My personal favorite of Caravan Palace’s three EPs, this album is their most energetic and powerful. Robot Face is an interesting new direction for Caravan Palace, with a more prominent electronic overtone and a generally faster tempo. Songs like “Wonderland,” “Aftermath,” and “Midnight” take a darker, heavier tone with a more substantial message, while “Russian” and “Tattoos” have a more energetic and bouncy feel. This album features the exploration of an entirely new and unique sound and tone from Caravan Palace’s initial albums. Robot Face, or, the most recent full-length album by Caravan Palace, is probably their most famous, reaching US, UK, and French billboards.
Panic is definitely still a solid entry to Caravan Palace’s discography, but is the weakest of their three current full-length EPs. But, a few songs such as “Dramophone,” “Panic,” and “Rock it to Me” definitely help to make up for that loss, with strong backing beats, vocals, and melodic lines. As a whole, I feel that Panic is somewhat weaker than its earlier counterpart, and several songs lack the cohesion that was demonstrated in Caravan Palace. Also, Caravan Palace includes several newer members from this album onwards, which both broadens and deepens their sound. While still similar in style and pace to Caravan Palace, Panic, does have several noteworthy additions and changes, such as the significant addition of several new instruments. Panic, Caravan Palace’s second album, relies less on the heavy beats that dominated their first, and focuses much more on the atmosphere of their music and the diversification of their sound.
including “L’Envol,” “Jolie Coquine,” and “Brotherswing.” Overall, I would recommend listening to “Dragons,” for an intro to the electric swing genre, “Jolie Coquine,” for the band’s signature mix of string instruments and strong electronic backings, and “Violent Valse” for a fantastic example of one of their slower, more melodic waltzes. There is heavy use of the string bass, guitar, and violin, which are used for tempo, beat, and melody in several songs. The album features heavy jazz influences, especially in tracks such as “Dragons,” “Jolie Coquine,” and “La Caravane.” Their first album focuses on a string approach, both alongside and without the strong electronic beats that dominates the majority of their discography. Caravan Palace has released 3 albums, the eponymous Caravan Palace, Panic, and Robot Face, and two singles, a remix of “Black Betty” by Huddie Ledbetter and their most recent track, “Miracle.” Their style tends to vary between albums, giving a unique tone and feel to each individual piece of their work.Ĭaravan Palace released their first album, Caravan Palace, in 2008 to critical and public praise, reaching 11th on the billboard charts in their native France. They are primarily known for their work in the modern “electro-swing” genre, a mashup of House music, jazz, and 1920s swing. The band uses a mixture of synthesized music and classic instruments (such as the violin and saxophone) to create fast, energized music, with an emphasis on dance and heavy bass.
Caravan Palace is a French group who produce music in the electronic and swing genres.
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