1
Bruce Brubaker - Music for Airports, 1/1 - 17:12
2
Bruce Brubaker - Music for Airports, 2/1 - 08:32
3
Bruce Brubaker - The Chill Air - 01:55
4
Bruce Brubaker - By This River - 03:31
5
Bruce Brubaker - Music for Airports, 2/2 - 06:07
6
Bruce Brubaker - Emerald and Stone - - 02:30
LP - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tracklist CD :
1_Music for Airports, 1/1 - 17:12
2_Music for Airports, 2/1 - 08:32
3_The Chill Air - 01:55
4_By This River - 03:31
5_Music for Airports, 2/2 - 06:07
6_Emerald and Stone - - 02:30
Short Info:
As Brian Eno famously said, "The studio is a musical instrument," Bruce Brubaker now says, "A musical instrument can be a studio."
'Eno Piano,' is a stunning reinterpretation by American pianist Bruce Brubaker of selected tracks from Brian Eno’s ambient masterpieces, including iconic Music for Airports as well as three original compositions venturing into his collaborations with Harold Budd, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius or Jon Hopkins.
In his explorations of minimalism, Bruce Brubaker makes connections to music old and new. In his album Codex, there was a dialogue between open-form music by Terry Riley and very early keyboard pieces written down by anonymous scribes in the 15th century, while Brubaker's performances of music by Philip Glass enabled the releases of the critically acclaim Glass Piano and his collaboration on Glassform with Max Cooper.
Brian Eno's music is equally a significant part of the repetition-based musical minimalism in the 20th century. Eno Piano acknowledges a deep artistic bond.
In 'Eno Piano', the piano, one of the first "synthesizers," becomes a new kind of fantastic resonating box — a supernatural synthesizer. The album is a compelling discovery, a rereading, reinterpretation, "re-production" of Brian Eno's music, from the hands of a visionary virtuoso. Sonically, the record is a combination of Bruce's piano playing, and piano sounds made using new electromagnetic "bows" that vibrate strings inside the piano creating drone notes.
The album represents a leap, into a new genre of post-ambient, post-piano piano music. Here, sound technology heightens artistic sensitivity, and the listener's presence in the moment. An instrument is reimagined, refashioned. The usual boundaries of time and sound loosen allowing the formation of a new 21st-century beauty.
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Tracklist CD :
1_Music for Airports, 1/1 - 17:12
2_Music for Airports, 2/1 - 08:32
3_The Chill Air - 01:55
4_By This River - 03:31
5_Music for Airports, 2/2 - 06:07
6_Emerald and Stone - - 02:30
Short Info:
As Brian Eno famously said, "The studio is a musical instrument," Bruce Brubaker now says, "A musical instrument can be a studio."
'Eno Piano,' is a stunning reinterpretation by American pianist Bruce Brubaker of selected tracks from Brian Eno’s ambient masterpieces, including iconic Music for Airports as well as three original compositions venturing into his collaborations with Harold Budd, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius or Jon Hopkins.
In his explorations of minimalism, Bruce Brubaker makes connections to music old and new. In his album Codex, there was a dialogue between open-form music by Terry Riley and very early keyboard pieces written down by anonymous scribes in the 15th century, while Brubaker's performances of music by Philip Glass enabled the releases of the critically acclaim Glass Piano and his collaboration on Glassform with Max Cooper.
Brian Eno's music is equally a significant part of the repetition-based musical minimalism in the 20th century. Eno Piano acknowledges a deep artistic bond.
In 'Eno Piano', the piano, one of the first "synthesizers," becomes a new kind of fantastic resonating box — a supernatural synthesizer. The album is a compelling discovery, a rereading, reinterpretation, "re-production" of Brian Eno's music, from the hands of a visionary virtuoso. Sonically, the record is a combination of Bruce's piano playing, and piano sounds made using new electromagnetic "bows" that vibrate strings inside the piano creating drone notes.
The album represents a leap, into a new genre of post-ambient, post-piano piano music. Here, sound technology heightens artistic sensitivity, and the listener's presence in the moment. An instrument is reimagined, refashioned. The usual boundaries of time and sound loosen allowing the formation of a new 21st-century beauty.
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More records from Bruce Brubaker
1
Bruce Brubaker - Music for Airports, 1/1 - 17:12
2
Bruce Brubaker - By This River - 03:31
3
Bruce Brubaker - The Chill Air - 01:55
4
Bruce Brubaker - Music for Airports, 2/1 - 08:32
5
Bruce Brubaker - Music for Airports, 2/2 - 06:07
6
Bruce Brubaker - Emerald and Stone - 02:30
LP - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tracklist LP :
A SIDE (23 minutes)
A1_Music for Airports, 1/1 - 17:12
A2_By This River - 03:31
A3_The Chill Air - 01:55
B SIDE (21.30 minutes)
B1_Music for Airports, 2/1 - 08:32
B2_Music for Airports, 2/2 - 06:07
B3_Emerald and Stone - 02:30
Short Info:
As Brian Eno famously said, "The studio is a musical instrument," Bruce Brubaker now says, "A musical instrument can be a studio."
'Eno Piano,' is a stunning reinterpretation by American pianist Bruce Brubaker of selected tracks from Brian Eno’s ambient masterpieces, including iconic Music for Airports as well as three original compositions venturing into his collaborations with Harold Budd, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius or Jon Hopkins.
In his explorations of minimalism, Bruce Brubaker makes connections to music old and new. In his album Codex, there was a dialogue between open-form music by Terry Riley and very early keyboard pieces written down by anonymous scribes in the 15th century, while Brubaker's performances of music by Philip Glass enabled the releases of the critically acclaim Glass Piano and his collaboration on Glassform with Max Cooper.
Brian Eno's music is equally a significant part of the repetition-based musical minimalism in the 20th century. Eno Piano acknowledges a deep artistic bond.
In 'Eno Piano', the piano, one of the first "synthesizers," becomes a new kind of fantastic resonating box — a supernatural synthesizer. The album is a compelling discovery, a rereading, reinterpretation, "re-production" of Brian Eno's music, from the hands of a visionary virtuoso. Sonically, the record is a combination of Bruce's piano playing, and piano sounds made using new electromagnetic "bows" that vibrate strings inside the piano creating drone notes.
The album represents a leap, into a new genre of post-ambient, post-piano piano music. Here, sound technology heightens artistic sensitivity, and the listener's presence in the moment. An instrument is reimagined, refashioned. The usual boundaries of time and sound loosen allowing the formation of a new 21st-century beauty.
