The Supermen Lovers Explained

The Supermen Lovers
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:Guillaume Atlan
Birth Date:9 February 1975
Birth Place:Paris, France
Alias:Stan de Mareuil, Entschuldigung, roommates, Kill this Kant, School, M.O.T.O
Years Active:1998-present
Label:BMG, RCA Victor, Lafessé Records, Word Up Records, Indepediente, La tebwa, Da Box Publishing, Universal Music Publishing
Genre:French house, tech house, funky house
Associated Acts:Moto, School, Entschuldigung, Roommates

The Supermen Lovers is the stage name of French electronic music producer Guillaume Atlan (in French pronounced as /ɡijom atlɑ̃/; born 9 February 1975, Paris). Following his 2001 hit single "Starlight", Atlan was nominated at the French contest Victoires de la Musique in 2002, and at the 2001 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best French Artist.

Biography

Atlan was born in Paris.[1] His mother was a social worker and his father was a doctor and the drummer of the music band Mose. At the age of 8, he started studying solfège piano at the Francis Poulenc conservatory.[2] His training lasted eight years. He released his first electronic album on UK label Cyclo under the name of "School",[3] a duet which he took up with Stéphane Bejean-Lebenson. The title track, "Ain't no Love"[4] was remixed by Larry Heard in 1999.

In 1999, Atlan opened his first label, Lafessé Records,[5] starting to produce house music under the name of Stan de Mareuil. In 2000, he started his "The Supermen Lovers" project in tribute to the Johnny Guitar Watson track "Superman Lover". After the release of "Marathon Man,"[6] released on his own label, Atlan composed Starlight. Mani Hoffman joined him on this project, singing and co-writing its lyrics with Atlan. Backing vocals were provided by Onili. The track contains a sample of "East Coast – The Rock" composed by Charlie Wallert.[7]

Atlan released his first album, The Player[8] on BMG in 2001. The single "Starlight" charted at number 2 in France and in the U.K.[9] [10] and also charted highly in Belgium, Australia, Germany, Spain, and Italy.[11] [12] [13] After several EPs, released between 2001 and 2004,[14] [15] [16] [17] his second album Boys in the Wood was released at the end of 2004.[18]

In 2008, Atlan met Rick Bailey of the band Delegation.[19] Bailey asked Atlan to produce a new version of the hit track "You & I".[20] Following the meeting, Atlan decided to work on a new album, in collaboration with 1980s funk artists including Bailey, and Norma Jean Wright from Chic. In collaboration with La Tebwa Records, his third album, Between the Ages was launched in November 2011.[21] [22] There was some positive critical reaction to the tracks "Say No More", "C'est Bon" and "Take a Chance".[23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] The tracks were remixed by artists such as Todd Edwards, Chloe and Aka Aka.

In January 2011, Atlan changed the musical direction of "The Supermen Lovers", mixing synthesizers, guitars, sequencers and a brass ensemble.[30] [31] He was also asked to remix tracks by Jupiter, Andy, Spiller and S'Express. In 2013, he created a new label, Word Up Records, on which he released Absolute Disco EP (2016),[32] Walking on the Moon EP (2017),[33] and Clock Sucker EP (2018).[34]

Following round trips between Paris and Kyiv in 2018 and 2019, Guillaume decided to compose and produce a new album "Body Double". It was released on May 28 2022, on his label Word Up Records.[35]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Soundtracks

Remixes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dance like Shaquille P'Neil. The Supermen Lovers interview. January 31, 2013.
  2. Web site: Francis Poulenc Conservatory. Conservatoire municipaux.
  3. Web site: School release. Discogs.
  4. Web site: Ain't no love. Groove collector.
  5. Web site: Lafessé records. Discogs.
  6. Web site: Marathon man release. Supermen Lovers, The – Underground Disco EP . Discogs.
  7. Web site: The Supermen Lovers feat. Mani Hoffman's 'Starlight' – Discover the Sample Source. WhoSampled. 2017-01-03.
  8. Web site: The player release. Discogs.
  9. Web site: Starlight charts. Starlight charts. Top 40 charts.
  10. Web site: Starlight-. British charts. British charts single. 12 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006162703/http://britishchartsingles.blogspot.fr/2011/09/starlight-supermen-lovers-featuring.html. 6 October 2014.
  11. Web site: Starlight. Starlight belgium charts. Ultra Top.
  12. Web site: Starlight. Starlight australian charts. australian charts.
  13. Web site: Starlight. Starlight global charts. les charts.
  14. Web site: The supermen lovers ep. Fantasia Disco ep. Discogs.
  15. Web site: The Supermen Lovers ep. Noctus Delectatum Disco ep. Discogs.
  16. Web site: The Supermen Lovers ep. Material Disco ep. Discogs.
  17. Web site: The Supermen Lovers. Ultimate Disco ep. Discogs.
  18. Web site: The supermen Lovers. Boys in the Wood. Discogs.
  19. Web site: Take a Chance. The Supermen Lovers itw. Funky Disco Please!.
  20. Web site: The Supermen Lovers, You And I.. The Supermen Lovers & Chic. Chic Tribute.
  21. Web site: The Supermen Lovers release. Take a Chance. Discogs.
  22. Web site: The Supermen Lovers. Between The Ages. Discogs.
  23. Web site: Between The Ages. The supermen lovers- Say no More. Gizmodo. 19 April 2012.
  24. Web site: Between The Ages. The Supermen Lovers- new album. Charts In France.
  25. Web site: The Supermen Lovers. The between The Ages album. French Touch info.
  26. Web site: Between The Ages album. The Supermen Lovers interview. the Chemistry magazine. November 13, 2012.
  27. Web site: Between The Ages album. The Supermen Lovers. Actualites electroniques. March 18, 2012.
  28. Web site: Between The Ages. The Supermen Lovers Interview. Too Many Sebastians. October 14, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006174317/http://toomanysebastians.net/2011/10/the-supermen-lovers-interview/. October 6, 2014.
  29. Web site: TAke a chance video. Between The ages, Take A chance. Lagasta. April 29, 2011.
  30. Web site: The Supermen Lovers concert. Badaboom. The times We live in. December 21, 2013.
  31. Web site: The Supermen Lovers Concert. Transbordeur concert. le mauvais coton. February 24, 2012.
  32. News: Encore un grand retour : The Supermen Lovers avec un EP 3 titres – Greenroom. 2016-05-27. Greenroom. 2017-03-13. fr-FR.
  33. News: Le retour de Guillaume Atlan, roi du disco-funk. RTL.fr. 2017-03-13. fr-FR.
  34. Web site: The Supermen Lovers - Clock Sucker EP. Discogs. en. 2018-11-21.
  35. Web site: The Supermen Lovers releases fourth studio album, 'Body Double'. Mixmag.
  36. Web site: Facebook . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/187335581304958/211565735575247 . 2022-02-26 . limited. . 7 October 2011.
  37. Web site: Facebook . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/187335581304958/777507222287788 . 2022-02-26 . limited. . 28 October 2014.
  38. Web site: Ingram . Niamh . The Supermen Lovers releases fourth studio album, ‘Body Double’ . Mixmag . 13 August 2022 . 29 May 2022.
  39. Web site: The Supermen Lovers – Walking On The Moon. Discogs. fr. 2017-03-13.

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