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The first best of the French garage-rock duo Riminianas, known for their collaborations with Roland Garnier and Pascal Comrado, sums up their career! This 2-CD set contains 35 tracks, including collaborations with Peter Hook and Anton Newcombe, topical drama songs, and rare warehouse numbers. Riminjanas is a band from Perpignan in the south of France, made up of Lionel and Marie Riminjanas. Their unique sound, which seems to be a blend of garage rock and yaye, attracted attention in the U.S. before their native France, and in 2010 they made their debut on Trouble in Mind, a Chicago-based connoisseur label that has discovered Ty Segall and others, and have released seven albums to date. The first best-of album summarizing his career is now being released by the current distributor, Bico's Music of France.Down Underground" (1-(4)), used in the drama "Gossip Girl"; "Salvation" (1-(8)), named one of the year's best by the British media outlet Uncut; "Istanbul Is Sleepy" (1-(17)), featuring Anton Newcombe of Brian Jonestown Masaker; "The Gift" (1-(18)), featuring former New Order member Peter Hook; and "The Gift" (1-(19)), which was used in the drama "Gossip Girl. Istanbul Is Sleepy" (1-(17)), "The Gift" (1-(18)) featuring former New Order member Peter Hook, and every other of their best-known songs and popular singles. It also includes collaborations with such hometown legends as Roland Garnier, Pascal Comrado, Etienne Daho, and Alesky Belkacem. Electrified" (2-(9)), the title of the best-of album, is a rare first song written before he started working as Riminianas. The alternative legend of French music, who also attracted Jack White of the White Stripes and Franz Ferdinand, concentrates his versatile charms into two albums. Liner notes by Iggy Pop, Peter Hook, and Keith Streng.