More
Tracklist LP :
A SIDE (23 minutes)
A1_Music for Airports, 1/1 - 17:12
A2_By This River - 03:31
A3_The Chill Air - 01:55
B SIDE (21.30 minutes)
B1_Music for Airports, 2/1 - 08:32
B2_Music for Airports, 2/2 - 06:07
B3_Emerald and Stone - 02:30
Short Info:
As Brian Eno famously said, "The studio is a musical instrument," Bruce Brubaker now says, "A musical instrument can be a studio."
'Eno Piano,' is a stunning reinterpretation by American pianist Bruce Brubaker of selected tracks from Brian Eno’s ambient masterpieces, including iconic Music for Airports as well as three original compositions venturing into his collaborations with Harold Budd, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius or Jon Hopkins.
In his explorations of minimalism, Bruce Brubaker makes connections to music old and new. In his album Codex, there was a dialogue between open-form music by Terry Riley and very early keyboard pieces written down by anonymous scribes in the 15th century, while Brubaker's performances of music by Philip Glass enabled the releases of the critically acclaim Glass Piano and his collaboration on Glassform with Max Cooper.
Brian Eno's music is equally a significant part of the repetition-based musical minimalism in the 20th century. Eno Piano acknowledges a deep artistic bond.
In 'Eno Piano', the piano, one of the first "synthesizers," becomes a new kind of fantastic resonating box — a supernatural synthesizer. The album is a compelling discovery, a rereading, reinterpretation, "re-production" of Brian Eno's music, from the hands of a visionary virtuoso. Sonically, the record is a combination of Bruce's piano playing, and piano sounds made using new electromagnetic "bows" that vibrate strings inside the piano creating drone notes.
The album represents a leap, into a new genre of post-ambient, post-piano piano music. Here, sound technology heightens artistic sensitivity, and the listener's presence in the moment. An instrument is reimagined, refashioned. The usual boundaries of time and sound loosen allowing the formation of a new 21st-century beauty.
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Tracklisting:
1 - Constantia 4:06
2 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 1)
3 - Indescort
4 - Che Pena Questa
5 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 2)
6- Hont Paur
7 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 3)
8 - J'aime La Biauté
9 - T?pes
10 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 4)
11 - Jour Mour Lanie
12 - Elas Mon Cuer
13 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 5)
14 - Bel Fiore Dança
15 - De Tout Flors
16 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 6)
17 - J'ay Grant Espoir
Info Text:
On Codex, American pianist Bruce Brubaker sets up a clash (or a discussion) between Terry Rileys Keyboard Study No. 2 (1965) and the Codex Faenza, a 15th century manuscript considered to be one of the very first collections of keyboard music. By putting forth the work of the performer/creator above that of the composer, this back-and forth takes the listener on a journey that is at once timeless and eminently current.
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1 - Constantia 4:06
2 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 1)
3 - Indescort
4 - Che Pena Questa
5 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 2)
6- Hont Paur
7 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 3)
8 - J'aime La Biauté
9 - T?pes
10 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 4)
11 - Jour Mour Lanie
12 - Elas Mon Cuer
13 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 5)
14 - Bel Fiore Dança
15 - De Tout Flors
16 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 6)
17 - J'ay Grant Espoir
Info Text:
On Codex, American pianist Bruce Brubaker sets up a clash (or a discussion) between Terry Rileys Keyboard Study No. 2 (1965) and the Codex Faenza, a 15th century manuscript considered to be one of the very first collections of keyboard music. By putting forth the work of the performer/creator above that of the composer, this back-and forth takes the listener on a journey that is at once timeless and eminently current.
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Tracklisting:
A1 - Constantia
A2 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 1)
A3 - Indescort
A4 - Che Pena Questa
A5 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 2)
A6 - Hont Paur
A7 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 3)
B1 - T?pes
B2 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 4)
B3 - Jour Mour Lanie
B4 - Elas Mon Cuer
B5 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 5)
B6 - De Tout Flors
B7 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 6)
B8 - J'ay Grant Espoir
Info text:
On Codex, American pianist Bruce Brubaker sets up a clash (or a discussion) between Terry Rileys Keyboard Study No. 2 (1965) and the Codex Faenza, a 15th century manuscript considered to be one of the very first collections of keyboard music. By putting forth the work of the performer/creator above that of the composer, this back-and forth takes the listener on a journey that is at once timeless and eminently current.
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A1 - Constantia
A2 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 1)
A3 - Indescort
A4 - Che Pena Questa
A5 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 2)
A6 - Hont Paur
A7 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 3)
B1 - T?pes
B2 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 4)
B3 - Jour Mour Lanie
B4 - Elas Mon Cuer
B5 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 5)
B6 - De Tout Flors
B7 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 6)
B8 - J'ay Grant Espoir
Info text:
On Codex, American pianist Bruce Brubaker sets up a clash (or a discussion) between Terry Rileys Keyboard Study No. 2 (1965) and the Codex Faenza, a 15th century manuscript considered to be one of the very first collections of keyboard music. By putting forth the work of the performer/creator above that of the composer, this back-and forth takes the listener on a journey that is at once timeless and eminently current.
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Tracklisting:
1 - Mad Rush
2 - Metamorphosis 1
3 - Metamorphosis 2
4 - Metamorphosis 3
5 - Metamorphosis 4
6 - Metamorphosis 5
7 - Knee Play 4
8 - Wichita Vortex Sutra
Info Text:
Sublime solo piano versions of Philip Glass by a master interpreter of the legendary minimalist composer. Having cultivated an intense relationship with this music over many years, Brubaker has honed his approach to these pieces to a microcosmic level. A lean, angular performance that navigates the looped repetitions and dovetailing melodies in an achingly beautiful manner.
Bruce Brubaker has performed Mozart with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Taken part in a piano and electronics recital on the BBC, and frequently graces the stage of New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge. He has recorded for labels such as ECM, Bedroom Community, and Arabesque, and his notable releases include the Drones album with Nico Muhly and Piano Songs with Meredith Monk and Ursula Oppens.
This vinyl edition includes two exclusive bonus tracks 'Opening' and 'Evening Song'.
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1 - Mad Rush
2 - Metamorphosis 1
3 - Metamorphosis 2
4 - Metamorphosis 3
5 - Metamorphosis 4
6 - Metamorphosis 5
7 - Knee Play 4
8 - Wichita Vortex Sutra
Info Text:
Sublime solo piano versions of Philip Glass by a master interpreter of the legendary minimalist composer. Having cultivated an intense relationship with this music over many years, Brubaker has honed his approach to these pieces to a microcosmic level. A lean, angular performance that navigates the looped repetitions and dovetailing melodies in an achingly beautiful manner.
