Quixote R.P.M.

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💥 Pousser la porte d'une salle, explorer un festival, s'arrêter sur une radio associative,
écouter un·e artiste signé·e sur un label indépendant, ces actions traduisent, au-delà de la musique,
le choix de chacun·e en faveur de la curiosité, de la découverte, de la rencontre... ..ces choix témoignent aussi de la confiance accordée à celles et ceux qui
créent, organisent, diffusent ou produisent avec un véritable intérêt artistique
et dans une démarche tournée vers la diversité culturelle et l’intérêt général.
🤝 Ainsi, nous avons décidé de nous regrouper au sein d'une campagne collective pour valoriser
et défendre ensemble ce que nous proposons.
A compter de ce 8 avril, nous aurons à coeur de mettre en avant
ce qui nous singularise et ce qui nous lie.
💡 Ce qui nous anime collectivement, c’est la découverte, la diversité, la curiosité,
l'indépendance, la convivialité, la proximité, l'accessibilité, l'émotion, le collectif,
l'émergence, l'engagement, le partage.

Nous défendons la musique et + que la musique !

👉 Découvrir la campagne : https://plusquelamusique.org/

SMA - Syndicat des Musiques Actuelles / FELIN - Fédération Nationale des Labels et Distributeurs Indépendants / FEDELIMA - Fédération des Lieux de Musiques Actuelles / De Concert ! (fédération internationale de festivals) / Ferarock / Reset! network

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💥 Walking into a venue, exploring a festival, tuning in to a community radio station,�listening to an artist signed to an independent label — these are more than just musical choices.�They reflect a personal commitment to curiosity, discovery, and connection.
They also speak to the trust placed in those who create, curate, promote, and produce with genuine artistic intent — driven by a commitment to cultural diversity and the public good.

🤝 That’s why we’ve come together around a collective campaign: to celebrate and stand up for what we do, together.�Starting April 8, we’ll be highlighting both what makes each of us unique and what brings us together.

💡 What drives us collectively is discovery, diversity, curiosity, independence, warmth, proximity, accessibility, emotion, collaboration, emergence, commitment, and sharing.
We stand for music — and for more than music.

👉 Discover the campaign (French language): https://plusquelamusique.org/

We know how wide-open spaces have the power to inspire beautiful songs. From the heights of Clermont-Ferrand to the peaks of the Chaîne des Puys, or further down the road toward Saint-Étienne, deep in the “black forest” of the Monts du Forez… names come to mind: Salim “Sixpack” Zouaraa, Ian "I, Useless" Light, Olivier “Garciaphone” Perez… and so many other gems of pure, silky folk.

We can now add Hugo Barriol to that lineage, whose latest EP wraps you up and carries you away from the very first notes.

Between shadow and light, between Saint-Étienne and Sydney, searching for elsewhere at the opposite end of the world, Hugo feeds on that Long Way From Home, bathed in High Hopes, and delivers this beautiful As It Is: a concise format (5 tracks – 17 minutes) with a subtle, eclectic balance, perfectly suited for repeat listening.

The EP marks a clear step up in narrative songwriting and in finely chiselled production—avoiding the traps of excessive length, ad-lib repetition, tortured poet posturing or lousy technical demonstrations.

A fine example of how the French scene today can effortlessly rival—if not kick the ass of—Anglo-Saxon hegemony, provided one is willing to set aside prejudice and actually take the time to listen.

At french-o-rama, the choice is already made. Your turn.


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NB : garciaphone = frenchorama 2017 #278 & I, Useless = frenchorama 2017 #166

AS IT IS - EP by Hugo Barriol | Spotify Hugo Barriol · EP · 2026 · 5 songs