Caravan Palace is a French electro-swing band based in Paris. The band's influences include Django Reinhardt, Vitalic, Lionel Hampton, and Daft Punk. The band released their debut studio album, Caravan Palace, on the Wagram label in October 2008. The record charted in Switzerland, Belgium, and France, where it reached a peak position of number 11.
History The band formed as a three-piece when they were recruited to compose the soundtrack for a silent adult film. Loïc Barrouk took an interest in the project and booked the band a recording studio and a series of gigs. More performers were required for the live concerts; current band members Zoé Colotis & Paul-Marie Barbier, as well as former members Camille Chapelière and Antoine Toustou were found after searching on MySpace.
The band became popular on the internet after releasing a number of demos and promo singles. From 2006 to 2007, they spent a year touring around France, and their first festival appearance came at the Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival in 2007. Following this emergence, the group were signed by the Paris-based Wagram Music record label. They spent the next year recording material for their debut studio album.
On 20 October 2008, the self-titled Caravan Palace was released, preceded by the single "Jolie Coquine". The album received praise for its traditional jazz inclinations, and placed in a number of European albums charts. In Switzerland, the album reached number 72 and in Belgium it achieved a position of 42. The album performed best in the band's native France where it attained a peak position of 11 in August 2009, and remained on the French albums chart for 68 consecutive weeks. It ended up selling over 150,000 copies worldwide The band released their second official single, "Suzy", on 24 February 2009.
On 3 October 2011, the band released an EP titled Clash, featuring the songs "12 juin 3049" and "Clash", as well as four remixes of the latter. The band's second album, Panic, was released on 5 March 2012. Their third album, <°_°> (also known as Robot Face or Robot), was released on 16 October 2015.
In 2015, they appeared on Later... with Jools Holland on 27 and 30 October, and on The Jonathan Ross Show on 31 October. Subsequently, they appeared on Jools' Annual Hootenanny on 31 December 2016 – 1 January 2017 singing a cover of "Black Betty" and "Lone Digger".
Their fourth album, Chronologic, was released on 30 August 2019, it includes the singles "Miracle", "About You", "Plume", and "Supersonics". Their fifth album, Gangbusters Melody Club, was released on 1 March 2024 after four singles: "MAD", "Reverse", "Mirrors", and "Fool", released during the latter half of 2023 and early 2024. In 2026 the band worked together with Fumi games to make a music video based on their game Mouse: P.I. for Hire, animated by Brikk.
Band members Current Arnaud "Vial" de Bosredon – composition, production, guitar, vocals (2008–present) Charles Delaporte – composition, production, bass, vocals (2008–present) Zoé Colotis – vocals (2008–present) Romain Theret – keyboards, percussion, vibraphone (2024–present) Odd Sweet – dancer (2020–present) ZAYKA (also known as Martin Berluge) – trombone (2020–present) Lucas Saint-Cricq – saxophone, violin, clarinet (2020–present)
