Vatican II meets McCartney II.
Quand un parrain de la Nu Disco s'attaque aux disciples des Wings!
Spring of 2015, here we come.
Dance about, sweat it out!
Written & Composed (as a bossa nova) 
by Olivier ROCABOIS


















ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


Additional Production & Mix : Arnaud l' AQUARIUM

Arranged & Performed by ALL IF, who are : 

*Antoine PiNCHOT (conductor, bass gtr, backing vocals)
*Marie MORIETTE (cello, keys, backing vocals)
*Gilles FRANCOIS (drums, backing vocals)
*Valentin "Pippo Miller" DUTREY (electric gtr, backing vocals)
*Olivier ROCABOIS (lead vocal, backups, synth, piano bastringue)


Recorded at LM Studios - Claye (tea & sympathy : Hermanno Grossi & Mathieu Gramoli)

All Back To My House (L'Aquarium Mix)

*Written & composed by Rocabois
*Arranged, performed & produced by ALL IF 
-Antoine Pinchot : programming, bass, backing vocals
-Valentin Dutrey : electric guitars, backing vocals
-Gilles François : drums, backing vocals
-Marie Moriette : backing vocals
-Olivier Rocabois : honky-tonk piano, synth, vocals, backing vocals.
*Recorded at Green Abbey Road Green : Claye-Souilly (Hermanno Grossi & Mathieu Gramoli)
*Mixed & mastered by Seb Viguier (Studio le Chantier - Montreuil)
*Artwork : Antoine Pinchot, Virginie Bréham, David Tanguy.
D'après un tableau de William Bouguereau.



All Back To My House

*Written & composed by Rocabois
*Arranged, performed & produced by ALL IF 
-Antoine Pinchot : programming, bass, acoustic guitars, backing vocals
-Valentin Dutrey : electric guitars, backing vocals
-Gilles François : drums, backing vocals
-Marie Moriette : cello, backing vocals
-Olivier Rocabois : piano, synth, vocals, backing vocals.
*Recorded at Green Abbey Road Green : Claye-Souilly (Hermanno Grossi & Mathieu Gramoli)
*Mixed & mastered by Seb Viguier (Studio le Chantier - Montreuil)
*Artwork : Antoine Pinchot, Virginie Bréham, David Tanguy.
D'après un tableau de William Bouguereau.



What's Beyond The Curtain?

*Written & composed by Rocabois
*Arranged, performed & produced by Pinchot/Rocabois
-Antoine Pinchot : programming, acoustic guitars, backing vocals
-Olivier Rocabois : harpsichord, synth, vocals, backing vocals.
*Recorded at Studios de la Sablière (Paris - XIVe)
*Mixed & mastered by Bruno Gruel (Elektra)
*Artwork : Antoine Pinchot, Virginie Bréham, David Tanguy.
D'après un tableau de William Bouguereau.



Queen Of Spain

*Written & composed by Rocabois
*Arranged & performed by ALL IF
-Antoine Pinchot : programming, bass, backing vocals
-Valentin Dutrey : electric guitars, backing vocals
-Gilles François : drums, backing vocals
-Marie Moriette : backing vocals
-Olivier Rocabois : honky-tonk piano, synth, vocals, backing vocals...tambourine!
*Produced, mixed & mastered by the Great Arnaud "l'Aquarium" Godefroy.
*Recorded at Green Abbey Road Green : Claye-Souilly (Hermanno Grossi & Mathieu Gramoli)
*Artwork : Antoine Pinchot, Virginie Bréham, David Tanguy.
D'après un tableau de William Bouguereau

OLIVIER ROCABOIS
Lead & background vocals, acoustic & electric guitar 
—
JAN STÜMKE
Piano, synth wizardry & background vocals
—
ANTOINE PINCHOT
Bass, background vocals + electric guitar 
—
GUILLAUME GLAIN
Drums, percussions & background vocals
—
STRING QUARTET / Arnaud Nuvolone (1st violin), Cécile Brey (2nd violin), Jonathan Nazet (Viola), Adrien Chosson (Cello)