Bruce Brubaker has performed Mozart with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Taken part in a piano and electronics recital on the BBC, and frequently graces the stage of New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge. He has recorded for labels such as ECM, Bedroom Community, and Arabesque, and his notable releases include the Drones album with Nico Muhly and Piano Songs with Meredith Monk and Ursula Oppens.
This vinyl edition includes two exclusive bonus tracks 'Opening' and 'Evening Song'.
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Tracklisting:
A1- Mad Rush
A2- Metamorphosis 1
B1- Metamorphosis 2
B2- Metamorphosis 3
B3- Metamorphosis 4
C1- Metamorphosis 5
C2- Knee Play 4
C3- Opening
D1- Wichita Vortex Sutra
D2- Evening Song
Info text:
Sublime solo piano versions of Philip Glass by a master interpreter of the legendary minimalist composer. Having cultivated an intense relationship with this music over many years, Brubaker has honed his approach to these pieces to a microcosmic level. A lean, angular performance that navigates the looped repetitions and dovetailing melodies in an achingly beautiful manner.
Bruce Brubaker has performed Mozart with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Taken part in a piano and electronics recital on the BBC, and frequently graces the stage of New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge. He has recorded for labels such as ECM, Bedroom Community, and Arabesque, and his notable releases include the Drones album with Nico Muhly and Piano Songs with Meredith Monk and Ursula Oppens.
This vinyl edition includes two exclusive bonus tracks 'Opening' and 'Evening Song'.
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A1- Mad Rush
A2- Metamorphosis 1
B1- Metamorphosis 2
B2- Metamorphosis 3
B3- Metamorphosis 4
C1- Metamorphosis 5
C2- Knee Play 4
C3- Opening
D1- Wichita Vortex Sutra
D2- Evening Song
Info text:
Sublime solo piano versions of Philip Glass by a master interpreter of the legendary minimalist composer. Having cultivated an intense relationship with this music over many years, Brubaker has honed his approach to these pieces to a microcosmic level. A lean, angular performance that navigates the looped repetitions and dovetailing melodies in an achingly beautiful manner.
Bruce Brubaker has performed Mozart with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Taken part in a piano and electronics recital on the BBC, and frequently graces the stage of New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge. He has recorded for labels such as ECM, Bedroom Community, and Arabesque, and his notable releases include the Drones album with Nico Muhly and Piano Songs with Meredith Monk and Ursula Oppens.
This vinyl edition includes two exclusive bonus tracks 'Opening' and 'Evening Song'.
More
More records from InFiné
1
Bruce Brubaker - Music for Airports, 1/1 - 17:12
2
Bruce Brubaker - By This River - 03:31
3
Bruce Brubaker - The Chill Air - 01:55
4
Bruce Brubaker - Music for Airports, 2/1 - 08:32
5
Bruce Brubaker - Music for Airports, 2/2 - 06:07
6
Bruce Brubaker - Emerald and Stone - 02:30
LP - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tracklist LP :
A SIDE (23 minutes)
A1_Music for Airports, 1/1 - 17:12
A2_By This River - 03:31
A3_The Chill Air - 01:55
B SIDE (21.30 minutes)
B1_Music for Airports, 2/1 - 08:32
B2_Music for Airports, 2/2 - 06:07
B3_Emerald and Stone - 02:30
Short Info:
As Brian Eno famously said, "The studio is a musical instrument," Bruce Brubaker now says, "A musical instrument can be a studio."
'Eno Piano,' is a stunning reinterpretation by American pianist Bruce Brubaker of selected tracks from Brian Eno’s ambient masterpieces, including iconic Music for Airports as well as three original compositions venturing into his collaborations with Harold Budd, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius or Jon Hopkins.
In his explorations of minimalism, Bruce Brubaker makes connections to music old and new. In his album Codex, there was a dialogue between open-form music by Terry Riley and very early keyboard pieces written down by anonymous scribes in the 15th century, while Brubaker's performances of music by Philip Glass enabled the releases of the critically acclaim Glass Piano and his collaboration on Glassform with Max Cooper.
Brian Eno's music is equally a significant part of the repetition-based musical minimalism in the 20th century. Eno Piano acknowledges a deep artistic bond.
In 'Eno Piano', the piano, one of the first "synthesizers," becomes a new kind of fantastic resonating box — a supernatural synthesizer. The album is a compelling discovery, a rereading, reinterpretation, "re-production" of Brian Eno's music, from the hands of a visionary virtuoso. Sonically, the record is a combination of Bruce's piano playing, and piano sounds made using new electromagnetic "bows" that vibrate strings inside the piano creating drone notes.
The album represents a leap, into a new genre of post-ambient, post-piano piano music. Here, sound technology heightens artistic sensitivity, and the listener's presence in the moment. An instrument is reimagined, refashioned. The usual boundaries of time and sound loosen allowing the formation of a new 21st-century beauty.
More
Tracklist LP :
A SIDE (23 minutes)
A1_Music for Airports, 1/1 - 17:12
A2_By This River - 03:31
A3_The Chill Air - 01:55
B SIDE (21.30 minutes)
B1_Music for Airports, 2/1 - 08:32
B2_Music for Airports, 2/2 - 06:07
B3_Emerald and Stone - 02:30
Short Info:
As Brian Eno famously said, "The studio is a musical instrument," Bruce Brubaker now says, "A musical instrument can be a studio."
'Eno Piano,' is a stunning reinterpretation by American pianist Bruce Brubaker of selected tracks from Brian Eno’s ambient masterpieces, including iconic Music for Airports as well as three original compositions venturing into his collaborations with Harold Budd, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius or Jon Hopkins.
In his explorations of minimalism, Bruce Brubaker makes connections to music old and new. In his album Codex, there was a dialogue between open-form music by Terry Riley and very early keyboard pieces written down by anonymous scribes in the 15th century, while Brubaker's performances of music by Philip Glass enabled the releases of the critically acclaim Glass Piano and his collaboration on Glassform with Max Cooper.
Brian Eno's music is equally a significant part of the repetition-based musical minimalism in the 20th century. Eno Piano acknowledges a deep artistic bond.
In 'Eno Piano', the piano, one of the first "synthesizers," becomes a new kind of fantastic resonating box — a supernatural synthesizer. The album is a compelling discovery, a rereading, reinterpretation, "re-production" of Brian Eno's music, from the hands of a visionary virtuoso. Sonically, the record is a combination of Bruce's piano playing, and piano sounds made using new electromagnetic "bows" that vibrate strings inside the piano creating drone notes.
