[Report] Rainy day, happy day at the Chorus festival 2022

If the weather was not good on April 8, the programming of the Chorus 2022 festival has warmed hearts (and bodies) thanks to its panel of diverse artists, a panel that had already been highlighted the day before during Emergence day. The atmosphere is rather calm for this early evening at the Seine musicale. There are not many people yet which leaves time to enjoy the various snack stands, make-up workshops or the miniature thrift store where you can find some cool clothes or a vinyl of the programmed artists of the Chorus. From 7pm, the Johnnie Carwash trio opens the dance. In small groups, the band plays several of their songs, including those from their album Teenage Ends which, as its name suggests, plunges us into nostalgia with sounds that remind us of the songs of the indie teen movies of the 2000s. It was as if the three had invited us to their premises, with an atmosphere both intimate and cathartic like the last song played, "Nothin'" which moves you but also leaves you surprisingly nostalgic. In short, Johnnie Carwash on stage is like revisiting his teenage days, or regretting the one you never lived. In both cases, we do not come out indifferent! We then passed the doors of the great Seine to see the electro producer Irène Drésel. Accompanied by her percussionist Sizo Del Givry, Irène Drésel opened the doors of her kingdom where mysticism and sensuality reigned. Electronic music with Berlin sounds, we quickly find ourselves bewitched by these beats and repetitive melodies, transforming the concert into a ceremony worthy of a Midsommar under turn-up. Musical discoveries are linked so far at the festival. We mix rock, electro, classical, without forgetting the rhythms and percussions that punctuate the different scenes of the Chorus, including that of the artist Lucie Antunes. 7:50 pm: we are told of a change of room for Lucie Antunes. Head to the auditorium where everyone settles in an Olympian calm that does not foreshadow what is to come. And for good reason, as the musician arrives on stage, the first synth notes sound and are quickly joined by the percussions and voices of the trio who plunge us into an astral atmosphere, sublimated by the luminous scenography. Between minimalist music and electric pop, the show takes us very quickly and encourages us to stay listening to it with all the attention in the world. Despite the bad weather in Paris, Sam Wise brought the warmth of South London hip-hop to our delight, and for his too! Marked under the sign of self-love and turn up, the rapper conquered the heart of the forecourt thanks to songs where kickage and efficiency were combined. And inevitably, it works.  Noise punk band Dewaere was also present at the festival to play their album Slot Logic released in 2018. With punk-inspired rock tracks and a singer, Maxwell Farrington, whose grandiloquent voice almost pushes to strangle himself, transforming the show into a jubilant show.  Ludivine Pelissier , Instagram : @ludpellissier_musicphoto © The big expectation of the evening was probably Sofiane Pamart. The pianist intrigues and attracts the public who seem to discover him through his rap collaborations, to finally be confronted with the soloist. Therefore, finding a place in the auditorium is more complex than expected, if not impossible for the many people standing throughout the concert. A concert still well established, an hour of piano with some moments accompanied on the violin, which brings us on personal creations, but also on some of his collaborations, including the one with Scylla. Sofiane Pamart asserts herself as one of the most promising artists of her generation by offering neo-romantic music that does not leave you indifferent. It's really beautiful and we find ourselves justifying a long wait with a single desire, to listen to his old compositions as if to rediscover him. Article by Jacques-Emmanuel Mercier and Nawel Meliani Photo credits : @ludpellissier_musicphoto