pass me one by one
Au travers de la tête
Through my mind
J'y pense encore
I still think about it
J'y pense
I think about it
Ensemble, maintenant
Together, now
On peut prendre la fuite
We can escape
Disparus, pfuit
Disappeared, poof
Avant qu'ils aient fait, ouf
Before they've had the chance
À cette époque, on écoutait qu'à peine
At that time, we barely listened
Le clic-cloc des pendules
The ticking of the clocks
À L'heure où je te parle
At the time I'm talking to you
Sans entrave, il circule
Unobstructedly, it circulates
En septembre, en attendant la suite
In September, waiting for what's to come
Des carnages, il se peut
Carnage may occur
Qu'arrive la limite
That the limit is reached
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Frederic Vincen Vidalenc, Bertrand Lucien Cantat
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@xelab6181
Je regarde ce morceau environs 2 fois par ans depuis 10 ans, il me fait toujours le même effet : cascade de frissons de la tête au pied. C'est le meilleur live du monde pour moi ; l'énergie du morceau , l'harmonie de chacun sur la scène. Bertrand sublime de présence, le guitariste qui fait l'amour à sa guitare en mode autistique, le batteur souriant et généreux qui offre son rythme de manière ouverte, le clavier vautré comme si il enterrait quelque chose sous les touches... Il y a 10 ans j'ai eu un éclair de conscience en regardant cette vidéo avec un p'tit joint : chaque musicien se donne de manière authentique et complètement originale et le tout forme une harmonie, une unité. C'est ce clip qui m'a fait comprendre que le secret de la vie c'est d'être sois même sans chercher à copier personne.
@lilirenata8113
Oui, il y a bassiste aussi.
@mathieuleroy6360
@@lilirenata8113 oui, d'ailleurs le morceau est construit autour de la ligne de basse.
@hfhdbdbdbdbdb918
I agree
@mikemoore38
Sublime chanson .
Merci Bertrand , c'est tellement beau .
@fabricelefevre6757
Oui ils nous manquent... Une version magnifique !!!!! Bravo noir désir !!!!
@francoisegoillandeau1564
Magnifique quel bon temps à jamais éternel ❤️
@yayanounours7835
une mélodie , une voix , noir désir quoi !!!!! un pur tripe
@valurox
Un morceau incommensurablement prodigieux. Un Cocktail de mélancolie et de béatitude .... jouissance intense, extrême...
@viviemilie9724
Cette chanson est magnifique et l interprétation parfaite🖤