Artist Info: Mermonte

Mermonte was created a few years ago in the mind of the composer and multi-instrumentalist Ghislain Fracapane. He wanted to write pop songs inspired by the great artists of previous generations (The Beatles, Jim O’ Rourke, Gastr Del
Sol, The Beach Boys, The Cure, Steve Reich, Tortoise) as well as the contemporary scene (Efterklang, Sufjan Stevens, The Redneck Manifesto). With help from his network of friends and musicians in Rennes, France, the young thirtysomething began to record his first album in 2011. [read more...]