Getting into the signature NEIL FRANCES groove (L to R) Marc Gilfry, and St. Panther.
Getting into the signature NEIL FRANCES groove (L to R) Marc Gilfry, and St. Panther.
Video directed by Angie Scarpa, all photos by Rommel Alcantara.

NEIL FRANCES: KCRW Live from Apogee Studio

Intimate performances, fresh sounds, and candid conversations with a view.

Written by Marion Hodges

“It’s All a Bit Fuzzy” indeed after a raucous party set from LA duo NEIL FRANCES at Bob Clearmountain’s Apogee studio. The group, composed of Aussie Jordan Feller and SoCal native Marc Gilfry, have become mainstays of LA’s indie-dance scene thanks to their proprietary blend of psychedelic heaviness, four-on-the-floor beats, and addictive melodic hooks.

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The formula is especially potent on their new album It’s All a Bit Fuzzy, which finds them collaborating with the likes of hard-grooving Chicago duo DRAMA, LA house-hop experimenter Paw Paw Rod, and OC native St. Panther. Get in now for a set that’ll bring the sweat as NEIL FRANCES tear through Fuzzy highlights including “Standing My Ground,” and “Head Straight,” complete with a live assist from St. Panther themself. Plus, they take it all the way back to the first album — last year’s There Is No Neil Frances — for their exuberant cover of Stardust’s late ‘90s French Touch classic “Music Sounds Better With You.”

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Credits:

KCRW Music Director: Anne Litt
Recording / Mix Engineer: Bob Clearmountain/Apogee Studio
Director / Editor/ Color: Angie Scarpa
Director of Photography: Vice Cooler
Camera Operators: Dalton Blanco, Vice Cooler, Angie Scarpa, Miko Scarpa
Executive Producer: Ariana Morgenstern
Event Producer: Liv Surnow
Producer: Anna Chang
Art Director: Evan Solano
Digital Producer: Marion Hodges
Digital Editorial Manager: Andrea Domanick

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