Flavien Berger's new video for Berzingue

An absolutely eye-popping new video from Flavien Berger for the track Berzingue.

 With its constantly evolving images and organic fluidity, the video is reminiscent of the work created by US artist Bruce Bickford for Frank Zappa in the 1970s. But it’s taking psychedelic to a new level and rather than relying on Claymation it’s reflecting and distorting artificial intelligence style imagery into a whirlwind of sensory overload, sliding effortlessly between the mundane and the surreal, the threatening and the friendly and the reassuring and the bewildering.  

We may see more videos like this in the near future, but I’m uncertain they’ll be as good.

The clip is by Jamie Harley, who was responsible for Berger’s Vendredi and La Fête Noire videos as well as works by Koudlam, Judah Warsky and others.

Berzingue features on Berger’s recent Dans Cent Ans album, his third album. Released on March 17, it’s a collection that features the previous single Feux Follets and it makes clear the case that Berger's one of the most impressive artists working in electronic music at the moment, himself moving with a fluidity and fluency through innovative and previosuly unexplored regions.

Berger’s just started an extensive tour that runs until mid-November, with two dates the Olympia in Paris at the beginning of May and some festival dates over the summer including the Francofolies in La Rochelle and Rock en Seine in Paris.

Rock en Seine festival

 Tickets go on sale today for this year's Rock en Seine festival, at the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud near Paris.

Billie Elish headlines the first night of the four-day event. Across the other three days acts like Florence + The Machins, Placebo, The Strokes and The Chemical Brothers have been confirmed.

It's more of an international music event, but there remains a significant French presence on the bill, with Flavien Berger and Bertrand Belin taking part.

More artists who are playing will be announced in the run-up to the festival.

Rock en Seine is taking place on August 23, 25 26 and 27.

Tickets are available here and y tickets are available from 55 euros per day.

Flavien Berger - Les yeux, le reste: A COLORS show

A sweet and low-key performance by Flavien Berger for COLORS.

 Les yeux, le reset is his new single, and it's an effortlessly stylish one

Last year his 2015 Léviathan album was re-issued, and the song D'ici là released as a single in November.

Berger has an enviable position, where he's a popular artist but one who is able to release some genuinely experimental electronic work. Despite his incongruous appearance, there's some sharp work going on and a feeling that while he's pushing at artistic boundaries, he's doing it with a sense of humour and fun.

Any new release by Flavien Berger is a real treat, and it's a pleasure to hear this one.

He's playing L'Olumpia in Paris on 4 May and it's already sold out.

Flavien Berger: Bleu Sous Marin

A great new clip by Flavien Berger for the track Bleu Sous Marin.

The video by Cosme Castro and Jeanne Frenkel was filmed in one take and was initially broadcast live on the youtube channel of the record company Pan European Recording.

It was broadcast live three times at the end of last month, and one of the takes was selected  to be the final video.

The track features on Flavien Berger's album Léviathan which was released in April  this year.

La Route du Rock: Live streaming

Another major music festival in France under way this weekend, with La Route du Rock at St Malo.

It's the 25th time the event's been held, and even if Bjork isn't playing this year, there's still plenty on offer.

The Thurston Moore Band, Rone, Ratatat and Forever Pavot play today, as do Algiers, Wand, Girl Band and Fuzz.

 The Saturday sees Foals, The Soft Moon, Daniel Avery as well as Hinds, Spectres and Flavien Berger.

Sunday has Jungle, Ride and Father John Misty, while Savages, Viet Cong and  Dan Deacon are among the others.

In short, a very tasteful selection of established names and fascinating discoveries.

If you can't be there, there's a live stream of some of the performers available thanks to the good people at Arte.

Flavien Berger: Abyssinie

 An aquatic excursion for Flavien Berger with the track Abyssinie.

I featured Flavien Berger in April with their track Rue de la Victoire, this is another slice of electronica from a stanger place than most.

Berger's debutr album Léviathan, a 2LP set,  was released at the end of April on Pan European Recording, and if you're quick you might still be able to pick up a vinyl copy of it.

Abyssinie is one of the ten tracks on it, as is his last video Rue de la Victoire and the track La Fête Noire, another single from earlier this year.

Berger played the We Love Green festival in Paris at the weekend, and has other live dates ahead including an appearance at the Route du Rock festival in St Malo in August.

New Acts: Flavien Berger - Rue de la Victoire

A video for the track Rue de la Victoire by Flavien Berger, an artist doing some very strange and interesting things with electronic music.

A very chilled start to the track soon gives way to something more substantial, and there are echoes of Sébastien Tellier here.

Berger's first release was his Mars balnéaire EP, relased in June last year. January 2015 saw the release of the three track Glitter Glaze EP and the following month the single La Fête Noire emerged
Rue de la Victoire  comes ahead of the release of Berger's debut album, due later this month.

 Rue de la Victoire is available on Pan European Recordings.