Written & composed by Olivier Rocabois 
String arrangements : Olivier Rocabois
Produced by Rodolphe Dauthel & Yves Medveski / Recorded and mixed by Rodolphe Dauthel at Starski Studio (Paris) / Mastered by Benjamin Savignoni at Translab Studios (Paris) / Published by Apreski & Bass Drum Dream
Artwork: Pascal Blua / Cover Photography: Dottore Roccabosco (Lazise, Lago di Garda, Italia - Oct 27th 2017)
Special thanks to Francis Lennert, Olivier Leray, Valeano Valeani aka VB, Pascal Layan, Barbara Silverstone 
My deepest gratitude to Virginia, Paolo & Alessandro
—
www.allif.bandcamp.com — www.facebook.com/ALLIFMUSIC 
(P) & (C) 2019 Olivier Rocabois — All rights reserved

SOMEWHERE IN A NIGHTMARE
You walked away 
She went away 
You made my day 
I lost my way 
She let me stay
You washed away evidence
Much to my surprise
How does that not make sense?
I could see the ducks, the Japanese fishes 
Swimming in the fountain
I don’t know what’s in store for me

Eating giant peaches
In the middle of nowhere
I wonder if we met before my dear 
Somewhere in a nightmare 
She returned my smile
Then we shook hands by the river 
She liked my accent
And I loved her voice

You walked away 
She went away 
You made my day 
I lost my way 
She let me stay
You washed away evidence
Much to my surprise
How does that not make sense?
I dive into the dusk, the Spanish fishes 
Heading towards Norway 
I don’t know what’s in store for me

Eating giant peaches
In the middle of nowhere
I wonder if we met before my dear 
Somewhere in a nightmare 
She returned my smile
Then we shook hands by the river 
She liked my accent
And I loved her voice

(P) & (C) 2019 Olivier Rocabois — All rights reserved

Olivier Rocabois - Somewhere In A Nightmare

The Sound Of The Waves
Written & composed by Rocabois

*Jan Stümke: Fender Rhodes, Steinway grand piano, backing vocals
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions
*Laurent Saligault: bass, backing vocals
*Quentin Ghomari: trumpet, flugelhorn
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar, marimbas

Brass arrangement: Rocabois
Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet

The Sound Of The Waves

High As High
Written & composed by Rocabois

*Jan Stümke: Steinway grand piano, backing vocals
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions
*Laurent Saligault: bass, backing vocals
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar, Mellotron

Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet

High As High

In My Drunken Dreamscape
Written & composed by Rocabois

*Jan Stümke: Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer electronic piano, Steinway grand piano, backing vocals
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions, backing vocals
*Laurent Saligault: bass, backing vocals
*Quentin Ghomari: trumpet, flugelhorn
*Barbara Silverstone: "timeless music"
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar

Brass arrangement: Rocabois
Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet

In My Drunken Dreamscape

Arise Sir Richard
Written & composed by Rocabois

*Jan Stümke: Steinway grand piano, harpsichord, backing vocals
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions
*Laurent Saligault: bass, backing vocals
*Quentin Ghomari: trumpet, flugelhorn
*Barbara Silverstone: "instant classic"
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar, Gibson SG electric guitar

Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet
Except for the harpsichord which was recorded at Patrick Issarni's home: a zillion thanks to him

Arise Sir Richard

Tonight I Need 
Written & composed by Rocabois

*John Howard: lead & backing vocals
*Jan Stümke: Steinway grand piano, Hammond organ
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions
*Laurent Saligault: bass
*Quentin Ghomari: trumpet, flugelhorn
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar

Brass arrangement: Rocabois
Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet

Tonight I Need (with John Howard)

Let Me Laugh Like A Drunk Witch 
Written & composed by Rocabois

*Helen Ferguson: backing vocals
*Valeano Valeani: Vincent Price's laughter
*Jan Stümke: Steinway grand piano, backing vocals
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions, backing vocals
*Laurent Saligault: bass, backing vocals
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar

Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet

Let Me Laugh Like A Drunk Witch (feat. Helen Ferguson)

