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Minitel Rose - Business Woman

minitel_rose_french_machine Minitel Rose - Business WomanArtwork by: The Zonders

Frances newest electro darlings Mintel Rose have recently released their first CD, or EP rather. It’s seven songs of pulsating chords and chugging basslines glazed with the creamiest vocals that only French boys harmonizing can make. The album is appropriately titled ‘The French Machine’ because that is definitely what these boys are; a well greased production outfit. Soak in the goodness.


MP3:  Minitel Rose - Business Woman

Here is a remix to Valerie’s Theme song which is not on the album.

MP3:  West Coast Valerie - Official Theme of Valerie (Minitel Rose Remix)

The EP was released Late May and includes one video clip. For those of your not fortunate to reside in the new electro mecca known as France, you can e-holler at merchandising.futur@gmail.com to get your mitts on this gem.

As we said before ‘Valerie and Minitel Rose are the newest religion.’ Get your sorry asses saved on Minitel Rose’s myspace and bookmark the Valerie bible for more artists, show dates, original tunes and redemption.

More Minitel Rose in the Missingtoof archives.



Maethelvin (of Valerie): The return of the ’80s synthsizer.

maethelvin Maethelvin (of Valerie): The return of the 80s synthsizer.

We’re still loving the output of French collective Valerie. Have y’all heard Maethelvin? It falls somewhere between modern Kavinsky tunes and iconic ’80s TV and movie themes like Jan Hammer’s theme from Miami Vice or Harold Faltermeyer’s ‘Axel F’ from Beverly Hills Cop.


MP3: Maethelvin - Dragster


MP3: Maethelvin - Looking for Love


MP3: Maethelvin - My Favorite TV Show


MP3: Maethelvin - Plan B


MP3: Maethelvin - Lost In Big City


MP3: Maethelvin - Magnetic Tape for Friday’s Party (Radio Edit)

Maethelvin has provided a remix for fellow Valerie artist The Outrunners‘ latest EP ‘Cool Feeling’, available on Juno. Valerie is worth your money! We’re still waiting for the Valierie takeover, initiated by our excitement for fellows Minitel Rose and the ‘Official Theme of Valerie (Minitel Rose Remix)’. We’ve put this up before with other Minitel Rose stuff, but it deserves one more go:


MP3: West Coast Valerie - Official Theme of Valerie (Minitel Rose Remix)

Is that a Bob Seger, ‘Turn the Page’ sample, I hear? Classy.

Maethelvin blogs on the Valerie posse blogspot, ValerieCherie.
Visit Maethelvin on MySpace or at the Valerie MySpace.



Minitel Rose

minitel_rose Minitel Rose

Minitel Rose is an electro/dance trio hailing from Paris, France and they are card carrying members of Valerie. Valerie is not a blog, but a collective composed of music artists in the west of France. In other words a label, right? No, in an interview with Valerie act College on kidzbycollete the band says that Valerie is not a label, yet. Mostly due to lack of funds. But maybe one day. Could Valerie be the next huge French label? With artists like Minitel Rose, College, Anoraak, The Outrunners & Maethelvin we believe that may be what the future holds.

Check out these remixes by Minitel Rose, including Valerie’s official theme which I can’t stop listening to. Am I trippin’ or is the sample they used in the theme from Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street?


MP3:  West Coast Valerie - Official Theme of Valerie (Minitel Rose remix) [Recommended]


MP3:  Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Minitel Rose Remix)


MP3:  The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon (Minitel Rose Remix)


MP3:  Cassius - Toop Toop (Minitel Rose Remix)

The boys also make their own spaced out dancey tunes. I’ve only come across this lowbitrate track, but it will still make you want to cut a rug in your cubicle.


MP3:  Minitel Rose - Better Days [96kbps but still recommended]

Valerie and Minitel Rose are the newest religion. Go get baptized on Minitel Rose’s myspace and bookmark the Valerie bible for more artists, show dates, original tunes and salvation.