Former Hugues Payen – violin, vocals (2008–2019) Camille Chapelière – saxophone, clarinet (2008–2016) Victor Raimondeau – saxophone (2019) Antoine Toustou – synth programming (2008–2020) Paul-Marie Barbier – keyboards, percussion, vibraphone (2011–2024)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title DetailsCharts FRALesCharts.com: Caravan Palace page Retrieved 16 August 2012 BEL SWI UK"Caravan Palace full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2019. UKDance "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2016. USDance Caravan Palace Released: 20 October 2008 Format: CD, digital download, streaming, LP Label: Wagram 11 42 72 — — 16 Panic Released: 5 March 2012 Format: CD, digital download, streaming, LP Label: Café de la Danse, Le Plan Recordings, Wagram 20 74 43 97 — — <°_°> Released: 16 October 2015 Format: CD, digital download, streaming, LP Label: Café de la Danse, Le Plan Recordings, Wagram, MVKA, 51 101 57 64 6 3 Chronologic Released: 30 August 2019 Format: CD, digital download, streaming, LP, Cassette Label: Lone Diggers, Le Plan Recordings, MVKA 58 — 82 63 — 6 Gangbusters Melody Club Release Date: 1 March 2024 Format: CD, digital download, streaming, LP Label: Lone Diggers, Le Plan Recordings, MVKA, 125 — — 44 10 —
Extended plays + List of EPs Title Album details Album ClashReleased: 2011 (FR), 27 February 2012 (US) Format: Digital download Label: WagramPanic WonderlandReleased: 20 May 2016 Format: Digital download Label: Wagram<|°_°|> MiracleReleased: 28 February 2019 Format: Digital download Label: Lone DiggersChronologic MoonshineReleased: 7 May 2020 Format: Digital download Label: Lone Diggers
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album FRA "Jolie Coquine" 2008 192 Caravan Palace "Suzy" 2009 — "Milkshake" — rowspan="3" "Chocolate" — "Kleptomanie" — "Clash" 2012 — Panic "Rock It for Me" — "Dramophone" — "Comics" 2015 — <°_°> "Lone Digger" 144 "Aftermath" / "Mighty" 2016 — "Wonderland" — "Black Betty"2017 — "Miracle" 2019 — Chronologic "About You" — "Plume" — "Supersonics" — "Pluma" 2020 — rowspan="2" "Supersonics (Out Come the Freaks Edit)" — "MAD" 2023 — Gangbusters Melody Club "Reverse" — "Mirrors" 2024 — "Fool" — "City Cook" 2025 — "Good Mouse (From the MOUSE: P.I. FOR HIRE Soundtrack)" 2026 — rowspan="2"
Mixes + List of officially released mixes Title Year Panic in The USA 2013 Super Summer Mix Snow Mix 60 Minute Mix 2017 Chill with Caravan Palace 2020 Dusty House Mix 2025 Remixes + List of remixes released by Caravan Palace Title Year "Clash (Flash Remix by Charles)" 2011 "Clash (Jupiter Remix)" "Clash (Slash Remix by Shiny Mob)" "Clash (Splash Remix by Hugo)" "Dramophone (Swing Flappers Remix)" "Beatophone (Club Mix)" 2013 "Wonderland (Vendredi Remix)"2016 "Miracle (Fakear Remix)" 2019 "Miracle (Boogie Belgique Remix)" "Moonshine (Bakermat Remix)" 2020 "Moonshine (Ténéré Remix)" "Moonshine (Hugo Payen Remix)" "Moonshine (Bakermat Extended Remix)" "Raccoons (Gaudi & Don Letts Remix)" 2024 "Reverse (IAMNOBODI Remix)" "Avalanches (DARGZ Remix)" "City Cook (Crackazat Remix [Extended])" 2025 + List of titles remixed by Caravan Palace Title Year "Bitchcraft (Caravan Palace Remix)" – Drake Bell 2014 "Pack Up The Louie (Caravan Palace Remix)" – Caro Emerald
Music videos Year Song Director(s) Album2008''Jolie Coquine''Caravan PalaceCaravan Palace 2009 "Suzy" Bechir "Jiwee" Jouini 2012 "Rock It for Me" Guillaume Cassuto, Ugo Gattoni, Jeremy Pires Panic "Dramophone" Frédéric de Ponchara 2015 "Comics" Soandsau <°_°> "Mighty" * "Lone Digger" Double Ninja 2016 "Wonderland" Kelsi Phung "Midnight" Andy Collet 2019 "Miracle" Double Ninja Chronologic "Plume" Romain Cieutat 2020 "Moonshine" Double Ninja "Supersonics" Bechir "Jiwee" Jouini 2021 "Melancolia" Alina Popescu2023''MAD''EverfreshGangbusters Melody Club2024''Mirrors''2025 "City Cook" Double Ninja2026"Good Mouse"Matthew ReeveNon-album singles * Unlike the band's other videos, the video for "Mighty" is a compilation of video clips of robots from across science fiction and, as such, has no single director.
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