Written in the winter of 2015/2016 up in a west side Chicago loft apartment. The views were nice, the atmosphere was hideous.

Recorded days after Patrick was doored by a car and suffered a dislocated rib which was pretty rough but we did it!

We drank some Coors banquets and had a good time.

Finished in three days.
credits
released February 23, 2017

Recorded, engineered and mixed by Damian Wiseman. Mastered by Carl Saff. Art by Mac Blackout. Layout by Karissa Talanian. EyeVybe Records.

Le Tour is:
Patrick Campbell- Guitar, Vocals, Songwriting
Colin Campbell- Drums
Matt Orenstein- Bass, Guitar, Keyboard, Synth, Vocals
Kevin Kujawa - Guitar, Vocals

Jackoff Diamonds

GB002. Le Tour covers a a wide swathe of influences with audible references to everything from 60's Peruvian garage heroes Los Saicos to heartbroken outsider wunderkind Daniel Johnston. Here, Le Tour aims to display their versatility in an enjoyable and palatable slab of melodic jangle-pop. 

Cassette only release ed. >100.

Recorded by Drew Ryan to Tascam 8Track Cassette in Caitlin's Logan Square basement.

All songs written by Patrick Campbell.
Performed by Le Tour: Patrick Campbell, Colin Campbell, Andrew Radlowski

Too Funny To Laugh EP

GB001. Recordings by Le Tour compiled in 2012 as this cassette only full length album. Edition of <100.

Side A contains an extended noise jam, the highlight of the band's early gigs. Side B features Psychic Genius, a twenty plus minute frenzy of tape loops over tape loops over tape loops, taken from original sounds and recordings by the band.

Leave Me Alone EP

Le Tour's first lp. Recorded just after all of my guitar gear was stolen after a NYE gig with Detroit's DEATH.  I had to move home to earn enough money to buy new equipment. The record was done in about 4 days @ Pieholden Suite, only a 5+ hour white knuckle ride through the snow belt to commute. I think you can hear the stress in my vocals but otherwise so proud of this and my band. This shit rules.

Terra Eyes

Le Tour's FINAL RECORDINGS, our unfinished 3rd lp. Hope you enjoy and heartfelt thanks to everyone who ever saw us or listened in over the years. 

"Virginger Brown" is the story of a Black Trans Woman overcoming society's prejudices and feeling great about herself. "White Lesion" is a meditation on the general malaise slowly engulfing America under Trump's Presidency. We have Covid-19 with 200,000 dead projected by September, but almost more powerfully the disease of White Christo-Fascist Supremacy. "Son of Sam" ruminates on American-Made images of police brutality (pre-George Floyd) and the alignment of our Law Enforcement on the side of the Klan and poisonous Authoritarian culture. I knew these images would be controversial but we feel the time is now for this message to be amplified. Given recent world events, we feel this message must be heard and shared. 


Patrick Campbell: Guitar, Vocals
Cody O'Grady: Bass
Ross Howard: Drums

Recorded, mixed, mastered by Damian Wiseman.

S/T 2020

The Astors - I found out
The Invaders - Tanya
Doris Troy - Tomorrow Is Another Day
The Virtues - Guitar Boogie Shuffle
Big Maybelle - That’s A Pretty Good Love
The South Suburban electric Strings - Sign Of The Zodiac
The Orlons - The Conservative
The O’Jays - Look Over Your Shoulder
The Intruders - Slow Drag
Dale Hawkins - Susie Q
Jackie Wilson - Lonely Tear Drops
Baby Washington - That’s How Heartaches Are Made
The Fantasies - Mickey’s Monkey
Gene Chandler - I Can’t Save It
Wilbert Harrison - Listen My Darling
The Delfonics - Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love)
The Viscounts - Summertime
Lee Dorsey. - Ya Ya
Lovehorn - If

SoulMixVol.1SideA

Suck And Wheeze

Leave Me Alone

Trance

Baby

Too Funny To Laugh EP (Cassette)

I Never Learned

Gimme' A Chance

The Darkness In Her Heart (Add It Up)

Too Funny To Laugh

Leave Me Alone b/w Psychic Genius

Psychic Genius

Leave Me Alone (Live w/Extended Jam)

Freak

Tall, Tall Mountain

Athena

Working Man

Friend

Earliest incarnation of Le Tour live and red hot on WNUR 89.3FM Chicago COLLEGE ROCK! Had so much fun here, they have a massive  library of music, mostly lp's and cd's. I think it was mostly promo material from the last 4 decades or so. Amazing. I accidentally said "fuck" on air, kinda forgot it was a bad word haha. I actually heard them replay this session several times over the years randomly. Brought a huge smile to my face every time.

Live @ WNUR 89.3FM

I Am Not a Freak

Live in East Humboldt, Chicago. Great times, one of the best DIY venues to ever pop up in this city. We played great, crowd was beautiful. I accidentally kicked the mic away from the guitar amp so for the final two tracks you can barely hear but whatever, enjoy!

Le Tour 9-18-15

Trance / Leave Me Alone

Bonez

Feel

Son Of Sam

White Lesion

Virginger Brown

Lucy & Ricky

Written, recorded, and performed by Patrick Campbell 12/12/2014.

Guitar, vocals, bass, treated toy piano, electronics, djembe, drum machine

Tascam 424 mk2. 1/8inch cassette tape.

demos

Watchin' Shellfish Explode!

To Rip (Or Get Ripped?) Chicago, IL punk since 2011.

Le Tour

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