CUIR

CUIR

Converse on my feet, can in hand, patched leather jacket, I get on tracks. Pockets full of weed, nostrils full of speed.» nothing more effective as an introduction than the lyrics from « Mode Branleur » (“Wanker Mode On” ED) in order to get to the essential of Cuir

Cuir is above all this pink mask, this austere look, and all the marks of perdition and debauchery that it leaves to hide. Under the mask, it’s Doug, a very hyperactive one, and Brittany’s punk scene activist for many years already (Sordid Ship, Coupe Gorge…). Cuir is also about synthesizers and not just any synthesizer, the cheapest and catchyest conceavable on the market! A handful of EPs, two albums on the clock, one of which was released this year, let’s decode Doug a little better, and see that he’s not so “wanker” as he lets it appear!


All this solo madness started from a concert: the Australian punk band Ausmuteants in a local bar in Lorient. Known for their so-called “Synth” adds, that is malodies based on old-school and cheap synthesizers, for Doug it was the impetus.

The synthesizer therefore has its place in punk without spilling over Post-punk and New Wave for hipsters. It is on this premise that Cuir will launch. Unlike Captain Krabs and his recipe for pattys, Doug does not hide from revealing his secret formula:

After a first demo in 2019 as soberly as possible called “DEMO DEMO DEMO” more than well received by the high authorities of D.I.Y, Cuir continued to pursue its merry way, proposing this same recipe, finding traveling companions in order to play live, chaining albums releases and other EPs (“ALBUM” in 2021 and “EP” in 2022) until our modern era of 2024 and the release “ALBUM ALBUM” on the punk label Offside Records.

Almost already sold-out, the album allowed the project to grow and even tour internationally for a tumultuous and conquering trip. Between broken windows, a carjacking attempt of the van and forgotten masks on the road… the tour confirmed itself as a well-conducted and efficient mission:

“very good reception internationally, frankly only positive, we managed to nab the people live even if they don’t know the band or even understand the lyrics.”

« Have a good time before I die, let the grim reaper pull the rug out under my feets ».