Unfortunately they splitted in 1995.
Erik Houllemare ( Christian Houllemare ’s brother, ex-Someloves, ex-Happy Hate Me Nots, and now in the New Christs … small world isn’t it ?) is now involved in Flag, an integre and powerfull trio.
Dominique Comont has now his own career, singing in French.
Producing
The Cameleon’s Day : Car Crash / It Won’t Be Long 7" (Spliff Records - 1988)
Made for rock’n’roll
Discography
10 Records
01Snapshot(s) - Compilation (1983)
Tracks
- Who Are You
Credits & release details +
Members
- Dominique Comont : Vocals, Piano
- Erik Houllemare : Bass
- Stéphane “Paxo” Lesauvage: Drums
- Pascal Lamy: Guitar
Production & release
Produded by Robin Wills & Nigel Barker
Reference : Snapshot - SS33011
02The Name Of The Game - City Kids Live (1983)
Tracks
- State Control
- Mad Shadows
- Name Of The game
- Speeding
- Security
- Old Man Skin
Credits & release details +
Members
- Dominique Comont : Vocals, Piano
- Erik Houllemare : Bass
- Stéphane “Paxo” Lesauvage: Drums
- Pascal Lamy: Guitar
Production & release
Produced by Rob Younger
Engineered by Peter Walker
Mixed at Trafalgar Studios, September 18th 1983. No overdubs.
Recorded in Le Havre by Yves leroy and Jean-Luc Morel. May 7th 1983.
Reference : City Kids Records - CIK001 / A8001
03City Kids (1984)
Tracks
- Is It Love
- Girl Of My Life
- Loosing Your Mind
- Changing
- I Need Your Noise
Credits & release details +
Members
- Dominique Comont : Vocals, Piano
- ??? : Bass
- Stéphane “Paxo” Lesauvage: Drums
- Pascal Lamy: Guitar
Production & release
Produced by Rob Younger and Alan Thorne at Trafalgar Studios
Reference : Closer Records - CL0028/PM242
04The Orphans Parade (1987)
Tracks
- Poison Dream
- The Real Thing
- Rebels
- Dawn Of Love
- Shell World
- Nightfall
- Liar
- Promised Land
- S.h Infirmity
- All Fool’s Day
- Only Question (CD only)
- Glasscage (CD only)
Credits & release details +
Members
- Dominique Comont : Vocals, Piano
- Christophe Paillette : Bass
- Stéphane “Paxo” Lesauvage: Drums
- Pascal Lamy: Guitar
- Velemir Dugina : Violin on 3 & 6
- Nora Gilleele : Cello on 10
Production & release
Recorded by Rob Younger and Alan Thorne at Emme studio, Firenze Italia.
Mixed and Produced by Rob Younger and Alan Thorne at the Caroline Studio, August 1986.
Reference :
- Musidisc - MU221 [LP]
- City Kids Production - CK01 [CD]
05The real Thing / Only Question 7" (1987)
Credits & release details +
Members
- Dominique Comont : Vocals, Piano
- Christophe Paillette : Bass
- Stéphane “Paxo” Lesauvage: Drums
- Pascal Lamy: Guitar
Production & release
Recorded by Rob Younger and Alan Thorne at Emme studio, Firenze Italia.
Mixed and Produced by Rob Younger and Alan Thorne at the Caroline Studio, August 1986.
Reference : Musidisc - 135167 / MU102
061000 Soldiers (1989)
Tracks
- State Control
- Another Gun
- Very Last Day
- All Alone
- Get Back To You
- 1000 Soldiers
- Glasscage
- I Want You (To Stay)
- Only Question (CD only)
- Hand Of Law
- I Need Your Noise
Credits & release details +
Members
- Dominique Comont : Vocals, Piano
- Christophe Paillette : Bass
- Erik Houllemare : Bass on 1& 4
- Pascal Lebigre : Bass on 2 & 8
- Stéphane “Paxo” Lesauvage: Drums
- Pascal Lamy: Guitar
Production & release
- 1 & 4 : Recorded home 1982
- 2 & 8 : Recorded at Arpèges Studios (Nantes) in 1985.
- 3 : Recorded live at Champ/Marne in 1986
- 7 & 9 : Unrealeased songs from “The Orphans parade” 1986.
- 5, 6, 10 & 11 : Recorded live in Le Havre in 1989.
Reference : Spliff Records - S6311 / NR335
07Glass cage / Thousand Soldiers 7" (1990)
Credits & release details +
Members
- Dominique Comont : Vocals, Piano
- Christophe Paillette : Bass
- Stéphane “Paxo” Lesauvage: Drums
- Pascal Lamy: Guitar
Production & release
Recorded by Rob Younger and Alan Thorne at Emme studio, Firenze Italia.
Mixed and Produced by Rob Younger and Alan Thorne at the Caroline Studio, August 1986.
Reference : Spliff Records - S6316A - No Sleeve, Green Vinyl.
08It's Not A Game (live 12/29/90 at Le Havre) 7" (1990)
Credits & release details +
Members
- Dominique Comont : Vocals, Piano
- Christophe Paillette : Bass
- Stéphane “Paxo” Lesauvage: Drums
- Pascal Lamy: Guitar
Production & release
Reference : Given away with “Abus Dangereux” Face T - ref : ABUS 8
split single with The Miners Of Muzo : 1989 & Mad Monster Party : All I Do
09Third Life (1993)
Tracks
- Adelaïde
- Round Midnight
- For Kids
- Killing Anyone
- One Second More
- Friends In Heaven
- Tomorrow Heroes
- Future
- In Your Veins
- Break The Rules
- Earth Town
Credits & release details +
Members
- Dominique Comont : Vocals, Piano
- Christophe Paillette : Bass
- Stéphane “Paxo” Lesauvage: Drums
- Pascal Lamy: Guitar
- Jean-Jacques Schmidely : Guitares, Claviers, Saz
- Fred Schmidely : Saxophones
Production & release
Recorded by Jean-Jacques Schmidely at Studio Clip’Air, Le Havre, France.
Mixed Alan Thorne at Trafalgar Studios
Reference : City Kids Records - CK02
10City Kids Live (1994)
Tracks
- Round Midnight
- For Kids
- You’re Not Alone
- One Second More
- The Rave Is On
- Drop The Line
- In Your Veins
- Poison Dream
- Promised Land
- Killing Anyone
- I Need Your Noise
Credits & release details +
Members
- Dominique Comont : Vocals, Piano
- Christophe Paillette : Bass
- Stéphane “Paxo” Lesauvage: Drums
- Pascal Lamy: Guitar
Production & release
Recorded by François Casaïs in 24 Digital tracks in Royan (France) the 10th of August 1993.
It’s the integrality of the gig we made in opening for “Noir Désir”. There is no overdubs at all.
Reference : City Kids Records - CK03
Verified research · 15 September 2026
Catalogue update
1 new entry
City Kids re-formed in 2008 and returned to the studio with a seventh album in 2023, after a long recording hiatus. This extends the Divine Rites catalogue beyond the group’s original run.
01The Leader of the World
Credits & release details +
Production & release
Ten-track studio album, issued by May I Records (00011); released 7 July 2023.