“I’m not kneeling.
» Launched with a big smile, this reply from mastO to our photographer sums up the punk spirit of Bérurier Noir quite well.
From 1983 to 1989, his group brought a wind of furious, rebellious madness to the country, both radical and festive, marginal and popular, politicized and positive, and gave rise in its wake to a cultural and social movement as strong as 'unexpected.
The Bérus, as they were called, had a unique musical style, minimalist and noisy, with the electric guitar sheared by Loran, the drum machine nicknamed “Dédé” and the sax of mastO, from 1985. The singer Fanfan wrote songs incisive titles that resemble anthems, such as “Pig Farm” against the National Front, “Baston” against police violence, “Salut à toi” against racism, “Long live fire” and “Emperor Tomato Ketchup” – broadcast on the time on NRJ –, and created strong imagery based on photomontages, collages and masks.
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