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Les Thugs are a punk band from France. Their records are distributed in North-America by Sub Pop Records.

Biography

The Thugs´ story begins in France, in Angers with two brothers, Eric and Christophe Sourice. The Sourice brothers were teenagers in 1977 and were influenced by the English punk wave that had swept through France. Without knowing how to play any instruments, the band adopted a "Do it yourself" style towards the musical movement. The band was founded in 1979 as a group called IVG.^[1] They then played in the group Dazibao, then in Stress, with Gérald Chabaud, Thierry Méanard and a fifth member (Philippe Brix) as singer.^[2]

In April 1983, following the departure of the lead singer, Les Thugs officially formed. The band's name refers to the historical brotherhood of the Thuggee, a following of the goddess Kali and not directly to the related English loan word thug. Eric then became the lead singer, the band quickly created it's own repertoire and performed its first concerts in bars in Angers and surrounding towns. In July 1984, during a concert in Juvisy, near Paris, Les Thugs met the very young independent label Gougnaf Mouvement with whom they decided to release a 45 rpm Frenetic Dancing, the group's first record, released in January 1985 at Gougnaf Mouvement. This 45 rpm includes two tracks Night Dance and Femme Fatale." Both were recorded in a basement in Juvisy with an 8 track tape recorder. The succes of the record was well beyond the expectations of the group: the single, although limited, was internationally distributed and sold more than 3000 copies. Specialized fanzines reception was good; the group got reviews in maximumrocknroll in the United States and in Sounds in England. One hundred copies were sold in Vinyl Solution, a shop and a label in London run by two French expatriates in England. Greg Shaw, protagonist of the underground scene in California, put the track Femme Fatale in the United States on the compilation Battle of garage of Bomp! Records.

In 1989, Chabaud was replaced by Pierre-Yves Sourice. Although the band called it quits at the end of the 90s, they briefly reformed in 2008 for the Sub-Pop 20th Anniversary Festival and a short warm-up tour in France.

A mix-up by their recording company meant that the band would resurface, albeit only as the digital information on The Baseballs similarly named Strike album in 2010.

Discography

Demos

Femme Fatale demo – 1984
Les Thugs demo – 1984
Never Get Older With Les Thugs demo – 1988

Singles

Frenetic Dancing – Gougnaf Mouvement, 1984
Something's Gone Wrong Again – 1988
Les Thugs EP – 1989

Albums

Radical Hystery – 1986
Electric Troubles – Vinyl Solution, 1987
Dirty White Race – 1988
Still Hungry Still Angry – 1989
I.A.B.F. – Alternative Tentacles, 1991
As Happy As Possible – Sub Pop, 1993
Strike – Sub Pop, 1996
Nineteen Something – Sub Pop, 1998
Tout Doit Disparaître – 1999

Compilations

Les Héros Du Peuple Sont Immortels – 1985
Raw Cuts Vol. 1 Garage French – 1985
Ultraviolette 2 demo – 1985
Battle Of The Garage Vol. 4 Tomorrow The World – 1986
Eyes On You – 1987
Alternative Tentacles Virus 100 – 1992
SP 20 Casual Nostalgia Fest – 2010

External links

References

^ "Éric Sourice, membre fondateur du groupe de rock, aujourd'hui disparu, Les Thugs". www.lejdc.fr. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
^ "Strike - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2016-01-16.

[1] "Éric Sourice, membre fondateur du groupe de rock, aujourd'hui disparu, Les Thugs". www.lejdc.fr. Retrieved 2016-01-16.

[2] "Strike - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2016-01-16.

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 The Thugs´ story  begins in [[France]], in [[Angers]] with two brothers, Eric and Christophe Sourice. The Sourice brothers were teenagers in [[1977 in music|1977]] and were influenced by the English punk wave that had swept through France. Without knowing how to play any instruments, the band adopted a "[[Do it yourself]]" style towards the musical movement. The band was founded in 1979 as a group called ''IVG''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Éric Sourice, membre fondateur du groupe de rock, aujourd’hui disparu, Les Thugs|url = http://www.lejdc.fr/nievre/actualite/pays/haut-nivernais/2012/12/27/eric-sourice-membre-fondateur-du-groupe-de-rock-aujourdhui-disparu-les-thugs_1387809.html|website = www.lejdc.fr|access-date = 2016-01-16}}</ref> They then played in the group ''Dazibao'', then in ''Stress'', with Gérald Chabaud, Thierry Méanard and a fifth member (Philippe Brix) as singer.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Strike - Les Inrocks|url = http://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/critique-album/strike/|website = Les Inrocks|access-date = 2016-01-16|language = fr-FR}}</ref>
-In April 1983, following the departure of the lead singer, Les Thugs officially formed. The band's name refers to the historical brotherhood of the [[Thuggee]], a following of the goddess [[Kali]] and not directly to the related English loan word thug. Eric then became the lead singer, the band quickly created it's own repertoire and performed its first concerts in bars in [[Angers]] and surrounding towns. In July 1984, during a concert in [[Juvisy-sur-Orge|Juvisy]], near [[Paris]], Les Thugs met the very young independent label ''[[Gougnaf Mouvement]]'' with whom they decided to release a 45 rpm ''Frenetic Dancing'', the group's first record, released in January 1985 at Gougnaf Mouvement. This 45 rpm  includes two tracks ''Night Dance'' and ''Femme Fatale." Both were recorded in a basement in [[Juvisy-sur-Orge|Juvisy]] with an 8 track tape recorder. The  succes of the record was  well beyond the expectations of the group: the single, although limited, was internationally distributed and sold more than 3000 copies. Specialized [[fanzine]]s reception was good; the group got reviews in [[maximumrocknroll]] in the [[United States]] and in [[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] in England. One hundred copies were sold in  [[Vinyl Solution]], a shop and a label in [[London]] run by two French expatriates in England. [[Greg Shaw]], protagonist of the underground scene in [[California]], put the track ''Femme Fatale'' in the United States on the compilation [[Battle of garage]] of [[Bomp! Records]].
+In April 1983, following the departure of the lead singer, Les Thugs officially formed. The band's name refers to the historical brotherhood of the [[Thuggee]], a following of the goddess [[Kali]] and not directly to the related English loan word thug. Eric then became the lead singer, the band quickly created it's own repertoire and performed its first concerts in bars in [[Angers]] and surrounding towns. In July 1984, during a concert in [[Juvisy-sur-Orge|Juvisy]], near [[Paris]], Les Thugs met the very young independent label ''[[Gougnaf Mouvement]]'' with whom they decided to release a 45 rpm ''Frenetic Dancing'', the group's first record, released in January 1985 at Gougnaf Mouvement. This 45 rpm  includes two tracks ''Night Dance'' and ''Femme Fatale." ''Both were recorded in a basement in [[Juvisy-sur-Orge|Juvisy]] with an 8 track tape recorder. The  succes of the record was  well beyond the expectations of the group: the single, although limited, was internationally distributed and sold more than 3000 copies. Specialized [[fanzine]]s reception was good; the group got reviews in [[maximumrocknroll]] in the [[United States]] and in [[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] in England. One hundred copies were sold in  [[Vinyl Solution]], a shop and a label in [[London]] run by two French expatriates in England. [[Greg Shaw]], protagonist of the underground scene in [[California]], put the track Femme Fatale in the United States on the compilation [[Battle of garage]] of [[Bomp! Records]].
 In 1989, Chabaud was replaced by Pierre-Yves Sourice.  Although the band called it quits at the end of the 90s, they briefly reformed in 2008 for the [[Sub-Pop]] 20th Anniversary Festival and a short warm-up tour in France.