Trisomie 21

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T21 are Philippe and Hervé Lomprez, two brothers from Abscon, in the North of France, near Lille (200 km from Paris). Though some people think of their music to be gothic, industrial, electro-pop, ambient, '80s, or like New Order or Joy Division, their music cannot really fit into just one category. Their music consists of lush soundscapes which fuel the imagination into dreaming movie-like images and scenes.

The name, pronounced tree-zho-mee vahnt-ay-un, derives from Trisomy 21, the medical term for the extra chromosome resulting in Down Syndrome.
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Albums

Le Repos Des Enfants Heureux

(3 versions)
Himalaya, Stechak 1983

Passions Divisées

(2 versions)
Stechak, Stechak 1984

Chapter IV - Le Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi Et Le Presque Rien

(3 versions)
Scarface, Scarface 1986

Chapter IV And Wait And Dance Remixed

(3 versions)
Play It Again Sam Records, Play It Again Sam Records 1987

Million Lights - A Collection Of Songs By Trisomie 21

(5 versions)
Play It Again Sam Records, Play It Again Sam Records 1987

The Official Bootleg (Million Lights Tour)

(2 versions)
Not On Label (Trisomie 21 Self-released) 1988

T21 Plays The Pictures

(7 versions)
Play It Again Sam Records 1989

Works

(4 versions)
Play It Again Sam Records 1989

Raw Material.

(3 versions)
Play It Again Sam Records 1990

Distant Voices

(CD, Album)
Play It Again Sam Records, Play It Again Sam Records 1992

Gohohako

(CD, Album)
Play It Again Sam Records, Play It Again Sam Records 1997

Happy Mystery Child

(3 versions)
Le Maquis 2004

Remixes

(CD, Promo, car)
Le Maquis 2004

The Man Is A Mix

(CD, Album + 2xCD + , Ltd)
Le Maquis 2004

The Woman Is A Mix

(2xCD)
Chromo Management 2006

Happy Mystery Club - Lady B Remixes

(2xCD)
Chromo Management 2006

25 Years

(2 versions)
Alfa Matrix 2007

Rendez-vous En France

(CD, Album)
Alfa Matrix 2007

Black Label

(2 versions)
Le Maquis, Le Maquis 2009

The Camp - Black Label Remix

(2xCD, Album, Ltd)
Le Maquis 2009

Singles & EPs

Wait & Dance

(2 versions)
Scarface 1985

Joh' Burg And Two Other Songs

(2 versions)
Play It Again Sam Records 1986

Shift Away ° Jakarta ° Ravishing Delight

(2 versions)
Play It Again Sam Records, Play It Again Sam Records 1987

Works In Progress

(2 versions)
Play It Again Sam Records 1989

Final Work

(2 versions)
Play It Again Sam Records 1989
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Reviews & Discussion

Review by Alastis Feb 13, 2005 (edited over 7 years ago)
Judging by one of their pictures shown on Discogs, its easy to think that T21 (duo of Philippe and Herve Lomprez) are yet another cheesy new-wave act from the 80's. Their records, however, tell entirely different story - while they're not totally devoid of pop elements, there are many experimental pieces many of which still sound fresh, in my opinion. From what i can understand, Trisomie 21 just recently started to get attention outside of their native France and its about time, since they reformed after a long hiatus and recorded an entirely new album called "Happy Mystery Child" which may or may not tone down ambient/experimental influences in their sound.
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