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{{Short description|French musical group}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = EZ3kiel
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| origin          = La Riche, [[Tours]], [[France]]
| genre           = Electro-acoustic, dub, trip hop, rock, symphonic music
| years_active    = 1993-present
| label           = [[Jarring Effects]]
| associated_acts = Naphtaline Orchestra, [[DAAU]], Hint
| website         = {{URL|http://www.ez3kiel.com/}}
| current_members = Joan Guillon <br> Yann Nguema <br> Stéphane Babiaud
| past_members    = Matthieu Fays <small>(founding member)</small> <br>Florent Duytschaever <small>(founding member)</small> <br>Brigitte Amédomé <br> Sylvain Joubert
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'''Ezekiel''' stylized as '''EZ3kiel''' is a French musical group formed in 1993 originating from La Riche, [[Tours]], France. It now consists of three members Joan Guillon (main songwriter and guitarist), Yann Nguema (former bassist in charge of visual and interactive aspect) and Stéphane Babiaud (training percussionist, multi-instrumentalist and arranger). Matthieu Fays (drummer), a founder of EZ3kiel withdrew from the group in May 2012 after twenty years of collaboration.
Vocalist Brigitte Amédomé and guitarist Florent Duytschaever participated in the project during its first years of existence (1994-1999). Stéphane Babiaud joined the group in 2007 after recording the album ''Naphtaline'' to which he actively participated. The band has been involved in parallel projects, classical music project Naphtaline Orchestra, exhibitions notably ''Les Mécaniques Poétiques d'EZ3kiel'', theatrical, poetic and musical collaborations with a great number of independent artists.
==Career==
The group was named Ezekiel in reference to the fake [[Book of Ezekiel|Biblical]] quote from ''[[Pulp Fiction]],'' directed by [[Quentin Tarantino]] but was renamed EZ3kiel.<ref name=metalorgie>[http://www.metalorgie.com/groupe/Ez3kiel Metalorgie: EZ3kiel biography] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The original line-up founding members in 1993 were Yann Nguema (bass), Florent Duytschaever (guitar) and Matthieu Fays (drums). In 1994, they were joined by Brigitte Amédomé on vocals and Joan Guillon (guitar and keyboards). Joan Guillon was also responsible for the production side and sampling, whereas Yann Nguema is responsible for the visual aspects of production. Vocalist Brigitte Amédomé and guitarist Florent Duytschaever left the band in 1999.
The remaining trio of Yann Nguema, Matthieu Fays and Joan Guillon, released the first EP and maxi single ''Equalize It'' as EZ3kiel in 1999 as a self-production. The band developed a trip hop oriented dub and jungle music including a strong audio-visual creative look, graphic identity and unique mix of music ambiance, lighting and [[scenography]]. 2001 saw the release of the album ''Handle with Care'' with Jarring Effects label and Discograph. In 2003, the band released the album ''BARB4RY''. In 2004, EZ3kiel toured with the Belgian Flemish band DAAU in "Versus Tour". In 2005, they cooperated with [[Nosfell]] for presentations at [[Eurockéennes]] at [[Belfort]] and in 2009 in "Collision Tour" with French rock fusion group Hint.
EZ3kiel is well known for having collaborated with a great number of independent artists like Yann Tiersen, Sylvestre from Dit Terzi, Sir Jean from Meï Teï Sho, Angélique Willkie (from Zap Mama), Angelo Moore (from [[Fishbone]]), the Belgian Flemish band [[DAAU]], Black Sifichi, Nosfell and Pierre Le Bourgeois, Narrow Terence, Blurum, La Trabant, Hint etc.
The multi-instrumentalist Stéphane Babiaud joined in as an invited musician 2007 and the band released ''Naphtaline'' as an album and as a DVD release With the album ''Battlefield'', the follow-up to ''Naphtaline'', Stéphane Babiaud became a permanent full-time member turning the trio into a 4-member band, playing drums, [[vibraphone]], [[glockenspiel]], keyboards and bass. With Matthieu Fays leaving in 2012, the band is now yet again a trio.
==Members==
*1993: Trio founding line-up of Yann Nguema, Matthieu Fays and Florent Duytschaever.
