During the screening in preview of CLIMAX, the new movie of the director Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, Enter the Void), we had the privilege of listening to a completely new track of Thomas Bangalter, SANGRIA. It’s a great story between the two French artists because their collaboration began in 2002 with ‘Irreversible’ for which Thomas had taken care of the Soundtrtack with tracks exclusively composed for the film (‘Paris by Night’, ‘Outrage’ …). In 2010 for Enter the Void’, Thomas didn’t do some music but sound-design, a sum of sound effects, tablecloths and heartbeats. And this is in 2018 that the two friends meet again for CLIMAX with a brand new composition created for the filmmaker’s project. After the release of the film’s Press Kit, the media hastened to divulge the playlist of this long 1:30 video clip. We can find some very good tracks ranging between Disco ‘Cerrone’, ‘Giorgio Moroder’, ‘Patrick Hernandez’ and Techno with ‘Aphex Twin’, ‘Lil Louis’, ‘Dopplereffekt’, ‘Suburban Knights’… » (to listen to a part of the soundtrack, click here) and of course ‘Rollin’ & Scratchin’, ‘What to do’ and a completely unknown track to date, ‘SANGRIA’ from Mr. Bangalter himself.



taken from the Climax’s Press Kit

CLIMAX – The Official Trailer

Thomas Bangaler – Sangria

Come on! First of all, this is a description of SANGRIA as it appeared in the film, it’s not a definitive and clear version that will be in the soundtrack (available on September 19) in all record stores. To clarify things, don’t wait for a direct sequel of ‘Trax on Da Rocks Vol.2‘ which made the reputation of the ‘Roulé‘ Label. Indeed, Thomas has clearly decided to definitely turn the page of the ‘French Touch 1.0’ style with filtered House and its ‘Disco’ samples. So, ‘SANGRIA’ starts at a specific moment in the movie (3/4), in a scene that focuses on this alcoholic drink, modified in this story. The track begins with a hard and violent rhythm (necessarily reminiscent of ‘Rollin’ & Scrachin’ or ‘Outrage’), then delicately arrives a melancholy melody (like ‘Veridis Quo’) in perfect association with the moment of the movie (you’ll understand by seeing it) in which it’s inserted. After, this passage slowly fades while keeping the furious tempo, to give way to a ultra-percussive ‘Acid Techno’ (as effective as ‘Rock’n Roll’). And then, the Sangria’s melody returns under an alarm sound rising exponentially, that only Thomas knows how to do (similar to the finale of ‘Contact’). An atmosphere, you’ll understand, dark, hard and neurasthenic for this big return of the half of ‘Daft Punk‘ into the world of ‘Dark Techno’. A total success!

Extract from the movie

To listen to SANGRIA in good quality, it’s necessary to wait a little more than 3 months, the soundtrack of CLIMAX is announced for September 19 (release of the film in cinema). In the meantime, we may have the chance to listen this summer to the new version of ‘Music Sound Better with You‘ that he is currently preparing with ‘Alan Braxe’ and ‘Benjamin Diamond’ in Chab’s studio (RAM’s engineer).