Hometown Boys
Written & composed by Rocabois

*Jan Stümke: Steinway grand piano, backing vocals
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions
*Laurent Saligault: bass, backing vocals
*Olivier Popincourt: Rickenbacker electric guitar, Fender Telecaster electric guitar
*Olivier Bostvironnois, Laurent Lavaur & Olivier Rocabois: handclaps
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar

String arrangement: Rocabois
1st violin: Arnaud Nuvolone 
2nd violin: Hélène Roblin 
Viola: Benoît Marin 
Cello: Catherine Doise
Violins: Carolyn Khalorn, Mickaël Bonnay

Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet

Hometown Boys

I'd Like To Make My Exit With Panache
Written & composed by Rocabois

*Jan Stümke: Steinway grand piano, backing vocals
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions, tubular bells
*Laurent Saligault: bass
*Olivier Bostvironnois: sleigh bells
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar, upright piano, toy organ, fake flutes, Frankenstein's timpani (courtesy of the Childhood Embassy)

Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet

I'd Like To Make My Exit With Panache

My Wounds Started Healing
Written & composed by Rocabois

*Jan Stümke: Steinway grand piano, Fazioli grand piano
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions, timpani, tubular bells, gong
*Laurent Saligault: bass
*François Dorléans: Fender Telecaster electric guitar
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar

String arrangement: Sébastien Souchois
1st violin: Arnaud Nuvolone 
2nd violin: Hélène Roblin 
Viola: Benoît Marin 
Cello: Catherine Doise
Violins: Carolyn Khalorn, Mickaël Bonnay

Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet

My Wounds Started Healing

Hometown Boys
Written, composed, arranged & produced by Rocabois
The first single from the forthcoming album "Olivier Rocabois Goes Too Far"
Single out January 26th
LP out April 2nd

*Jan Stümke: Steinway grand piano, backing vocals
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions
*Laurent Saligault: bass, backing vocals
*Olivier Popincourt: Rickenbacker electric guitar, Fender Telecaster electric guitar
*Olivier Bostvironnois, Laurent Lavaur & Olivier Rocabois: handclaps
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar

String arrangement: Rocabois
1st violin: Arnaud Nuvolone 
2nd violin: Hélène Roblin 
Viola: Benoît Marin 
Cello: Catherine Doise
Violins: Carolyn Khalorn, Mickaël Bonnay

Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet

Artwork: Pascal Blua
Photography: Philippe Dufour

HOMETOWN BOYS (RADIO EDIT)

Arise Sir Richard
Written, composed, arranged & produced by Rocabois
The second single from the long-awaited LP "Olivier Rocabois Goes Too Far"
(Acoustic Kitty/Kuroneko/Differ-Ant)
Single out February 16th
LP out April 2nd
https://allif.bandcamp.com/

*Jan Stümke: Steinway grand piano, harpsichord, backing vocals
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions
*Laurent Saligault: bass, backing vocals
*Quentin Ghomari: trumpet, flugelhorn
*Barbara Silverstone: "instant classic"
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar, Gibson SG electric guitar

Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Sound Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet
Except for the harpsichord which was recorded at Patrick Issarni's home: a zillion thanks to him

Artwork: Pascal Blua
Photography: Alain Bibal

LYRICS
Arise Sir Richard
It rings so true
Won't you tell us the story of the tea towels?
Arise Sir Richard
Our appetite for life is like a combination of
Self-fulfilling prophecies mixed with frustrations

Spill your drinks if you wanna stay away from the booze
The silly sauce
This would be the third bottle of the night
You've had two with your wife
The first one, you were witty 
The second, it got blurry
Now it's getting heavy
Too easy to feel sorry
Do you really think you're ready too?

Arise Sir Richard
There's always sunshine when we're together
Arise Sir Richard
Flowers will grow in real speed
To get things done
The shortest romance happens when you're wired
Until the wee hours of the morning
Or when you're quietly lying on your deathbed

Stay with me if you wanna quit drinking
This could have been the third bottle of the night
You've had two with your wife
The first one, you were witty
The second, it got blurry
Now it's getting heavy
Too easy to feel super sorry
Do you really think you're ready too?

