Dead Horse One Explained

Dead Horse One
Origin:	Valence, France
Genre:	Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, shoegaze
Years Active:	2011–present
Label:	Cranes Records, Dead Bees Records, Hands and Moment, A Quick One Records, Les Disques De La Face Cachée, Requiem Pour Un Twister
Associated Acts:	H-Burns
Current Members:	Olivier Debard Ludovik Naud Antoine Pinet Maxime Garcia Ivan Tziboulsky
Past Members:	Jérôme Simonian

Dead Horse One are a neo-psychedelic/shoegaze band based in Valence, France. The band was founded in 2011 by Olivier Debard, Ludovik Naud, Antoine Pinet (a former member of French band H-Burns ^[1]) and Jérôme Simonian.^[2] Simonian later departed, and Maxime Garcia and Ivan Tziboulsky joined.^[3] The band has performed at the 2013 Liverpool Psych Fest and have shared stages with the Telescopes, the Wands and Sound Sweet Sound.^[4]

History

Following an eponymous, self-released 2012 EP, the band issued the Heavenly Choir of Jet Engines EP on Cranes Records later that year,^{[5] [6]} as well as a split 10" EP with the Dead Mantra.^[7]

In 2012, Dead Horse One joined the Dead Bees Records roster and was featured on the label's 11th and 12th sampler compilations.^{[8] [9] [10]} They also appeared on two compilations from Nothing Collective^[11]

Dead Horse One's first full-length effort, Without Love We Perish, was produced by Mark Gardener of Ride.^[12] It was first issued in March 2014^[13] in CD format by Hands and Moment (Japan)^[14] and on vinyl by A Quick One Records (France)^[15] On January 22, 2015, it was reissued on vinyl by Les Disques De La Face Cachée/Dead Bees Records.^[16]

The band's second album, Season of Mist, was released in February 2017.^[17]

Discography

Studio albums

• Without Love We Perish (2014, Hands and Moment/A Quick One Records; 2015 Les Disques De La Face Cachée/Dead Bees Records)
• Season of Mist (2017, Requiem Pour Un Twister)
• The West Is the Best (2019, Requiem Pour Un Twister)^[18]

EPs

• Dead Horse One EP (2012, self-released)
• Dead Mantra / Dead Horse One split 10" EP with the Dead Mantra (2012, Cranes Records)
• Heavenly Choir of Jet Engines EP (2012, Cranes Records)

Compilation appearances

• "Alone" on Dead Bees Records Label Sampler 11 (2012, Dead Bees Records)
• "Gaze" on Songs from Nøthing #2 (2014, Nøthing Collective)
• "I Love My Man" on Dead Bees Records Label Sampler 12 (2014, Dead Bees Records)
• "Hopper" on Songs from Nøthing #03 (2015, Nøthing Collective)

Notes and References

1. H-Burns profile on Vicious Circle records http://www.viciouscircle.fr/site/?q=artistes/96 Vicious Circle records
2. Band profile on Rate Your Music http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/dead_horse_one Rate Your Music
3. Interview with Le Champ Sonore http://lechampsonore.fr/tag/dead-horse-one/ Le Champ Sonore
4. Liverpool psych fest line-up http://thequietus.com/articles/12389-liverpool-psych-fest-full-line-up The Quietus
5. EP review in Magic! #168
6. Cranes records artists http://cranesrecords.com/artists/ Cranes Records
7. Discogs master release listing http://www.discogs.com/Dead-Mantra-Dead-Horse-One-Dead-Mantra-Dead-Horse-One/release/3713327 Discogs
8. Dead Bees: Dead Bees records label sampler #11 http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dead_Bees/Dead_Bees_records_label_sampler_11/ Free Music Archive
9. Dead Bees records label sampler 11 http://www.deadbees.com/db-10/V/A%20-%2011:%20Dead%20Bees%20records%20label%20sampler%20#11 Dead Bees Records
10. Dead Bees records label sampler 12 http://www.deadbees.com/db-11/V/A%20-%2012:%20Dead%20Bees%20records%20label%20sampler%20#12 Dead Bees Records
11. Nothing Collective band profile Web site: Dead Horse One | Nøthing . 2015-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150302035046/http://nothingcollective.com/dead-horse-one/ . 2015-03-02 . Nothing Collective
12. Album review from Sounds Better With Reverb http://www.soundsbetterwithreverb.com/rock/dead-horse-one-without-love-we-perish/ Sounds Better With Reverb
13. Discogs discography listing http://www.discogs.com/artist/2652426-Dead-Horse-One Discogs
14. Album review in New Noise #25
15. Album review in Magic! #181
16. "Without Love We Perish" listing on La Face Cachée Web site: DEAD HORSE ONE Without Love We Perish - la Face Cachée . 2015-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113957/http://la-face-cachee.com/shop/index.php?id_product=4027&controller=product . 2015-04-02 . La Face Cachée
17. Web site: SEASON OF MIST, by DEAD HORSE ONE.
18. Web site: The West Is the Best by Dead Horse One. Apple Music. 23 November 2019.