An Eagle in your Mind: session for France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Watch French abstract folk duo An Eagle in your Mind perform a session for France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. They played Angola Moon (from Miraculous Weapons and Empty sky (from Outside). Sophia (vocals, backing vocals, guitar, shruti box, organ) and Raoul (backing vocals, percussion, guitar) play with quiet intensity. It might look easy, but it is actually quite hard.

An Eagle in your Mind: "Flows" video

Watch the new An Eagle in your Mind video for Flows. The French nomadic abstract folk duo are on the road to promote their Miraculous Weapons album.

An Eagle in your Mind: tour dates

photo: Anne-Laure Etienne

French nomadic abstract folk duo An Eagle in your Mind have announced a massive tour throughout Eastern Europe to promote their new album Miraculous Weapons. An estimated 10.000 kilometers journey wil keep them busy until December.

Live dates:

• 09/07 POP - Turino, Italy
• 09/08 Gala Hala - Ljubljana, Slovakia
• 09//1 Prulcek - Ljubljana, Slovakia
• 09/19 Vinyl - Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 09/20 Ziza - Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 09/21 Curry - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 09/22 Undergrounder - Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 09/25 Club Mladost - Subotica, Serbia
• 09/26 Sofar - Belgrade, Serbia
• 09/27 Kvaka 22 - Belgrade, Serbia
• 09/28 Studio 11 - Subotica, Serbia
• 09/29 UMMUS - Kragujeva, Serbia

An Eagle in your Mind: Miraculous Weapons

photo: Anne-Laure Etienne

French nomadic abstract folk duo An Eagle in your Mind have limited themselves to sparse instrumentation on their new album Miraculous Weapons to enable them to play their songs live. Sophia (vocals, backing vocals, guitar, shruti box, organ) and Raoul (backing vocals, percussions, guitar) move through their material at a leisurely pace. Rhythm comes first, by way of an acoustic guitar, whispering drums and a little bit of electronics. Once that is sorted, the vocals are allowed to roam free with loops to create and extra layer of call-and-response.

For a duo their knack for creating complex interaction is almost uncanny. Newcomers are advised to start with the accessible country mood of Cave of the Darling and the folk noir of Angola Moon before slowly work their way to Wild Fruits Kingdom. Recommended if you like Deleyaman and Dead Can Dance.

An Eagle in your Mind: tour dates

photo: Anne-Laure Etienne

French nomadic abstract folk duo An Eagle in your Mind will be on tour throughout May and June. They have nearly finished recording the material for their second album, the follow-up for their Outside debut full-length.

Live dates:

• 05/01 Chambéry @ Brin de Zinc
• 05/03 Lyon @ Rita-Plage
• 05/11 Nancy @ Le Royal Royal
• 05/12 Troyes @ The Message
• 05/14 Strasbourg @ Le Local
• 05/17 Metz @ La Chaouée
• 05/18 Lille @ Café-Citoyen Lille
• 05/19 Arras @ YBA
• 05/20 Lille @ Chez Madeleine
• 05/25 Chapelle @ Royale Café La Récré
• 05/26 Soulvache @ Café Concerts Le Papier Buvard

An Eagle in your Mind: Outside

French nomadic abstract folk duo An Eagle in your Mind recorded the tracks for their Outside album on board of our their camper van using their DIY solar powered studio while travelling in Morocco. Raoul (backing vocals, percussions, guitar) and Sophia (vocals, backing vocals, guitar, shruti box, organ) are not a bunch of hipsters who post staged daily updates on their their Instagram. They are serious musicians playing melodic yet percussive vignettes about life on the road.

On Outside their songs sounds as old as the hills, with bluegrass vocals as the main ingredient. On closer inspection most of the used rhythms are far more modern, with shards of hip-hop and drone like interludes. Taking into account that they recorded in a tent (no wooden panels to control the acoustics, but drapes) it's amazing that they managed to get such a consistent sound. Recommended if you like Deleyaman, PJ Harvey and the often overlooked early Seventies Fleetwood Mac.