The Aethernautical Journal Of Mad Soncitist & Humouress Veronique Chevalier - http://WeirdVal.com
Maurice Chevalier said, "Thank Heaven for little girls," & Veronique Chevalier says, "Thank Hell for La Moi!" She's a twisted Edith Piaf from an alternate reality; Parodist; Creatrix of Gothic Polka, & Inventrix of Steampunk Haiku, aka "Steamku."
Yet another lovely review of "A Sepiachord Passport", with a kind mention of my track "The Dance Master". Merci to Ms. A. E. Flint for her review. Read on...
Miss Oblivious has to graciously invited Mad V to screen her latest vidiocy- "Internet Date". Many other exciting goings-on that night as well, Hosted by Jackie HELL!
"The tag line for the Sepiachord site is “Music for a Past that Never was.” Many of the songs on this compilation (and the other Sepiachord CD) have strong vaudevillian and cabaret influences. Jangly pianos and accordions feature strongly, as does the occasional theremin. Everything on this CD is more than listenable, but there are a few standouts.
“The Dance Master” by Veronique Chevalier is hands down the best song on this CD. It tells the story of an evil Dance Master who seduces girls into a life of prostitution. She has a throaty voice, with a French accent. The first time I heard the song, I texted Mr. Bodewell immediately to tell him how incredible I thought it was..."
"The whole collection left a good taste in my mouth – like absinthe flavoured cotton candy..." with songs by the likes of Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys and The Tiger Lillies and Veronique Chevalier and Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band and many many more!
Forget the tricks this year, and just go for a treat: "A Sepiachord Passport" compilation recording. Dark Cabaret at its finest! 20 tracks & 20 artistes (including La Moi on Track # 10!) for only less than $10!
Huzzah! Monsieur Dan Shaurette, creator of the "Out Of The Coffin" podcast, has chosen Mad Veronique's "Vampire Surprise" as the closing musical number for his latest episode. Please do drop in and give it a listen! >:-)
What a great honour (as well as rare artifact- Dated "Dec. 1, 1889") that Dr. Grymm has paid moi in this, a letter written to thank moi for performing at his Steampunk Bizarre- "The Experiment" in 2010.
^ CLICK ^ on the image to see a full size view of the letter
"Like riding Tim Burton's version of Disney's "It's a Small World" ride."
-- Jordan Bodewell, Sepiachord
"If Charles Dickens had written a Ghost of Mirth into his Christmas Carol, Veronique Chevalier would be she."
--E. Joyce Glasgow,
Seattle Gay News
"Veronique makes odd and hynoptizing music."
--George The Giant, Sideshow Performer & Actor (Tim Burton's "Big Fish")
"She's deliciously warped!" --Larry Feldman
"...Delightfully & darkly disturbing !" --Alexander The Ingrate
"...A ruthless mistress of cool intrigue!" --Gina Zollman, The Beverly Hills Outlook
"...I have built a steam-powered airship called the HMAS Veronique. I run the ship by myself, faeries, automatons and the like." --Dorian Donigan, The Magnificent
"This statuesque songbird defies categorization...She is simultan- eously 'Ooh la la' saucy and 'Laugh-out-loud' hilarious!" -- Roger Jackson
I am a journalist; social activist; record producer, lyricist; ersatz composer/arranger; parodist; visual artist; model, former ballet dancer, and am reputed to be the long-lost great-granddaughter of a certain famous Frenchman who was a star of stage and screen...I especially appreciate under-the-radar and/or quirky talents...I am very proud of my benefit project, a recording and live show Cabaret4Choice which highlights the complexity of reproductive freedom...I conceptualized and produced 'Polka Haunt Us: A Spook-tacular Compilation' which was an Official Selection on The 51st Annual Grammy Ballot, & is sure to become a perennial Halloween classic, and in 2012, I shall be releasing a book of Steampunk Haiku (Steamku) entitled "My Cog Is Bigger Than Your Cog: Steamku & Other Verstrocities..(See links to 'The Many Websites Of Veronique' in the right-hand sidebar of my blog).
There's a life-force, an energy, a quickening, translated through you into action...It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open whether you choose to take an art class, keep a journal, record your dreams, dance your story or live each day from your own creative source. Above all else, keep the channel open."
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”