The album represents a leap, into a new genre of post-ambient, post-piano piano music. Here, sound technology heightens artistic sensitivity, and the listener's presence in the moment. An instrument is reimagined, refashioned. The usual boundaries of time and sound loosen allowing the formation of a new 21st-century beauty.
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1
Labelle - Le fil vers Feat. Hasawa
2
Labelle - L’homme félin - 04:36
3
Labelle - Danse chamane - 04:08
4
Labelle - Voir le point - 04:18
5
Labelle - Entre-allée - 04:32
6
Labelle - Ciel - 04:10
7
Labelle - Futurity - 04:25
8
Labelle - Instant Clair Temporel - 03:17
9
Labelle - Temple océan univers - 02:19
10
Labelle - Turn - 04:48
11
Labelle - Apporter l’amour - 03:29
LP - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tracklist LP:
A SIDE - 21:25
A1_Le fil vers Feat. Hasawa
A2_L’homme félin - 04:36
A3_Danse chamane - 04:08
A4_Voir le point - 04:18
A5_Entre-allée - 04:32
B SIDE - 22:31
B1_Ciel - 04:10
B2_Futurity - 04:25
B3_Instant Clair Temporel - 03:17
B4_Temple océan univers - 02:19
B5_Turn - 04:48
B6_Apporter l’amour - 03:29
Short Info:
Since his first album, Labelle has been dovetailing the techno that so captivated his imagination as a teenager, with traditional Maloya music - native to the French overseas department where he grew up and still lives.
His new album submerges itself in the darker recesses of the psyche. NOIR ANIMA is a reflective portrait of a soul enshrouded by the darkness of night, inching towards a euphoric morning.
Over the last decade, the Réunion Island-based composer has made a name for himself exploring syncretic religion and philosophy throughout his work and, for his fifth studio album, his search for truth has turned inwards. On NOIR ANIMA, we are offered a glimpse into the emotional state of the artist making this extraordinary and dynamic music.
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Tracklist LP:
A SIDE - 21:25
A1_Le fil vers Feat. Hasawa
A2_L’homme félin - 04:36
A3_Danse chamane - 04:08
A4_Voir le point - 04:18
A5_Entre-allée - 04:32
B SIDE - 22:31
B1_Ciel - 04:10
B2_Futurity - 04:25
B3_Instant Clair Temporel - 03:17
B4_Temple océan univers - 02:19
B5_Turn - 04:48
B6_Apporter l’amour - 03:29
Short Info:
Since his first album, Labelle has been dovetailing the techno that so captivated his imagination as a teenager, with traditional Maloya music - native to the French overseas department where he grew up and still lives.
His new album submerges itself in the darker recesses of the psyche. NOIR ANIMA is a reflective portrait of a soul enshrouded by the darkness of night, inching towards a euphoric morning.
Over the last decade, the Réunion Island-based composer has made a name for himself exploring syncretic religion and philosophy throughout his work and, for his fifth studio album, his search for truth has turned inwards. On NOIR ANIMA, we are offered a glimpse into the emotional state of the artist making this extraordinary and dynamic music.
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1
Cindy Pooch - Issemou (short) - 04:49
2
Cindy Pooch - Redondant d’amour - 05:09
3
Cindy Pooch - Poulileu - 03:34
4
Cindy Pooch - Secret précieux - 03:04
5
Cindy Pooch - Tout ou rien - 03:54
6
Cindy Pooch - Enlève ton coeur - 03:45
7
Cindy Pooch - Délicatesse - 03:56
8
Cindy Pooch - Le Feu - 04:14
9
Cindy Pooch - Le goût de ça - 03:23
10
Cindy Pooch - Nyanga - 03:36
11
Cindy Pooch - Je saute - 05:36
12
Cindy Pooch - Rien de mal - 03:54
LP - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tracklist LP:
SIDE A - 24:15 min
A1_Issemou (short) - 04:49
A2_Redondant d’amour - 05:09
A3_Poulileu - 03:34
A4_Secret précieux - 03:04
A5_Tout ou rien - 03:54
A6_Enlève ton coeur - 03:45
SIDE B - 24:40 min
B1_Délicatesse - 03:56
B2_Le Feu - 04:14
B3_Le goût de ça - 03:23
B4_Nyanga - 03:36
B5_Je saute - 05:36
B6_Rien de mal - 03:54
Short Info:
Cindy Pooch is a breath of fresh air on the French pop scene, placing vocals and lyrics centerstage.
She initially started composing this project intimately alone, unveiling the raw emotions of the artist. The result is an album of Chanson Française tracks as pop as they are avant-garde, with meticulous, intimate and powerful productions.
The twelve tracks that make up the album were written around specific moments in the Cindy’s life; in Lyon, where she lives, in Cameroon where she frequently visits her family, and on the road during her many tours with the Maloya groups Ti’Kaniki.
In Nomine Corpus is a debut album that showcases Cindy’s maturity, sincerity, and commitment, marking the beginning of a promising solo career. Her artistic collaboration with Guitar player and producer Seb Martel (Camille, Femi Kuti, -M-…) finally takes shape in productions that are both powerful and light at the same time, an effervescent weightlessness. Twelve tracks, combined with lyrics of pure poetry, making up a cathartic album that is endearing and liberating.
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Tracklist LP:
SIDE A - 24:15 min
A1_Issemou (short) - 04:49
A2_Redondant d’amour - 05:09
A3_Poulileu - 03:34
A4_Secret précieux - 03:04
A5_Tout ou rien - 03:54
A6_Enlève ton coeur - 03:45
SIDE B - 24:40 min
B1_Délicatesse - 03:56
B2_Le Feu - 04:14
B3_Le goût de ça - 03:23
B4_Nyanga - 03:36
B5_Je saute - 05:36
B6_Rien de mal - 03:54
Short Info:
Cindy Pooch is a breath of fresh air on the French pop scene, placing vocals and lyrics centerstage.
She initially started composing this project intimately alone, unveiling the raw emotions of the artist. The result is an album of Chanson Française tracks as pop as they are avant-garde, with meticulous, intimate and powerful productions.
The twelve tracks that make up the album were written around specific moments in the Cindy’s life; in Lyon, where she lives, in Cameroon where she frequently visits her family, and on the road during her many tours with the Maloya groups Ti’Kaniki.
In Nomine Corpus is a debut album that showcases Cindy’s maturity, sincerity, and commitment, marking the beginning of a promising solo career. Her artistic collaboration with Guitar player and producer Seb Martel (Camille, Femi Kuti, -M-…) finally takes shape in productions that are both powerful and light at the same time, an effervescent weightlessness. Twelve tracks, combined with lyrics of pure poetry, making up a cathartic album that is endearing and liberating.
