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| Pitchfork |
 Though Nicolas Fromageau would surely prefer that the debut EP by Team Ghost stand on its own merit, it's hard to talk about the project without mentioning M83. An original member of the latter alongside Anthony Gonzalez, Fromageau left M83 after the creation of what is arguably their best release, 2003's Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. Not to diminish the charming, vibrant, John Hughes-inspired poignancy of Saturdays=Youth, but Gonzalez has taken M83 in a much brighter direction without his former partner, embracing pop buoyancy and accessible, sentimental melodies. It is, therefore, up to Fromageau (backed by multi-instrumentalist Christophe Guérin and producer/manager Jean-Philippe Talaga) to pick up the gothier, dream-pop mantle of his former project.You Never Did Anything Wrong to Me plays like a less volatile sequel to Dead Cities. All the things that make that album great are present here-- waves of synths, sunburst crescendos, harsh shoegaze drones, and tickly electronic effects-- but it also features a newfound emphasis on song structure and prominent rhythms that occasionally border on motorik. But the EP, despite its brief run-time, is ambitious in its scope, spanning the outer-reaches of Fromageau's wall-of-sound and making forays into everything from chilly synth-pop to bruised, echo-laden post-punk. Standout "A Glorious Time" crashes like a Ride track, but, despite its celebratory build and suffusion of fuzzy guitars, it is rooted in bittersweet nostalgia, as its yearning "leave it all behind you" refrain stresses. And "Sur Nous Les Étincelles Du Soleil" (translation: "On Us, the Sparks of the Sun") sustains a mood with its atmospheric girlish whispers delivered in French and washes of reverberating synths....full text |
| Drownedinsound |
| Nicolas Fromageau's decision to part ways with Anthony Gonzalez and M83 six years ago - just as global recognition beckoned - may be up there with countryman Eric Cantona's infamous walk-outs just about everywhere he lay his hat. However, as with the footballing legend, Fromageau appears to have struck gold with his latest project. Despite having formed Team Ghost - a collaboration between Fromageau, multi-instrumentalist composer Christophe Guerin and producer Jean-Philippe Talaga - as far back as 2007, its only now that the first fruits of their labours have seen the light of day. Fortunately, the wait has been worthwhile as You Never Did Anything Wrong To Me is as diverse a collection of songs from an electronically based outfit as you're likely to hear all year. Comprising seven tracks, or pieces as they'd more appropriately be known, Fromageau and associates have taken the blueprint of his former outfit, mixed it up with the odd tinge of krautrock, disco and post-punk and majestically conjured up a dazzling array of sounds that suggests their forthcoming debut album will be a mouthwatering prospect indeed....full text |
| Theskinny |
| It shouldn’t take long to join the dots between Team Ghost and electro French star-gazers M83. Both use similar artwork and typefaces as well as epic guitar chords that sound like a rock deity strutting over neon skyscrapers at sunrise. Nicolas Fromageau is the deciding link, an original member of M83, leaving after their breakthrough album Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts, hence the new moniker. This seven track EP neatly encompasses lovelorn electro pulses on opener Lonely, Lonely, Lonely as well as towering, shoe-gaze paced guitar on A Glorious Time, before the all-out blistering rocket ride of Only You Can Break My Heart cements things. A confident first contact indeed. [Darren Carle] ...full text |
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