Guillaume Balavoine
@balavoinelab
Animal evolution and development. Rock and Folk phylogeneticist in my spare time. Opinions my own.
Tangerine Dream was formed in Berlin in 1967 around synth and keyboard wizard Edgar Froese. In the 1970s, they became the most emblematic band of the electronic music scene, releasing these three masterpiece albums in a row. 👇
For those of you enjoying your summer vacation, as I am, here's a little something for your tantric meditation while watching the sun set over the Mediterranean. <Rubycon, pt 1> 👉 youtu.be/BVkRl0sXjjY #KosmischeMusik #MusicForNerds #LAvenirduFutur 👇
The song above comes from Leviathan, a 2004 concept album inspired by Melville's Moby-Dick, proof that metalheads can read, at least up to middle-school level. Another Mastodon video, soaked in every nerd's sweet nostalgia for their teenage years: 👉 youtu.be/6Aw1WnNVcYw
Two weeks to go before #EED2026... We’re organizing the #Platynereis satellite meeting, featuring 27 talks on all things spiralian. I can’t wait to be in Glasgow! #ManIsButAWorm
A new strain of transgenic Platynereis. At this stage, this is still a great joy. Hopefully, several more will follow soon ... I hope other teams are making progress with this notoriously resistant species. Let's make Platy the marine D melanogaster ! #platynereis #wormwednesday #evodevo
I resisted the growing hype for ten days before clicking, but now, I must share. It is so ... joyful. #musicfornerds #anginedepoutine youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so
Before selling out to MTV and soft drink commercials in their later career, they produced some of the most audacious yet exciting underground music of the 70s, compiled in their excellent Hardcore vol1/2 albums. <Smart patrol / Mr DNA> 👉 youtu.be/0UKtZwWLMp8
DEVO was founded by two pairs of brothers in 1973 in Akron, Ohio. DEVO stands for de-evolution: the idea that humankind is evolving regressively. Their abrasive experimental sound, robot-like vocals, and wacky stage performances announced punk and New Wave. <Jocko Homo> 👉 youtu.be/p7dczENxnbE
The weirdophile can no longer resist the uncontrollable urge to share his love for DEVO, so let’s <Whip it> ! 👉 youtu.be/bDVuQyzDECs #MusicForNerds #BoojiBoy 👇
Continuing my streak of bands that don’t sing in English and don’t step on stage in shredded jeans and with questionable personal hygiene … Here’s Wagakki Band <Senbonzakura> 👉 youtu.be/Xjwe9WyO8Qs #MusicForNerds #Jrock #日本のロック 👇
Dëh antzïk Köhntarkösz Kreuhn Köhrmahn Stöht ẁurdah Melekaahm Uz, dëh ᴧërkbaahn Kreuhn Köhrmahn Zëbëhn Straïn dë Ğeuštaah ẁortsiš <Hhai> 👉 youtu.be/QTpM9-nOZRY #MusicForNerds #Zeuhl #MusicForLinguisticScholars 👇
Segment polarity genes in Alitta, the big brother of Platynereis, by our Russian colleagues. Very similar to our (prehistoric) Platynereis results. We need more studies like this in phyllodocidae, syllidae, eunicidae, echiuridae, opheliidae, ...
I am not an expert Bowie-ologist 🥁, more of a dilletante appreciator, but in addition to Ziggy Stardust, these three albums, I guess. <Lazarus>👉 youtu.be/y-JqH1M4Ya8
And here is a Halloween wyvern, courtesy of my favorite touring band. Wyverns (called vouivres in French) are tetrapods, which makes them much more plausible than those ridiculous hexapod dragons. #HalloweenForNerds
I’m still in a weirdophile mood; so for our next #MusicForNerds #MusicForGeeks #MusicForDorks, let’s explore the strange plight of people experiencing <ADHD> 👉 youtu.be/TGIvO4eh190 , or is it a superpower? #BaroqueAndRoll 👇
You all know the <Gymnopédies> youtu.be/TL0xzp4zzBE ? They have been composed by Erik Satie, who also made lots of quirky piano pieces, such as <Embryons desséchés> (dessicated embryos) youtu.be/rzuWmVaUoFw #MusicForNerds #PearShapedMusic 👇
Also: a tesseract is a hypercube, a 4D cube. A geometric reminder that we live in a four-dimensional space-time fabric … even if most of us can barely handle 3D Mondays. <Of Energy> youtu.be/Pg504Z3mGqE
Back to the heavies! Space travel as a metaphor for exploring one’s own mind, with an obvious nod to my favorite film in the video <Legion> youtu.be/pHZXTmPnMso #MusicForNerds #Djent 👇
Sci-Fi is mainstream, but Sci-Fi Hip Hop? Next-level nerd stuff. #Deltron3030 <3030> youtu.be/WjSVYKMk-Zk Deltron 3030 is a rap group made up of Dan the Automator, Del the Funky Homosapien, and Kid Koala. I believe those are stage names. #MusicForNerds #DystopiaDanceParty 👇
This nerd wants to entertain you this June with a compelling mix of vengeful riffage, screaming vocals, Earth science, and lofty philosophy. <Cambrian II: eternal recurrence> youtu.be/Nt6IpvnGt4A #ProgMetal #TrilobiteTherapy #NietzscheWithDistortion #MusicForNerds
Still, one day, every nerd meets their bespectacled, nerdy soulmate. <The perfect love song> youtu.be/gOHfabPwtMc . The albums Promenade, Casanova and Regeneration are marvels of witty, elegantly sarcastic, at times beautifully melancholic chambre pop.
The Divine Comedy is a British band (Northern Ireland) formed in the early 90s. It consists of… well, Neil Hannon: singer, composer, dandy. Fun fact: Neil is the son of a bishop (wait, what!?). In this song, he explains why nerds don’t get the girls. <Becoming more like Alfie> youtu.be/w02DNxJExqo
This song contains 37 references to edible sea creatures. Remarkable. <A seafood song> youtu.be/xMqB1lMemvU @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social #BaroquePop #NapoleonComplex #MusicForNerds
Thank You Scientist, an “eclectic, vibrant, and well-hydrated progressive rock band from New Jersey,” formed in 2009. Their songs aren't really about science. But they are prog, so definitely #MusicForNerds. <Swarm> youtu.be/u7ukvQZIgn8
Have they ever said thank you to us, just once? Some do. <Mr Invisible> youtu.be/dv1ypynSLzY #ProgRock #StrangerHeads #MusicForNerds