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1
Cindy Pooch - Issemou (short) - 04:49
2
Cindy Pooch - Redondant d’amour - 05:09
3
Cindy Pooch - Poulileu - 03:34
4
Cindy Pooch - Secret précieux - 03:04
5
Cindy Pooch - Tout ou rien - 03:54
6
Cindy Pooch - Enlève ton coeur - 03:45
7
Cindy Pooch - Délicatesse - 03:56
8
Cindy Pooch - Le Feu - 04:14
9
Cindy Pooch - Le goût de ça - 03:23
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Cindy Pooch - Nyanga - 03:36
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Cindy Pooch - Je saute - 05:36
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Cindy Pooch - Rien de mal - 03:54
LP - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tracklist CD :
1_Issemou (short) - 04:49
2_Redondant d’amour - 05:09
3_Poulileu - 03:34
4_Secret précieux - 03:04
5_Tout ou rien - 03:54
6_Enlève ton coeur - 03:45
7_Délicatesse - 03:56
8_Le Feu - 04:14
9_Le goût de ça - 03:23
10_Nyanga - 03:36
11_Je saute - 05:36
12_Rien de mal - 03:54
Short Info:
Cindy Pooch is a breath of fresh air on the French pop scene, placing vocals and lyrics centerstage.
She initially started composing this project intimately alone, unveiling the raw emotions of the artist. The result is an album of Chanson Française tracks as pop as they are avant-garde, with meticulous, intimate and powerful productions.
The twelve tracks that make up the album were written around specific moments in the Cindy’s life; in Lyon, where she lives, in Cameroon where she frequently visits her family, and on the road during her many tours with the Maloya groups Ti’Kaniki.
In Nomine Corpus is a debut album that showcases Cindy’s maturity, sincerity, and commitment, marking the beginning of a promising solo career. Her artistic collaboration with Guitar player and producer Seb Martel (Camille, Femi Kuti, -M-…) finally takes shape in productions that are both powerful and light at the same time, an effervescent weightlessness. Twelve tracks, combined with lyrics of pure poetry, making up a cathartic album that is endearing and liberating.
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Tracklist CD :
1_Issemou (short) - 04:49
2_Redondant d’amour - 05:09
3_Poulileu - 03:34
4_Secret précieux - 03:04
5_Tout ou rien - 03:54
6_Enlève ton coeur - 03:45
7_Délicatesse - 03:56
8_Le Feu - 04:14
9_Le goût de ça - 03:23
10_Nyanga - 03:36
11_Je saute - 05:36
12_Rien de mal - 03:54
Short Info:
Cindy Pooch is a breath of fresh air on the French pop scene, placing vocals and lyrics centerstage.
She initially started composing this project intimately alone, unveiling the raw emotions of the artist. The result is an album of Chanson Française tracks as pop as they are avant-garde, with meticulous, intimate and powerful productions.
The twelve tracks that make up the album were written around specific moments in the Cindy’s life; in Lyon, where she lives, in Cameroon where she frequently visits her family, and on the road during her many tours with the Maloya groups Ti’Kaniki.
In Nomine Corpus is a debut album that showcases Cindy’s maturity, sincerity, and commitment, marking the beginning of a promising solo career. Her artistic collaboration with Guitar player and producer Seb Martel (Camille, Femi Kuti, -M-…) finally takes shape in productions that are both powerful and light at the same time, an effervescent weightlessness. Twelve tracks, combined with lyrics of pure poetry, making up a cathartic album that is endearing and liberating.
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Deena Abdelwahed - 01- Saratan - 03:42
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Deena Abdelwahed - 02- Ababab - 05:40
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Deena Abdelwahed - 03- Tawa - 03:53
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Deena Abdelwahed - 04- Fdhiha - 05:51
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Deena Abdelwahed - 05- Ken Skett… - 05:12
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Deena Abdelwahed - 06- Al Hobb Al Mouharreb - 05:37
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Deena Abdelwahed - 07- 5/5 - 04:40
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Deena Abdelwahed - 08- A Scream In The Consciousness - 07:01
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Deena Abdelwahed - 09- Rabbouni - 02:45
2023 Re Issue
Territories : World excl. FR
TRACKLISTING LP
01- Saratan - 03:42
02- Ababab - 05:40
03- Tawa - 03:53
04- Fdhiha - 05:51
05- Ken Skett… - 05:12
06- Al Hobb Al Mouharreb - 05:37
07- 5/5 - 04:40
08- A Scream In The Consciousness - 07:01
09- Rabbouni - 02:45
Deena Abdelwahed's first album is shifting the epicenter of contemporary electronic music south: "Khonnar" will be released on November 16, 2018 by InFiné.
Pronounced "Ronnar" (an essential detail so as to avoid facile misinterpretation by French-speakers) it is a term that makes the most of Tunisia's cultural and linguistic spectrum. It evokes the dark, shameful and disturbing side of things, the one we usually seek to hide, but which Deena instead sticks our noses in with her debut. It is a testament to Deena's coming into her own as a world citizen, and as an artist. A self-construction made of frustrations and constraints, borne of retrograde mindsets, which are not the prerogative of either the East or the West, and which she tirelessly strives to expose and break.
Throughout the 45 minutes of "Khonnar", Deena breaks down the codes of bass, techno and experimental music, and writes the manifesto for a generation that does not seek to please or to conform, taking back control of its identity - with all the attendant losses and chaos. A new creative world order is taking shape, a new tilting point between north and south, the response of a connected and liberated youth who takes the control of the new decolonization.
About Deena Abdelwahed
A Tunisian producer and DJ, Deena Abdelwahed arrived in France at the age of 26 after earning her stripes on the Tunis scene and as part of the Arabstazy collective. Her hybridized DJ sets, on the outer reaches of sub-cultures, and especially the one she performed at Sonar 2017 (one of the edition's Top 10 according to the New York Times), propelled the young artist into the clubbing universe's most demanding spheres (Boiler Room, Concrete, Room for Resistance, Säule/Berghain…). As a producer, she was the creator of an acclaimed performance at the CTM Berlin Festival ("All Hail Mother Internet"). Her first EP "Klabb", released in early 2017 on InFiné, was met with critical acclaim from the blogosphere and electronic media. That same year, she collaborated on the tracks "Plunge" and "An Itch" from Fever Ray's second album.
Mask and photography by London based artist Judas Companion, whose work is about transformation of human identity. She makes masks and masked portraits to create different layers of the human being.
