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Michelle lives in Paris. She just met a guy on Tinder. He’s from Liverpool. He sends her songs that he writes for her: “Michelle, ma belle, these are words that go together well…”. Anyway, I think he’s a creep. But they’re meeting up beneath the Arc de Triomph.
Xani’s new track “Michelle” is the second chapter of her forthcoming concept album “An Inaccurate History of Electronic Dance Music”. Drawing from hip hop roots and DJ loops, “Michelle” is two and a half minutes of dirty electric violin sounds, washy claps and an outrageously funky bass line. It tells the story of a scam man on Tinder and Michelle’s questionable choices.
Produced, recorded and mixed by Jan Skubiszewski (Jackson Jackson), Xani wanted the track to be dripping with retro hip hop references and punchy vocals, inspired by the pioneering DJs of hip-hop music and sampling, borrowing influences from The Beatles’ “Michelle” and the gypsy jazz stylings of French jazz violinist, Stephane Grappelli.
“Michelle” was originally improvised to a Twitch live stream before being edited and shaped into the song it is today.
“An Inaccurate History of Electronic Dance Music” is Xani’s forthcoming concept album (due out March 2023) featuring chapters throughout time of fictional and imagined EDM genres. Xani’s first chapter “Dreaming of You” was inspired by the world of disco and the chapters to come pay homage to Kraftwerk and German techno, Acid House, Trance and more.
For now, join the crew trying to persuade Michelle “Don’t do it.”
lyrics
V1:
Meet me honey girl
Under the arc
Plus belle femme do monde
Can I borrow your credit card
Meet me honey girl
Wear a yellow dress
Plus belle femme do monde
Girl, say yes
CH:
Michelle
Whatcha thinking
Whatcha planning
Don't do it
V2:
OMG Michelle
Are you legit?
“You make me open up”
Nah, he’s full of shit
All of them have cute dogs
What did he put for his height?
Google him again
Something isn’t right
V3:
I’m here under the arc
I wore my yellow dress
OMG it’s fine
I’m perfectly safe
Wait. Change of plans
Meet him in his room
I can’t talk right now
I’ve got to go
credits
released October 5, 2022
“Michelle” was produced, recorded and mixed over two days at Red Moon Studios in regional Victoria with Jan Skubiszewski (The Cat Empire, A.B Original, Dan Sultan).
