Biography

Being born and almost dying during this very first day of life, on Halloween 1978 makes a very uncommon destiny.

Paris Obscur is a commanding man. Through his stature, first, through his voice, also. But more than anything else, his presence will brand your heart and mind. Sometimes quiet and observant, sometimes as passionate as a burning volcano, Paris Obscur is the kind of man that you would simply not forget. His strong sense of humor, his extrovert personality will give you the feeling that he is a genuine and self-assured person. He would be easily pictured as a company boss or as a politician.

Sticking to these prejudices would, though, be a terrible mistake. Not that it would be wrong, it would simply be incomplete. And there is no better way to discover his inner secret garden than through his unique and magnificient art. He delivers a range of emotions that only those who have a torn heart can express. He shows us his cracks, his delicateness, his sensitivity. He goes on smiling, but sometimes, he cries too. Paris Obscur creates his own music that does not need to stick to any given genre or category. His genre is Paris Obscur. And his voice ... so uncommon, so rich, a deep bass voice with full harmonics, sensual, husky, sometimes ethereal, sometimes guttural... is such a beautiful instrument to express his art.

Paris Obscur also loves drawing, painting or staging. This particularity (he creates, builds and plays himself all his shows) makes his work so coherent and beautiful at the same time. This deep immersion in his universe will change your life forever.

There is something we can say for sure about Paris Obscur : he is moved by an incredible urge to live that he has the generosity to share with us.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the rare, precious and enchanting world of Paris Obscur.

 

Story

 

The story starts with Leonard Cohen's song : Le Partisan. A man survives WWII. Alone. Without betraying the memory of his first family, he decides to find love once again, a woman who gives him two lovely boys. Sadly, the woman dies while giving birth, leaving her husband alone to raise their two sons. These three destinies are told in Paris Obscur's songs, all inspired by real stories, lived, related, distorted experiences.

The stories are told in a way that is neither scientific nor journalistic. Paris Obscur rather focuses on points of views, perspectives especially those of different characters about a same given situation. It is an intense and dangerous travel through strong and contradictory emotions. The author has carefully avoided any strong moral position while telling his stories. The listener alone will judge and define the limits of what can be considered as acceptable.

 

The Characters

In Paris Obscur's songs, the artist rarely expresses his feeling in his name.
His characters will rather tell us about their stories.
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The Jewish Father

Back from WWII, after having lost his wife and children, he meets love again. His new wife, the Dead Mother, gives him two beautiful boys, the Rapist and the Depressed Schizoid Hero.
Burnt by a very uncommon fate, will he eventually find peace or will he drown in the darkness of his soul ?



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The King

Là-Bas

Ta Vie


Oppression

Fix Me

Leila

Look At That Man

Schwarz Ist Die Nacht

The Birth


La Marche Des Ombres

L'Ocean

Saul Is Coming

Saul Is Going


A venir

Beauticool

La Messe Noire

Schnaps

The Bond

The Long And Painful Agony Of Mr Aaron Rosenberg

The Truth Is

The Dead Mother

She thought he was a bit original and awkward. But the Jewish Father, very tenacious, will end up stealing her heart. From this beautiful union, two marvellous sons would be born : the Rapist and the Depressed Schizoid Hero.
But where does her name come from ? Which tragic event will tear happiness apart and change her life forever ?



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The King

Là-Bas

Ta Vie


Oppression

Fix Me

Je M'Enfuis

Look At That Man

Schwarz Ist Die Nacht

The Birth


A venir

Avant

Beauticool

Schnaps

The Truth Is

The Rapist

He was having since childhood such a strange love/hate relationship with women. He killed without wanting it the Dead Mother. He raped the Princess. He behaved badly with the Ignored Wife, blinded by her love for him. He found his very own way to pay for his sins by letting the Sadist have his own fun with him.
How could he survive such a destiny ?



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Little Monsters

A Voice

Girl

I Know

The Darkness Of My Soul

You Will See


The King

A Part Of Me Dies Tonight

Allein

As I Am

Happy Enough

Make Me Dream

My Friend

The King

The Road


Oppression

Fly Butterfly

I Want To Make You Cry

Je M'Enfuis

Je Vous M

Revenge

Right Or Wrong


La Marche Des Ombres

L'Enfer C'Est Toi

Saul Is Coming

Saul Is Going


A venir

Fuck Yeah (Saul Is Mad)

Hopes

La Vie Est Une Fête

My Innocence

Pity In My Eyes

The Collector

We Are The Ones

You Make My Heart Cry

You've Got To Go

The Ignored Wife

She loved the Rapist madly, ready for all sacrifices for him. He was the man of his life, her true love, even if, inside her, she knew that something was not totally right. He didn't really care, as long as he would ... make her dream.
From mad love to hatred, the distance can be so short. Will she go along that way ?