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Territories : World excl. FR
TRACKLISTING LP
01- Saratan - 03:42
02- Ababab - 05:40
03- Tawa - 03:53
04- Fdhiha - 05:51
05- Ken Skett… - 05:12
06- Al Hobb Al Mouharreb - 05:37
07- 5/5 - 04:40
08- A Scream In The Consciousness - 07:01
09- Rabbouni - 02:45
Deena Abdelwahed's first album is shifting the epicenter of contemporary electronic music south: "Khonnar" will be released on November 16, 2018 by InFiné.
Pronounced "Ronnar" (an essential detail so as to avoid facile misinterpretation by French-speakers) it is a term that makes the most of Tunisia's cultural and linguistic spectrum. It evokes the dark, shameful and disturbing side of things, the one we usually seek to hide, but which Deena instead sticks our noses in with her debut. It is a testament to Deena's coming into her own as a world citizen, and as an artist. A self-construction made of frustrations and constraints, borne of retrograde mindsets, which are not the prerogative of either the East or the West, and which she tirelessly strives to expose and break.
Throughout the 45 minutes of "Khonnar", Deena breaks down the codes of bass, techno and experimental music, and writes the manifesto for a generation that does not seek to please or to conform, taking back control of its identity - with all the attendant losses and chaos. A new creative world order is taking shape, a new tilting point between north and south, the response of a connected and liberated youth who takes the control of the new decolonization.
About Deena Abdelwahed
A Tunisian producer and DJ, Deena Abdelwahed arrived in France at the age of 26 after earning her stripes on the Tunis scene and as part of the Arabstazy collective. Her hybridized DJ sets, on the outer reaches of sub-cultures, and especially the one she performed at Sonar 2017 (one of the edition's Top 10 according to the New York Times), propelled the young artist into the clubbing universe's most demanding spheres (Boiler Room, Concrete, Room for Resistance, Säule/Berghain…). As a producer, she was the creator of an acclaimed performance at the CTM Berlin Festival ("All Hail Mother Internet"). Her first EP "Klabb", released in early 2017 on InFiné, was met with critical acclaim from the blogosphere and electronic media. That same year, she collaborated on the tracks "Plunge" and "An Itch" from Fever Ray's second album.
Mask and photography by London based artist Judas Companion, whose work is about transformation of human identity. She makes masks and masked portraits to create different layers of the human being.
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
LP - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tracklist LP:
A SIDE - 24:03
A1_ (OO) (L(oo)ping Version) - 04:43
A2_ Ghosts (L(oo)ping Version) - 05:12
A3_ Room With A View (L(oo)ping Version) - 05:44
A4_ Tikkoun (L(oo)ping Version) - 03:57
A5_ Vood(oo) (L(oo)ping Version) - 04:27
B SIDE - 21:45
B1_Les Olympiades - Opening (L(oo)ping Version) - 03:36
B2_Les Olympiades - Emilie Dance (L(oo)ping Version) - 03:12
B3_Bora Vocal (L(oo)ping Version) - 03:27
B4_Motion (L(oo)ping Version) - 11:36
Short Info:
L(oo)ping is a story that began with great trepidation and an initial polite refusal and may have never have been told. Even for Rone, who's used to making bold moves, the orchestra had always seemed a step too far.
'Motion' laid the groundwork for L(oo)ping, a journey in which Romain Allender (who worked The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson and The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro amongst others) acted as a creative translator for Rone. Leafing through Rone's repertoire he selected the tracks that would better lend themselves for symphonic reinterpretations.
The eleven pieces chosen each mark a different stage in Rone's trajectory, from one of his first-ever productions, 'Bora', born in a studio flat in Paris in 2008 when he was still a student, all the way to the soundtrack composed for the 2022 short-film, 'Ghosts', written by Spike Jonze, directed and performed by (LA)HORDE. L(oo)ping isn't just an orchestral re-telling of Rone's work, however. New life has been breathed into the music through Allender's arrangements as well as Rone's own interaction with the Orchestre National de Lyon and conductor Dirk Brossé.
There's a rich dramaturgy to the music, but not once does the acoustic trample on the electronic nor vice-versa. Rather, L(oo)ping manages to achieve an elegant and playful tight-rope balance between both voices that keeps listeners hooked on suspense and surprise.
Vital Sales Points:
- International PR team on board : Le Tigre Noir/Germany - UK ( Christian Loeffler, Sarah Neufeld/Arcade Fire, Gondswanna Records, Deutsch Gramophone, Warner Classic…), Terrorbird (USA) …
- 2 sold shows in Paris at Philharmonie Paris followed by more shows in 2024 - Liege Philharmonie - 13 and 14/04/2023
- A collaboration with the Orchestre National de Lyon of the best symphonic orchestra in Europe (800 000 monthly Listeners on Spotify splited all over the world - +200K Listeners in the USA / +45K in UK / 33K in Germany … )
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Tracklist LP:
A SIDE - 24:03
A1_ (OO) (L(oo)ping Version) - 04:43
A2_ Ghosts (L(oo)ping Version) - 05:12
A3_ Room With A View (L(oo)ping Version) - 05:44
A4_ Tikkoun (L(oo)ping Version) - 03:57
A5_ Vood(oo) (L(oo)ping Version) - 04:27
B SIDE - 21:45
B1_Les Olympiades - Opening (L(oo)ping Version) - 03:36
B2_Les Olympiades - Emilie Dance (L(oo)ping Version) - 03:12
B3_Bora Vocal (L(oo)ping Version) - 03:27
B4_Motion (L(oo)ping Version) - 11:36
Short Info:
L(oo)ping is a story that began with great trepidation and an initial polite refusal and may have never have been told. Even for Rone, who's used to making bold moves, the orchestra had always seemed a step too far.
'Motion' laid the groundwork for L(oo)ping, a journey in which Romain Allender (who worked The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson and The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro amongst others) acted as a creative translator for Rone. Leafing through Rone's repertoire he selected the tracks that would better lend themselves for symphonic reinterpretations.
The eleven pieces chosen each mark a different stage in Rone's trajectory, from one of his first-ever productions, 'Bora', born in a studio flat in Paris in 2008 when he was still a student, all the way to the soundtrack composed for the 2022 short-film, 'Ghosts', written by Spike Jonze, directed and performed by (LA)HORDE. L(oo)ping isn't just an orchestral re-telling of Rone's work, however. New life has been breathed into the music through Allender's arrangements as well as Rone's own interaction with the Orchestre National de Lyon and conductor Dirk Brossé.
