La Caution is a French hip hop duo consisting of Hi-Tekk and Nikkfurie, both of Moroccan descent. They are notable for creating the song "Thé à la Menthe" which is known for appearing (in instrumental form) in the 2004 American film Ocean's Twelve. The phrase "thé à la menthe" is French for "mint tea".
La Caution's first single "Les rues électriques" ("electric streets") was released in 1999. They began to gain recognition participating in Assassin concerts. As a result, they secured the opening slot on the band's tour in 2000 and 2001; this enabled them to reach an increasingly larger audience. Encouraged by the success of "Les rues électriques", La Caution, shouldered by DJ Fab, released their first album Asphalte Hurlante ("Screaming Asphalt") in 2001. A year later, a version including seven new unreleased titles was released. Participating in many projects with other hip-hop groups, they released the Cadavre Exquis ("Exquisite Corpse") album in 2002, with the collective L'Armée des Douze (French for "Army of Twelve", a collective made up of La Caution and TTC, started in 1999). They also released the Crash Test EP with the electronic group Château Flight.
La Caution's musical style is seen to be a combination of energetic electronic sonorities and original and percussive words. Wanting to break away from the current French rap, they brought a revival that now tends to spread out further than the Parisian underground, along with groups such as TTC. After over three long years, the Peines de Maures / Arc-en-ciel pour Daltoniens double album was released on October 17, 2005. Peines de Maures, a play on words with "Peine de mort" (death penalty) and the Maure tribe, another way of describing people from North Africa, remains within a rather traditional rap style, whereas the second Arc-en-ciel pour Daltoniens ("Rainbow for the colorblind") has more of an electro sound.
The song "Thé à la Menthe" (subtitled "The Laser Dance Version" in its instrumental form) appeared in the 2004 American film Ocean's Twelve in a scene where the thief Nightfox dances in order to evade a series of randomly sweeping laser beams. The song appeared courtesy of Vincent Cassel who, alongside La Caution, is part of Kourtrajmé, an artistic collective. La Caution also appeared as an imaginary group called Sheitan on the score to the eponymous film (directed by Kim Chapiron of Kourtrajmé), with the title "Bâtards de Barbares" in which they preach a violent style of rap, which is purely caricatural. The songs "Comme un Sampler" (Like a Sampler) and "Pilotes Automatiques" (Automatic Pilots), taken from the album Peines de Maures, also appear in the film. "Pilotes Automatiques," their French rap remix of the Tamil song "Ottagathai Kattiko" from the Tamil filmGentleman composed by A. R. Rahman was a huge underground success in France. Hi-Tekk and Nikkfurie are also part of the "Les Cautionneurs" collective, with Saphir the Jeweller, Izno (Hi-Tekk and Nikkfurie's little brother), and 16S64.
The latter also appears on both of La Caution's albums, on titles such as J'plante le décor or Révolver. Les Cautionneurs released the album Quinte Flush Royal on September 25, 2006. On November 13, 2006, came out the album entitled La Caution Rend Visite aux Gens et des Gens Revisitent La Caution ("La Caution visits people and people revisit La Caution"), an album on a CD/DVD set made up of remixes of the band's highlights, most notably produced EDA (Enhancer), Radioinactive, Drixxxé, and more. as well as extracts of live appearances and a documentary recalling their career.
La Caution has its own radio show called Les Cautionneurs on the French radio station Le Mouv, featuring two hours of hip hop music every Saturday night.