*1994: Five-member band with Brigitte Amédomé vocals and Joan Guillon joining in
*1999: Trio again with the line-up Matthieu Fays, Yann Nguema and Joan Guillon
*2007: Four-member band Matthieu Fays, Yann Nguema and Joan Guillon and new member Stéphane Babiaud
*2012: Trio Yann Nguema, Joan Guillon and Stéphane Babiaud with Matthieu Fays leaving the formation
==Projects==
<small>(Selective)</small>
*2005: EZ3kiel designed scenography, and three videos for the presentation of the members of the team of the French Ski Federation for the Winter Olympics in Turin in 2006. The project was directed by Yann Nguema of EZ3kiel.
*2007: ''Naphtaline'' multimedia project with interactive CD / DVD video / DVD ROM where the viewer becomes an actor and evolves with paintings in sound and visual universe shaped by the group.
*2008: ''Battlefield'' project and tour with the return of the guitar played by Joan Guillon. Cooperation with the theater team "Hexagon" in Meylan, for presentations at the biennial Arts-Sciences 2009.
*2008: Invited by the Slovenian company "Beton Tank", EZ3kiel composed and played the music of the show ''RunForLove'' presented at Festival Aurillac 2008.
*2009: Naphtaline Orchestra with around 40 musicians from the Music Academy of Grenoble and conducted by EZ3kiel's new member Stéphane Babiaud. The formation played live in 2009 composed pieces mainly from the band's ''Naphtaline'' album played with a symphonic orchestra with repeated performances in 2011 and 2012 giving the band more following and announcement of the musical project ''EZ3kiel Extended'' in September 2012 with series of concerts of image and sound. Principal members included Sylvain Joubert (bass), Cyril Soufflet (piano), Gérald Bouvet (guitar), Erick Pigeard (percussions), Thomas Quinart ([[theremin]], baryton saxophone and [[musical saw]]), Bertrand Margelidon (trumpet, [[flugelhorn]]), Simon Dupire (trombon), Pierre Malle and Ombeline Collin (violin), Anthony Chéneau (alto violin) and Benjamin Garnier (cello) for performances at the Hexagon Meylan.
*2009-2012: ''Les Mécaniques Poétiques d'EZ3kiel'' an exhibition of ten interactive sound works incorporating music and poetry with new technologies, science and mathematics for the Atelier Arts-Sciences event financed by CEA-Grenoble and theatrical project Hexagone Scène nationale de Meylan, Erasme (Multimedia Centre of Rhône), Médias-cité and DICREAM. It was also exposed in 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, at the Palais de la découverte, at la maison des métallos à Paris.
==Discography==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="220"|Title and details
!align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[SNEP|FR]]<br><ref name="fr">{{cite web | url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ez3kiel | title=EZ3kiel discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=lescharts.com |accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
|''Equalize It EP''
*Released: 1999
*Format: EP - 8 tracks
*Record label: Jarring Effects
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
|-
|''Handle with Care''
*Released: 2001
*Format: Album Digipack
*Record label: Jarring Effects
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
|-
|''Barb4ry''
*Released: 2003
*Credits: In collaboration with [[DAAU]]
*Format: Album Digipack
*Record label: Jarring Effects / Discograph
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
|-
|''Versus Tour'' (Live 2004)
*Released: 2004
*Format: CD Live + DVD
*Record label: Jarring Effects
| style="text-align:center;"|57
|-
|''Naphtaline''
*Released: 2007
*Format: Studio album + DVD ROM + DVD Video
*Record label: Jarring Effects
| style="text-align:center;"|65
|-
|''Battlefield''
*Released: 2008
*Format: Studio album Digipack
*Record label: Jarring Effects
| style="text-align:center;"|65
|-
|''Collision Tour''
*Released: 2010
*Credited to: '''Hint vs. Ez3kiel'''
*Format: CD Live + DVD
*Record label: Jarring Effects
| style="text-align:center;"|163
|-
|''Naphtaline Orchestra''
*Released: 2013
*Credited to: '''Ez3kiel And The Naphtaline Orchestra'''
*Format: CD Live + DVD
*Record label: Kika
| style="text-align:center;"|78
|-
|''EZ3kiel Extended''
*Released: 27 April 2013
*Format: Vinyl Live - 5 tracks
*Record label: Independently
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
|-
|''LUX''
*Released: 2014
*Format: Studio album + EP Bonus ''LUX Continuum'' (4 more tracks)
*Record label: Kika
| style="text-align:center;"|73
|-
|}
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Ez3kiel}}
*[http://www.ez3kiel.com/ Official website]
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[[Category:French electronic musicians]]