Charles is a French musician working solo since 2003. He is part of MAN duo that has released several records. Recently he recorded the soundtrack for a short-film called Ligne de Fuite – Line of Escape by Gwenael Cohenner. In 2004 Charles has released Low Nicotine Aromatic Addiction under Hinah’s label.

http://www.myspace.com/charlescoldman

http://www.myspace.com/mantm

About charles c. oldman

OLDMAN IS MY SOLO PROJECT SINCE 2003

MY DUET SINCE 1997

MAN ™ is a free two-headed man, each head listening to the other, working as one with the music. A duo consisting of multi-instrumentalists François Rasim Biyikli (piano, rhodes, melodica, guitars, noises) and Charles-Eric Charrier (acoustic bass, guitar, toys).

1999 '^' (Entropic/GCB) ep 7'
2000 'ARTHUR' (Autotomie/DSA) album cd
2002 'MAIN GAUCHE' (Man Music/DSA/Chronowax) album cd
2005 'HELPING HAND' (Man Music/Sub Rosa) album cd

MAN ™ also appeared on compilations :
2001 Test One (Nova records/Wagram) album cd
2002 Aquarella Song 2 (Aquarella/Wagram) album cd
http://www.myspace.com/mantm

COLLABORATIONS

- "tête de gondole" (Saravah / Socadisc). LE COQ. http://www.myspace.com/lecoqmusic

- a 4th Lena album is currently on the mixing board. This new project involves several musicians coming from various horizons : Rob Mazurek (coronetto), Steve Arguelles (drums), Charlie O (Hammond), Charle-Eric Charrier (bass) and Rasim Biyikli (piano) from the band Man, Black Sifichi and Julien Jacob (voices). http://www.myspace.com/lenafloatingdub

- "Le Pavillon Témoin". Low Impedance Recordings 2007. MATHIAS DELPLANQUE. Here on Myspace are 4 excerpts from Mathias Delplanque's next solo album, feat. Torsten Mauss (Tonetraeger), Charles-Eric Charrier aka Oldman... http://www.myspace.com/mathiasdelplanque

- "LANTERN" February 2006; Brassland and Talitres. CLOGS http://www.myspace.com/clogsmusic

- "Everything Must Change".2005.bonsaï. ORANGE BLOSSOM.

Charles is a French musician working solo since 2003. He is part of MAN duo that has released several records. Recently he recorded the soundtrack for a short-film called Ligne de Fuite – Line of Escape by Gwenael Cohenner. In 2004 Charles has released "Low Nicotine Aromatic Addiction" under Hinah’s label.

Charles C. Oldman - "winter"

Merzbau-label


hinahgift011 - Charles C. Oldman

It was recorded live in 2002, and Oldman first sets up noises of scratched strings, which provokes a pleasant excitement on the skin, and then he builds up - very slowly - atmospheric layers and loops on top of one another. Now close your eyes and just let yourself drift away...


"Low Nicotine Aromatic Addiction"

Recording info - Song by Charles C. Oldman - acoustic guitar bass - Recorded live in 2002
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