Dreaming you take my hand
I cannot forget you believe in me
Dreaming you take my hand
I cannot believe you forgive me
Dreaming you take my hand
I cannot forget you believe in me
Until the wee hours of the morning
Or when you're quietly lying on your deathbed

Tonight I Need
Written & composed by Rocabois
The third single from the forthcoming LP "Olivier Rocabois Goes Too Far" (Acoustic Kitty / Differ-Ant)
Single out March 12th
Album out April 2nd

*John Howard: lead & backing vocals
*Olivier Rocabois: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar
*Jan Stümke: Steinway grand piano, Hammond organ
*Guillaume Glain: drums, percussions
*Laurent Saligault: bass
*Quentin Ghomari: trumpet, flugelhorn

Brass arrangement: Rocabois
Recorded, mixed & mastered at L'Entresol Studio (Aubervilliers, FR)
Sound engineer: Olivier Bostvironnois
All keyboards recorded at Studio de Meudon
Sound engineer: Sami Bouvet

Artwork: Pascal Blua
Photography: Melani Rogers (JH), Francis Lennert (OR)

(P)&(C) MMXXI - Roccabosco Music

Olivier Rocabois est un poète breton qui décide de poursuivre l'aventure en solo en 2019 après une décennie passée sous la bannière ALL IF, la créature indie pop que le démiurge inventa en 2008 à Paris.

Le groupe se compose de : 

-Olivier Rocabois : chant - guitares – claviers  
-Jan Stümke : claviers - chef des choeurs
-Laurent Saligault : basse - choeurs
-Guillaume Glain : batterie - choeurs

Nourris au songwriting protéiné d'albums cultes ("Ram" de McCartney, "Giant Steps" des Boo Radleys, "The Soft Bulletin" des Flaming Lips, "The Love Below" d'Outkast, etc...), ces sorciers du puzzle megalo-pop, fans absolus du Bowie transformiste des 70's, délivrent leur set d'un classicisme insolent. 

Un orchestre de poche au service de compositions baroques sous influence Beatles/Bowie/Beach Boys. Ou plus récemment Divine Comedy ou Grizzly Bear.
Jamais avare de mélodies raffinées et d'arrangements luxuriants, le groupe offre sur scène des prestations assez jouissives, mêlant grand élan populaire (on pense à Dexy's Midnight Runners) et élégance. 



Olivier Rocabois is a Breton poet who decided to go solo in 2019 after ten years of ALL IF, the indie pop creature born in Paris in 2008.

The band is formed of

-Olivier Rocabois: lead vocals - guitars - keyboards 
-Jan Stümke: keyboards - backing vocals
-Laurent Saligault: bass - backing vocals
-Guillaume Glain: drums - percussions - backing vocals



Raised on good music only, and cult albums high in protein, ALL IF developed an eclectic taste for the refined and the organic ("Ram" by McCartney, "Giant Steps" by the Boo Radleys, "The Soft Bulletin" by Flaming Lips, "The Love Below" by Outkast, etc.)

A pocket orchestra servicing, when the music dictates, baroque compositions inspired by daydreams, monuments, The Beatles, David Bowie,
and the Beach Boys. Or, more recently, The Divine Comedy, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Grizzly Bear.

You can probably imagine what we are like on stage (think Dexy's Midnight Runners): mixing luxurious
arrangements with the all-encompassing desires of a man bursting through our voices and our instruments, quieted down by the ideals and the determinate presence of women, and preferring the artistry of melodies to anything else, always, we touch everybody, we move every soul. 
Music, when it is elegant, never discriminates.

Olivier Rocabois is a French pop singer-songwriter.
Fronting the indie baroque project ALL IF, he's heavily influenced by the 60's and spreads the gospel of chamber pop by playing churches and gigs.
Often to be seen around pubs and clubs sporting shiny cufflinks.



Emmanuelle Dauplay, Stéphan Lipiansky & Derek Taylor.

Olivier Rocabois

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