Indochine - L'Aventurier (1982)
Tracklist front / back album covers
1. L'Aventurier - 3.53
2. L'Opportuniste - 2.26
3. Leila - 3.56
4. Docteur Love - 2.32
5. Indochine (Les 7 Jours De Pékin) - 2.24
6. Dizzidence Politik - 4.21
7. Françoise (Qu'est-ce qui t'as pris?) - 2.36
L'Aventurier (The Adventurer) is the debut studio album of Indochine, a French pop / rock band, released in 1982. The title itself "L'Aventurier" was a huge success during the same year, becoming one of the band's classic songs. The title track won the "Song of the Summer" of 1982 in France, while the disc itself also won the "Bus D'Acier" award for 1983. The song references the universe of Bob Morane.
Indochine (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃dɔʃin]) is a French pop / rock and new wave band formed in Paris in 1981. They became very successful in the Francophonie, Europe and Latin America in the 1980s, with songs like "L'Aventurier" and "Canary Bay". Following the release of several critically acclaimed, but commercially unsuccessful, albums in the 1990s, the group returned to stardom with the release of Paradize in 2002. The band has sold over 13 million albums and singles, making them the best selling French band.
Indochine Band Members / Musicians
Nicola Sirkis (vocals, guitar, synthesizer and harmonica, from 1981 until present)
Marc Eliard (bass since 1992)
Boris Jardel (lead guitar since 1998)
oLi dE SaT (Olivier Gérard) (keyboards and rhythm guitar since 1999)
Ludwig Dahlberg (drums since 2015)
Stéphane Sirkis (guitar and keyboards from 1982 to 1999 → death)
Dominique Nicolas (guitar from 1981 until 1994)
Dimitri Bodianski (saxophone from 1981 until 1988)
Arnaud Devos (drums from 1985 until 1986)
Diego Burgar (bass from 1988 until 1992)
Jean-My Truong (drums from 1988 until 1994)
Didier Petitbeure (timbarde in 2002)
Philippe Eidel (accordion in 1992)
Jean Pierre Pilot (keyboards from 1994 until 2001)
Alexandre Azaria (guitar from 1995 until 1997)
Monsieur Tox (guitar from 1996 until 1997)
Monsieur Yann (drums from 1996 until 1998)
Matthieu Rabaté (drums from 1999 until 2002)
Monsieur Frédéric (Frédéric Helbert) (keyboards from 2002 until 2004)
Mr Shoes (François Soulier) (drums from 2002 until 2015)
Mr Matu (Francois Matuszenski) (Keyboards from 2005 until 2015)
Indochine Discography Full
Studio albums
1982 L'Aventurier
1983 Le Péril Jaune
1985 3
1987 7000 Danses
1990 Le Baiser
1993 Un jour dans notre vie
1996 Wax
1999 Dancetaria
2002 Paradize
2005 Alice & June
2009 La République des Meteors
2013 Black City Parade
2017 13
Live albums
1986 Indochine au Zénith
1994 Radio Indochine
1997 INDO LIVE
2001 Nuits intimes
2004 3.6.3
2007 Hanoï
2007 Alice & June Tour
2010 Le Meteor sur Bruxelles
2011 Putain de Stade (DVD)
2014 Black City Tour
2015 Black City Concerts
Compilation albums
1991 Le Birthday Album
1996 Unita
1996 Les versions longues
2012 Paradize+10 (remasterisation album Paradize)
2013 Unita
2020 Singles Collection (2001–2021)
2020 Singles Collection (1981–2001)
