The quintessential love motel evokes a string of images that come to mind; a near retro feel, pink tinted lights, wood paneled walls, shag carpet, mirrored ceilings, water beds, and perhaps a scantily clad girl in fish nets to complete the picture. The mood is perfected with sounds coming off the player by Geneva, Switzerland based group, Love Motel.

Three years after their critically acclaimed debut album “Après le paradis”, JP Kazemi and Stéphane Mercier, have returned with a 2nd LP, “Mind the Void”, bringing back something out of the 80’s with them. With Andres Garcia’s skillful production, he mixes glam rock guitars, booty bass and robotic rhythms, whilst keeping it contemporary.

“Invoking a full suite of portraits, Love Motel describes his 21st century through the eyes of a bunch of lost souls (wasted nerds, sadistic gigolos, repentant machos, TV addicts, sadistic gigolos, peroxide femme fatale’s, former dictators and naughty astronauts) looking for salvation. And while the portraits that he paints aren’t that pretty, his sexy musical performance as well as his dark and ironic lyrics transform Mind the Void into an hypnotizing, beautiful and menacing soundtrack of now.”
– Love Motel bio

Love Motel plays the exclusive Heidi parties and has worked with Detroit Grand Pubahs (remember their Sandwiches track? “You can be the bun, and I can be the burger girl, I know you wana do it and we can make sandwiches..”) on vocals for “Dial God USA”. They’ve been getting the love they deserve, having been remixed by several artists, including Leonard de Leonard, Water Lilly, Kaz, Shane Fontane, Cryptonites, Grum and Noise Maker. Listen to all of them on the Love Motel Motel Project remixes page.

Released at the end of October 2007 on Poor Records, “Mind The Void” is due for a late March release in France through La Baleine and is available on beatport and itunes. Cheers to Love Motel’s promoter, Stefan, for alerting me about the group and sending these remixes!! Stay posted for more on this unique, charming act!!

Love Motel - Dial God USA (Leonard de Leonard Rmx)

Love Motel - Nothing Hurts (Shane Fontane Rmx)

Love Motel - Je Pleure (Noise Maker Rmx)