Orchestre Rouge

Orchestre Rouge was a French post-punk band which released two albums in the early 80s. Both albums were later reissued on a double CD compilation in 2007. It is catchy and melodic post-punk with a distinctive voice. Even though the band is French, their singer and frontman is an American guy called Theo Hakola, who sings mostly in English. The music is somewhat different than that of other French bands of the era -not in the "cold wave" variant of post punk goth music. They disbanded in 1984 but Theo Haloka and some other members then founded another band, Passion Fodder, which released 5 more albums and can be thought as the continuation of Orchestre Rouge. Theo Haloka then pursued a solo career. [SOURCE: UNCELEBRATED MUSIC]