AOV15 JETSEX « Paris by night » CD

BREAKING NEWS: JETSEX FULL LENGTH ALBUM AVAILABLE 28 MAY !

That's right! You read it correctly... the rumors, myths, untruths, and all your wondering about the record can be put to rest.

THE AGE OF VENUS RECORDS  will finally release JETSEX's first and long-awaited effort called "Paris by night", tentatively scheduled to drop on May 28th.

But, first, let's take a few steps back.

The story goes like this:

The year was 1998. The place, Paris...
Frustration and food were the main forces that drove this cross-section of spastic rejects to become the band we know as JETSEX.
The first practice took place in a basement downtown Paris with Jimmy Jazz on bass, Miko Bilbao on vocals, Roger T. on guitar and Ben Arteaga on drums.
"Miko and I had played in a shitty band a couple of years before, but we weren't even able to tune our instruments..." sadly remembers Jimmy jazz.

Ben Arteaga left the band right after that rehearsal and was replaced by Boban Zuvanovic. JETSEX performed for the first time on June 21st 2000 in Paris.
Then, Zuvanovic left the band abruptly due to his addiction to crack, and things came to a sudden halt. Line-up changes followed and by early 2001, the band coalesced around co-founders, Miko Bilbao and Jimmy Jazz along with guitarist Yann C. And drummer "extraordinaire" Nono Aldente.
From its inception JETSEX's first songs sounded like primitive hardcore punk, harsh and to-the-point.

Yet that aggression was complimented with a strong sense of melody inspired by the roots of rock and roll bred in the 1950's. "It's hard to define our musical influences" says frontman Miko Bilbao, "at the very begnining it was a mix of Jimmy Jazz's hard driving melodic bass lines, Yann's tight guitar riffing, and Aldente's "caffinated" punk rock beats".

The quest for fun became the main catalyst of the band, and they adopted this omni-ambitious way of life, for better and for better. The band started looking for a second guitar player to "get more powerful riffs without forgeting all about melody" explains Nono Aldente. Jeep seemed to be the right guy, the quintet recorded 5 songs.
In september 2001 JETSEX's first release came out: a split 7" with NY legends MURPHY'S LAW called "new york city paris, mon amour!".

A couple of months after the record came out, jeep left the band so Bilbao asked Phil to join JETSEX.

Not exactly a new beginner 'cause he had spent something like 10 years playing in BURNING HEADS.

Phil brang his punk rock savoir faire and quickly insisted that they quit writing "stupid kids songs", and start writing about things that really matter "like the Tour de France or cats..."

So far, JETSEX has played with bands like NO REDEEMING SOCIAL VALUE, THE QUEERS, MURPHY'S LAW, HARD-ONS, KILL YOUR IDOLS, BANE, MR T EXPERIENCE, CRIVITS.

For many Paris-rebelious kids, experiencing a JETSEX show has been a rite of passage for the last couple of years.
Jimmy Jazz, Nono Aldente, Miko Bilbao, Yann.C and Phil put on more than a live show and their performances are big parties where EVERYONE's invited!

JETSEXTRAVAGANZA has just begun... You've been warned!