Les Reines prochaines

Les Reines prochaines
Origin Switzerland
Genres
Years active 1987–present
Website reinesprochaines.ch
Members Muda Mathis
Sus Zwick
Fränzi Madörin
Michèle Fuchs
Barbara Naegelin
Past members Teresa Alonso

Les Reines prochaines (in French, "the Successor Queens") are an all-female Swiss pop band. Their highly lyrical songs are rooted in various genres, including tango, folk and classical music.

Formation

Les Reines prochaines were founded in 1987 by Teresa Alonso, Regina Florida Schmid and Muda Mathis; in the following year, they were joined by Fränzi Madörin and Pipilotti Rist; and years later, by Gabi Streiff, Sus Zwick, Sibylle Hauert, Michèle Fuchs and Barbara Naegelin.

Touring members have included percussionist Dave Kerman, who also appeared on their 2013 released Blut.

Style

The group started a synth-only band (aside from their voices). At present the musicians (of whom several are also visual artists) play bass, drums, accordion, guitar, clarinet, trompette and flute. In spite of this their arrangements are quite minimalistic, incorporated into a larger multimedia framework. Their lyrics are poetic and political, and often quite provocative. In their performances, each musician has a unique role; instruments are traded, and the format shifts between song, dance, and spoken word.

Their repertoire includes a number of cover songs, including Opfer dieses Liedes (from Chris Isaak's Wicked Game) and Evening, a sparse cover of the Rolling Stones's As Tears Go By.

Discography

Film

External links

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