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Breaking news: OUR NEW STUDIO ALBUM, STORIES FROM THE SHED, WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM MOONJUNE RECORDS IN DECEMBER 2007 (US RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 2008). Don't forget to check out our other recent releases : Elton Dean & the Wrong Object's The Unbelievable Truth (Moonjune Records) and Platform One, a live CD featuring Annie Whitehead and Harry Beckett available from Voiceprint. Click here for more.

Blending the cosmic energies of Nu-jazz with modern rock sensibilities and live eletronic devices, the music of the Wrong Object is influenced by a vast array of artists ranging from Canterbury Scene prog rock à la Soft Machine and Gong to Squarepusher, Béla Bartok, Amon Tobin, Aka Moon, Charlie Mingus and Frank Zappa. While their repertoire contains mainly original compositions, they also play a special set of Zappa covers on demand.

Since its creation in early 2002, The Wrong Object has has collaborated with guest musicians such as Ed Mann, Elton Dean, Harry Beckett, Annie Whitehead, Alex Maguire, Bart Maris, Robin Verheyen, Marc Mangen, Domguè, Marco Maurizi, Nicolas Ankoudinoff, Clementine Gasser, Frogg Café, Jaap Blonk, and pataphysician-poet-vocalist Andrew Norris, whose work with the band culminated in a show held at the Galerie 2016 in Brussels on the occasion of Serge Vandercam's 79th birthday.

After a successful mini-tour of the UK, they performed at the 2004 “Zappanale” festival where they played a special gig featuring Zappa's legendary percussionist Ed Mann, with whom they also hope to play a few more dates soon. The Wrong Object have since then played in many different countries (including England, Germany, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Czekia, Slovakia, Wales, Greece, Luxembourg and even Belgium) and their live recordings have been favorably reviewed and aired by radio stations across the globe. They will continue to perform in pubs, clubs and theaters next year and will play Summer festivals abroad. Their side projects “Elton Dean Meets The Wrong Object” and “The Wrong Object feat. Annie Whitehead and Harry Beckett” were documented by two CD releases issued by Moonjune Records and Voiceprint. The Wrong Object's new studio album was released by Moonjune Records in 2008.



 

Aux confins du rock, du jazz et des musiques improvisées et électroniques, l'univers musical du Wrong Object a subi les influences les plus diverses : de la musique progressive de Soft Machine à Aka Moon, en passant par Béla Bartok, Squarepusher,  Charlie Mingus, Amon Tobin et, enfin, Frank Zappa, dont nous présentons régulièrement les compositions sur scène. Le reste de notre répertoire contient exclusivement des compositions originales mêlant des sonorités rock, classiques, free, jazzy et funk, le tout teinté d'humour et d'ironie.

Depuis sa création au printemps 2002, The Wrong Object a lancé de nombreux projefts impliquant des invités prestigieux des scènes rock et jazz tels que Ed Mann, Elton Dean, Harry Beckett, Annie Whitehead, Alex Maguire, Bart Maris, Robin Verheyen, Marc Mangen, Domguè, Marco Maurizi, Nicolas Ankoudinoff, Clementine Gasser, Frogg Café, Jaap Blonk et Andrew Norris, pataphysicien notoire venu des paysages post-industriels de Leeds et dont la collaboration avec le groupe a culminé en mars 2003 en un spectacle conçu autour de l'exposition de Serge Vandercam à la Galerie 2016 à Bruxelles.

Une mini-tournée anglaise a eu lieu en avril 2004 et des participations à divers festivals d'été sont programmées. En juillet 2004, The Wrong Object a participé au festival “Zappanale” où il a donné un concert exceptionnel en compagnie du percussionniste américain Ed Mann (ex-Frank Zappa), avec qui le groupe jouera quelques dates en Europe l'an prochain. Après une série de concerts en Angleterre, en Italie, en Allemagne, en Hollande, en France, en Tchéquie, en Slovaquie, au Pays de Galle, en Grèce, au Luxembourg et même en Belgique, de nombreux passages radios et une trentaine d'articles de presse, The Wrong Object a lancé plusieurs nouveaux projets dont “Elton Dean Meets The Wrong Object” et “The Wrong Object feat. Annie Whitehead and Harry Beckett”. Ces projets ont donné lieu à deux enregistrements officiels publiés par les labels Moonjune Records and Voiceprint. Un nouvel album studio est disponible chez Moonjune Records depuis janvier 2008.


Current lineup
:

Michel Delville: guitar, synth, vocals
Damien Polard: bass
Laurent Delchambre: drums, percussions
Fred Delplancq: tenor sax, soprano sax
Jean-Paul Estiévenart: trumpet, flugelhorn


Past members:
Alain Deval: drums 2002-2004
Yves Dellicour: bass clarinet, soprano sax 2002-2004
Ludovic Jeanmart: alto sax 2003-2005

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