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Little Monsters

A Voice

I Know


The King

A Part Of Me Dies Tonight

Allein

As I Am

Happy Enough

Make Me Dream

The King


Oppression

Fly Butterfly

Right Or Wrong


La Marche Des Ombres

Justine

L'Enfer C'Est Toi


A venir

The Collector

We Are The Ones

You've Got To Go

The Princess

Her biggest flaw was to be to pretty. Or to have ignored him too long. Positive and optimistic, even in her very own hell, she will discover the joyce and happiness to become a mother. And she would love her daughter strongly and inconditionally.
But does she have a child or a Little Monster, result of a forced union with the Rapist ?



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Little Monsters

Girl

Little Monster


Oppression

Et Tu T'En Vas

Leila

Revenge


La Marche Des Ombres

Valentina


A venir

My Innocence

You Make My Heart Cry

The Little Monster

We love hating her. Or we hate loving her. She was born to parents who had no love for each other : the Rapist and the Princess. Sadly, she is more similar to her father than her mother. She wishes to meet him, her mentor.
Will the meeting with the Rapist be as great as expected ?



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Little Monsters

Little Monster

You Will See


Oppression

Et Tu T'En Vas


La Marche Des Ombres

Dans La Tête De Valentina

Valentina


A venir

Fuck Yeah (Saul Is Mad)

Hopes

Pity In My Eyes

The Sadist

Stupid and nasty. Black or white. No shade of grey for him, the man with a heart full of anger and bitterness. Only venom and violence exists for him.
Would this man full of hatred eventually be the real hero of these sordid stories by making the Rapist pay for all his crimes, through pain and humiliation ?



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The King

C'Est Trop Mignon


Oppression

I Want To Make You Cry


La Marche Des Ombres

Hard To Be Me


A venir

Pizza

Sex Hours Of My Day

Shut Up (You're Boring Me)

The Unborn Baby

He is waiting for his mother, the Suicidal Wife, in the next world. He will never know his father, the Depressed Schizoid Hero. Would he have been a dentist or a musician ? Noone will ever know.
When you consider it all, with such a family, perhaps can we be happy for him that he never survived ?



Songs related to this character


A venir

Ange

 

Songs


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You Say


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Girl


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A Dream


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The Darkness Of My Soul


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Beauty


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Circus


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A Voice


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Little Monster


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I Know


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The Death


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You Will See


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Obsessions


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Hell


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The End


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Lonely


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Ne M'Oublie Pas


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The Road


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The Ghost


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Allein


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Make Me Dream


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Là-Bas


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Je Suis


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As I Am


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I Own You


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Happy Enough


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C'Est Trop Mignon


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My Friend


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A Part Of Me Dies Tonight


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The King


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Ta Vie


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Paris, Le 13 Novembre 2015


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Fly Butterfly


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Schwarz Ist Die Nacht


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Cutting My Veins


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Oppression


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Je M'Enfuis


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Revenge


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Leila


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Je Vous M


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Look At That Man


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You'Re My Overdose


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The Birth


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The Clown


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Fix Me


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Right Or Wrong


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I Want To Make You Cry


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Et Tu T'En Vas


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Will You Go


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Paris Est Sombre


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Ces Larmes Que Tu Ne Vois Pas


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Dans La Tête De Valentina


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Valentina


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Hard To Be Me


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L'Enfer C'Est Toi


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Saul Is Coming


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Justine


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L'Ocean


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Prends-Moi


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Jessica


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I Wanted You To Stay 4 The Depression


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Saul Is Going


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Paris Est Très Sombre


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Perdu


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La Marche Des Ombres


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Alright


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Ange


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Avant


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Beauticool


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C'est Ainsi


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Falling


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Fuck Yeah (Saul Is Mad)


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Heaven


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Hopes


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I Wanted You To Stay 1 The Denial


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I Wanted You To Stay 2 The Anger


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I Wanted You To Stay 3 The Bargaining


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I Wanted You To Stay 5 The Acceptance


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Ich Will In Dir Sein


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La Messe Noire


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La Vie Est Une Fête


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My Innocence


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O Sombre Espoir Mon Desespoir


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Pity In My Eyes


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Pizza


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Schnaps


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Sex Hours Of My Day


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Shut Up (You're Boring Me)


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The Bond


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The Collector


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The Last Letter


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The Long And Painful Agony Of Mr Aaron Rosenberg


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The Truth Is


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The Void Is Calling Me


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We Are The Ones


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You Know


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You Make My Heart Cry


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You've Got To Go


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