There's a rich dramaturgy to the music, but not once does the acoustic trample on the electronic nor vice-versa. Rather, L(oo)ping manages to achieve an elegant and playful tight-rope balance between both voices that keeps listeners hooked on suspense and surprise.
Vital Sales Points:
- International PR team on board : Le Tigre Noir/Germany - UK ( Christian Loeffler, Sarah Neufeld/Arcade Fire, Gondswanna Records, Deutsch Gramophone, Warner Classic…), Terrorbird (USA) …
- 2 sold shows in Paris at Philharmonie Paris followed by more shows in 2024 - Liege Philharmonie - 13 and 14/04/2023
- A collaboration with the Orchestre National de Lyon of the best symphonic orchestra in Europe (800 000 monthly Listeners on Spotify splited all over the world - +200K Listeners in the USA / +45K in UK / 33K in Germany … )
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
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RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon - No Title
CD - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tracklist CD:
1_ (OO) (L(oo)ping Version)
2_ Room With A View (L(oo)ping Version)
3_ Ghosts (L(oo)ping Version)
4_ Bora Vocal (L(oo)ping Version)
5_ Tikkoun (L(oo)ping Version)
6_ Motion (L(oo)ping Version)
7_ Opening (Les Olympiades) (L(oo)ping Version)
8_ Emilie Dance (Les Olympiades) (L(oo)ping Version)
9_ Babel (L(oo)ping Version)
10_ Lou (L(oo)ping Version)
11_ Human (L(oo)ping Version)
Short Info:
L(oo)ping is a story that began with great trepidation and an initial polite refusal and may have never have been told. Even for Rone, who's used to making bold moves, the orchestra had always seemed a step too far.
'Motion' laid the groundwork for L(oo)ping, a journey in which Romain Allender (who worked The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson and The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro amongst others) acted as a creative translator for Rone. Leafing through Rone's repertoire he selected the tracks that would better lend themselves for symphonic reinterpretations.
The eleven pieces chosen each mark a different stage in Rone's trajectory, from one of his first-ever productions, 'Bora', born in a studio flat in Paris in 2008 when he was still a student, all the way to the soundtrack composed for the 2022 short-film, 'Ghosts', written by Spike Jonze, directed and performed by (LA)HORDE. L(oo)ping isn't just an orchestral re-telling of Rone's work, however. New life has been breathed into the music through Allender's arrangements as well as Rone's own interaction with the Orchestre National de Lyon and conductor Dirk Brossé.
There's a rich dramaturgy to the music, but not once does the acoustic trample on the electronic nor vice-versa. Rather, L(oo)ping manages to achieve an elegant and playful tight-rope balance between both voices that keeps listeners hooked on suspense and surprise.
Vital Sales Points:
- International PR team on board : Le Tigre Noir/Germany - UK ( Christian Loeffler, Sarah Neufeld/Arcade Fire, Gondswanna Records, Deutsch Gramophone, Warner Classic…), Terrorbird (USA) …
- 2 sold shows in Paris at Philharmonie Paris followed by more shows in 2024 - Liege Philharmonie - 13 and 14/04/2023
- A collaboration with the Orchestre National de Lyon of the best symphonic orchestra in Europe (800 000 monthly Listeners on Spotify splited all over the world - +200K Listeners in the USA / +45K in UK / 33K in Germany … )
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Tracklist CD:
1_ (OO) (L(oo)ping Version)
2_ Room With A View (L(oo)ping Version)
3_ Ghosts (L(oo)ping Version)
4_ Bora Vocal (L(oo)ping Version)
5_ Tikkoun (L(oo)ping Version)
6_ Motion (L(oo)ping Version)
7_ Opening (Les Olympiades) (L(oo)ping Version)
8_ Emilie Dance (Les Olympiades) (L(oo)ping Version)
9_ Babel (L(oo)ping Version)
10_ Lou (L(oo)ping Version)
11_ Human (L(oo)ping Version)
Short Info:
L(oo)ping is a story that began with great trepidation and an initial polite refusal and may have never have been told. Even for Rone, who's used to making bold moves, the orchestra had always seemed a step too far.
'Motion' laid the groundwork for L(oo)ping, a journey in which Romain Allender (who worked The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson and The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro amongst others) acted as a creative translator for Rone. Leafing through Rone's repertoire he selected the tracks that would better lend themselves for symphonic reinterpretations.
The eleven pieces chosen each mark a different stage in Rone's trajectory, from one of his first-ever productions, 'Bora', born in a studio flat in Paris in 2008 when he was still a student, all the way to the soundtrack composed for the 2022 short-film, 'Ghosts', written by Spike Jonze, directed and performed by (LA)HORDE. L(oo)ping isn't just an orchestral re-telling of Rone's work, however. New life has been breathed into the music through Allender's arrangements as well as Rone's own interaction with the Orchestre National de Lyon and conductor Dirk Brossé.
There's a rich dramaturgy to the music, but not once does the acoustic trample on the electronic nor vice-versa. Rather, L(oo)ping manages to achieve an elegant and playful tight-rope balance between both voices that keeps listeners hooked on suspense and surprise.
Vital Sales Points:
- International PR team on board : Le Tigre Noir/Germany - UK ( Christian Loeffler, Sarah Neufeld/Arcade Fire, Gondswanna Records, Deutsch Gramophone, Warner Classic…), Terrorbird (USA) …
- 2 sold shows in Paris at Philharmonie Paris followed by more shows in 2024 - Liege Philharmonie - 13 and 14/04/2023
- A collaboration with the Orchestre National de Lyon of the best symphonic orchestra in Europe (800 000 monthly Listeners on Spotify splited all over the world - +200K Listeners in the USA / +45K in UK / 33K in Germany … )
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Blick Bassy - A1_Bengue
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Blick Bassy - A2_LoBa
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Blick Bassy - No Title
Territories: WORLD EXCL FRANCE
Tracklist LP:
A_side
A1_Bengue
A2_LoBa
A3_Ndomè
A4_Li Yanga
A5_Wata
A6_Nop
B_side
B1_Hola Mè
B2_Séa
B3_Bissaï
B4_Touye
B5_Mètam
B6_Lep
Short Info:
African Singer-songwriter Blick Bassy is back with a fifth album, again sung in the Baasa language of Cameroon. Madíbá brings together twelve songs in the form of fables, dedicated to the theme of water, in which his high and angelic voice dominates, carried by delicate guitar, synthesizer melodies, and sober brass arrangements. The cuts are diaphanous and nevertheless modernist songs, which testify to a contemporary and poetic Africanity at the crossroads of soul, folk, and electro.
