Gogol Premier

Jacques Dezandre (born 10 August 1957, in Paris), better known by his stage name Gogol Premier, is a French punk rock singer.

In the early 1980s, Gogol and his band "La Horde" first founded a punk group combining music and happenings, which propelled him into the premises of Hara Kiri under the eye of Professor Choron.

Later, the group was promoting alternative rock that advocated independence and self-production, giving more than 300 concerts throughout France and abroad. Gogol Premier produced a prolific amount of music accumulating larger sales of more than a dozen albums.

Group Influence Gogol got noticed because of provocative lyrics such as "J’encule". His preferred themes are religion, like on his song "If God was not a Serious Topic"; and politics, like on songs such as "May 88". Gogol intends his concerts to be "anarcho-mystical happenings" where the public is invited to make any fantasies onstage between joy and madness become real.

Career Gogol Premier, often called the Master or Papunk, performs on stage with different groups: "La Horde" from 1982, it includes Patrice Diaw (a.k.a. Crawa) with the guitar, and Catherine Machete Les Électrodes from 1984 with Martial on the drum (replaced during a tour by Cambouis; the actual drummer of La Souris Déglinguée), Jean-Paul Corréa with the guitar and Gangster with the drum.

The group which preceded Gogol Premier and the Horde was called 15/95. There is one single which came out in 1981 under the following label: Tumulte, autoproduction of print where Gogol premier is a drummer. The cover is drawn in black and white.

The first single of "La Horde" was released in November 1982 at New Rose (Patrick Mathé and Laurent Thévenon). The group was composed by Gogol premier (Jacques Dezandre), Patrice Diaw, Denis Diaw and Richard Alexandre; the management was done by Anne-Marie Monville. The personal assistant from Gogol premier is Alain Couvé, from 1982 to January 1984.

On 19 December 2004, Gogol is on stage, giving a concert at "La Loco" in Paris. Since then, Gogol Premier is regularly showing up, with new musicians, including Michaël Zurita from Satan Jokers.

On 1 February 2007, Gogol write an open letter to Ségolène Royal.

In 2014, Gogol Premier plays at L'Olympia his last album, Kabaret Punk.

Discography

Summary

+ Gogol Premier Discography Title Year More Information Vite avant la saisie 1982 This album had a first printing of copies on the label New Rose. In 1983, the CD is Reprinted adding "discouraged to sensitive peoples" on the cover. Ce que je veux faire quand je serai grand 1983Accord/Musidisc. Also released a single with the song (1st album) and "La Bombe"Hencor'pir 1983 Includes titles used on the soundtrack of the film Tchao Pantin. Les affres de l'angoisse 1984 Avec les Mau-Maus Les femmes de 40 ans / Bambula rock 1984 Single Hencor'pir - Vite avant la saisie 1984 Version CD des deux premiers albums. Fais pas le mâle Johnny / Interview (par Patrick Eudeline) 1985 Single Travail, famille, patrie / La passion inhumaine de St Gol 1986 Single Accord/Musidisc. Le retour de la Horde 1986 The song Mais qui va nous faire marrer is dedicated to Coluche. Voila des paroles faciles à comprendre / Je bois et je suis le roi 1986 Single Accord/Musidisc. Pénétrez 1986 La Suisse à genoux 1987 Double live Album Ma vie est triste à mourir / Cent millions d'amis 1987 Single Musidisc without Pocket CD Poète, prophète, barbare 1987 Ennemi public N°1 1989Et si Dieu n'était pas un sujet sérieux / Croix des bois, crâne de fer, ah ! si tu tues, tu iras en enfer 1990Accord/Musidisc. Many single of this album were played on the radio, which allows the group to broaden its audience beyond the alternative scene. Les Années Kaos 1990 Sous les pavés... Le feu 1992 Apocalypse 1996 La planète des dingues 1996 Électrochoc 2000 Point G 2001 Live. Cyber G1 2003 Gogol Premier fracasse la Tannerie 2004 Live. Piraté ! 2004 Live à L'Ouvre-boîte, Beauvais, recorded on 13 December 2003. Chansons dangereuses 2005 CD + DVD Dernière Croisade 2008 Tour recorded on a live album and a DVD-vidéo. Kabaret Punk 2012

Public appearing

Gogol Premier and "La Horde" appear in the film Tchao Pantin directed by Claude Berri (you can also see Les Porte Mentaux in this film). Gogol plays his own role at the Gibus. The songs in the film came out on the album Hencor'Pir' .

Gogol Premier appeared in the talk show of Christophe Dechavanne Ciel mon mardi with Bérurier Noir and Les Garcons bouchers, in the program Ca se discute of Jean-Luc Delarue, as he was running for presidential elections and also appears on the Web-Tv alternative Addict-Tv where he presents his own show.