Discography
Asphalte Hurlante (Kerozen Music, 2001)
Crash Test (Kerozen Music, Wagram Music, 2002)
Peines de Maures / Arc-en-ciel pour Daltoniens ( Kerozen Music, Wagram Music, 2005)
Peines de Maures / Arc-en-ciel pour Daltoniens - The Instrumental Version [digital-only release] (Kerozen Music, 2006)
Des Gens Revisitent La Caution / La Caution Rend Visite aux Gens (Kerozen Music, Wagram Music, 2006) (CD/DVD)
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message La Caution is a French hip hop duo consisting of Hi Tekk and Nikkfurie both of Moroccan descent They are notable for creating the song The a la Menthe which is known for appearing in instrumental form in the 2004 American film Ocean s Twelve The phrase the a la menthe is French for mint tea La CautionLa Caution performing in 2014Background informationOriginFranceGenresHip hopFrench hip hopYears active1999 1999 presentLabelsKerozenWagramAssassinMembersMohamed Hi Tekk Mazouz Ahmed Nikkfurie Mazouz Contents 1 History 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditLa Caution s first single Les rues electriques electric streets was released in 1999 They began to gain recognition participating in Assassin concerts As a result they secured the opening slot on the band s tour in 2000 and 2001 this enabled them to reach an increasingly larger audience Encouraged by the success of Les rues electriques La Caution shouldered by DJ Fab released their first album Asphalte Hurlante Screaming Asphalt in 2001 A year later a version including seven new unreleased titles was released Participating in many projects with other hip hop groups they released the Cadavre Exquis Exquisite Corpse album in 2002 with the collective L Armee des Douze French for Army of Twelve a collective made up of La Caution and TTC started in 1999 They also released the Crash Test EP with the electronic group Chateau Flight La Caution s musical style is seen to be a combination of energetic electronic sonorities and original and percussive words Wanting to break away from the current French rap they brought a revival that now tends to spread out further than the Parisian underground along with groups such as TTC After over three long years the Peines de Maures Arc en ciel pour Daltoniens double album was released on October 17 2005 Peines de Maures a play on words with Peine de mort death penalty and the Maure tribe another way of describing people from North Africa remains within a rather traditional rap style whereas the second Arc en ciel pour Daltoniens Rainbow for the colorblind has more of an electro sound The song The a la Menthe subtitled The Laser Dance Version in its instrumental form appeared in the 2004 American film Ocean s Twelve in a scene where the thief Nightfox dances in order to evade a series of randomly sweeping laser beams The song appeared courtesy of Vincent Cassel who alongside La Caution is part of Kourtrajme an artistic collective La Caution also appeared as an imaginary group called Sheitan on the score to the eponymous film directed by Kim Chapiron of Kourtrajme with the title Batards de Barbares in which they preach a violent style of rap which is purely caricatural The songs Comme un Sampler Like a Sampler and Pilotes Automatiques Automatic Pilots taken from the album Peines de Maures also appear in the film Pilotes Automatiques their French rap remix of the Tamil song Ottagathai Kattiko from the Tamil film Gentleman composed by A R Rahman was a huge underground success in France Hi Tekk and Nikkfurie are also part of the Les Cautionneurs collective with Saphir the Jeweller Izno Hi Tekk and Nikkfurie s little brother and 16S64 The latter also appears on both of La Caution s albums on titles such as J plante le decor or Revolver Les Cautionneurs released the album Quinte Flush Royal on September 25 2006 On November 13 2006 came out the album entitled La Caution Rend Visite aux Gens et des Gens Revisitent La Caution La Caution visits people and people revisit La Caution an album on a CD DVD set made up of remixes of the band s highlights most notably produced EDA Enhancer Radioinactive Drixxxe and more as well as extracts of live appearances and a documentary recalling their career La Caution has its own radio show called Les Cautionneurs on the French radio station Le Mouv featuring two hours of hip hop music every Saturday night Discography EditAsphalte Hurlante Kerozen Music 2001 Crash Test Kerozen Music Wagram Music 2002 Peines de Maures Arc en ciel pour Daltoniens Kerozen Music Wagram Music 2005 Peines de Maures Arc en ciel pour Daltoniens The Instrumental Version digital only release Kerozen Music 2006 Des Gens Revisitent La Caution La Caution Rend Visite aux Gens Kerozen Music Wagram Music 2006 CD DVD References EditExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Caution Official website La Caution discography at Discogs La Caution at MySpace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Caution amp oldid 1153629451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
