Welcome, Anne Claire Rolo, and the band Frant1c to The Noble Shire of Progressive Discussion here at Progressive Rock Central.com!
Today we have: Anne-Claire Rallo: who created the band and album concept; she also plays, guitars, keyboards, piano, and arrangements; Alexandre Lamia, (Nine Skies, Ingaro); who plays guitars, keyboards, piano, and arrangements; Helen Tiron, (SunQ), performs vocals for the character ‘Hope’; and Martin Wilson: (The Room, Grey Lady Down), who performs vocals for the character ‘Charlie’.
Thank you all, for taking time out of your busy schedule to discuss your latest album, A Brand New World, with us.
Frant1c – A Brand New World – Interview – Part 1
Frant1c – A Brand New World – Interview – Part 2
The concept, or idea, for the solo project evolved out of the loss of Anne-Claire’s husband, Eric Bouillette, from (Nine Skies, The Room, etc.). The story describes the life and adventures of Charlie and Hope, who have always spent their lives together. One fine day, Charlie wakes up alone in the middle of a completely different and devastated world. He then goes in search of his soulmate, pondering: “what is this world?”. The discoveries and new encounters he makes throughout this adventure to find Hope, invite us to reflect on various feelings and questions that are as universal as they are personal to each of us”.
The core lineup of Frant1c, features: Anne-Claire Rallo: who plays, guitars, keyboards, piano, and arrangements; Eric Bouillette (RIP): who played guitars, violin, piano, and sang backing vocals; Alexandre Lamia, (Nine Skies, Ingaro); who plays guitars, keyboards, piano, and arrangements; AlexisBietti, (Nine Skies, Genesya), plays bass; Johnny Marter (Nine Skies and Marillion, plays drums; Martin Wilson: (The Room, Grey Lady Down), performs vocals for “Charlie”; Helen Tiron, (SunQ), performs vocals for Hope”; John Mitchell (Lonely Robot, Arena, Asia, Frost, etc.), is overseeing the mixing and mastering; Laurent Benhamou: plays saxophone on “Where Have You Been?”; Steve Anderson: plays the guitar solo on “On The Run”; Guy Marro: performs vocals on “Come Back To Earth”.
Link to the album review:
Band Website and Social Media Links:
https://linktr.ee/frant1c Linktr.ee
https://www.facebook.com/frant1cband
YouTube and Music Video Links:
https://www.youtube.com/@frant1cband