Blick Bassy’s albums have a humanist and universal dimension. His fifth and new solo album, titled Madíbá, which means water in the Douala language of Cameroon, comes in the form of songs close to the fable, in which Bassy explores "a theme shared by all” of water, the source of life. The fables of the album, all born in the imagination of Blick, explore in a more concrete way different themes related to water, its rarity, its necessity, its energy or its vital power. The twelve songs all bring together a series of figures, animals, or various characters, embodied in turn by Blick Bassy. "I have fun stepping into the shoes of a bird, a cat conversing with an elephant, a flower worrying about its declining beauty, a monkey looking for a spring or a storyteller with his grandchildren. In these texts, water can even take on a human appearance.”
Beyond the tale, the texts of the album also refer to our climate crisis, or to the problems of access to water, a way for the artist to approach serious subjects through a poetic form which avoids didactic or moralizing speeches.
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Tracklist LP:
A_side
A1_Bengue
A2_LoBa
A3_Ndomè
A4_Li Yanga
A5_Wata
A6_Nop
B_side
B1_Hola Mè
B2_Séa
B3_Bissaï
B4_Touye
B5_Mètam
B6_Lep
Short Info:
African Singer-songwriter Blick Bassy is back with a fifth album, again sung in the Baasa language of Cameroon. Madíbá brings together twelve songs in the form of fables, dedicated to the theme of water, in which his high and angelic voice dominates, carried by delicate guitar, synthesizer melodies, and sober brass arrangements. The cuts are diaphanous and nevertheless modernist songs, which testify to a contemporary and poetic Africanity at the crossroads of soul, folk, and electro.
Blick Bassy’s albums have a humanist and universal dimension. His fifth and new solo album, titled Madíbá, which means water in the Douala language of Cameroon, comes in the form of songs close to the fable, in which Bassy explores "a theme shared by all” of water, the source of life. The fables of the album, all born in the imagination of Blick, explore in a more concrete way different themes related to water, its rarity, its necessity, its energy or its vital power. The twelve songs all bring together a series of figures, animals, or various characters, embodied in turn by Blick Bassy. "I have fun stepping into the shoes of a bird, a cat conversing with an elephant, a flower worrying about its declining beauty, a monkey looking for a spring or a storyteller with his grandchildren. In these texts, water can even take on a human appearance.”
Beyond the tale, the texts of the album also refer to our climate crisis, or to the problems of access to water, a way for the artist to approach serious subjects through a poetic form which avoids didactic or moralizing speeches.
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Sabrina Bellaouel - TRUST
Territories: WORLD EXCL FRANCE
Tracklist LP:
VINYL
A SIDE (21’20’')
A1_ BODY
A2_ JAH
A3_ SHOP
A4_ PERIOD POINT BLANK
A5_ KESH
A6_ CLEMENCE
B SIDE (19’30’')
B1_ RAPTURE
B2_ LEGIT
B3_ ECLIPSE
B4_ TRUST
B5_ AL HADR
B6_ GOODBYE
Short Info:
On Al Hadr, Sabrina Bellaouel taps into myriad influences: from spirituality, astrology to club culture, romance, the body and self-love. Creating a balance between places, identities and sounds is a huge part of the charm of Al Hadr. As a true Libra, she’s finding a balance between honoring her roots and carving out her future.
Following two solo EPs, also on InFiné — 2020’s We Don’t Need To Be Enemies and 2021’s Libra — the French-Algerian producer and vocalist’s unique style of electronic R&B blossoms with Al Hadr, a 13-track album featuring collaborations with dance producer Basile3, experimental club DJ and writer Crystallmess, jazz musician Monomite and pop singer Bonnie Banane, among others.
Born, raised and based in Bagneux, outside the southern périphérique of Paris, Bellaouel lives between worlds. At home, her Algerian heritage and Muslim faith have fused tight familial bonds and a keen sense of history and culture; as “Berbers”, she speaks French and Arabic. In her headphones, she finds comfort in the sparse experimentalism of Radiohead and romantic tales of Jill Scott. On the hot club dance floors of Paris, driving house beats connect her to her body.
In swirling these private and public passions together on Al Hadr — which translates from Arabic as “the present time” — Bellaouel is the most vulnerable she’s ever been on record. Classic neo-soul and silken R&B blend with club electronics. Tender harmonies are sung and rhymes are spoken in English, French and Arabic, exploring love, faith and identity. Samples of drum machines are the backbone for wisps of woodwind, strings, keys and environmental ‘found sounds’, including Bellaouel’s own live recordings.
Creating a balance between places, identities and sounds is a huge part of the charm of Al Hadr. As a true Libra, she’s finding a balance between honoring her roots and carving out her future.
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Tracklist LP:
VINYL
A SIDE (21’20’')
A1_ BODY
A2_ JAH
A3_ SHOP
A4_ PERIOD POINT BLANK
A5_ KESH
A6_ CLEMENCE
B SIDE (19’30’')
B1_ RAPTURE
B2_ LEGIT
B3_ ECLIPSE
B4_ TRUST
B5_ AL HADR
B6_ GOODBYE
Short Info:
On Al Hadr, Sabrina Bellaouel taps into myriad influences: from spirituality, astrology to club culture, romance, the body and self-love. Creating a balance between places, identities and sounds is a huge part of the charm of Al Hadr. As a true Libra, she’s finding a balance between honoring her roots and carving out her future.
Following two solo EPs, also on InFiné — 2020’s We Don’t Need To Be Enemies and 2021’s Libra — the French-Algerian producer and vocalist’s unique style of electronic R&B blossoms with Al Hadr, a 13-track album featuring collaborations with dance producer Basile3, experimental club DJ and writer Crystallmess, jazz musician Monomite and pop singer Bonnie Banane, among others.
Born, raised and based in Bagneux, outside the southern périphérique of Paris, Bellaouel lives between worlds. At home, her Algerian heritage and Muslim faith have fused tight familial bonds and a keen sense of history and culture; as “Berbers”, she speaks French and Arabic. In her headphones, she finds comfort in the sparse experimentalism of Radiohead and romantic tales of Jill Scott. On the hot club dance floors of Paris, driving house beats connect her to her body.
In swirling these private and public passions together on Al Hadr — which translates from Arabic as “the present time” — Bellaouel is the most vulnerable she’s ever been on record. Classic neo-soul and silken R&B blend with club electronics. Tender harmonies are sung and rhymes are spoken in English, French and Arabic, exploring love, faith and identity. Samples of drum machines are the backbone for wisps of woodwind, strings, keys and environmental ‘found sounds’, including Bellaouel’s own live recordings.
Creating a balance between places, identities and sounds is a huge part of the charm of Al Hadr. As a true Libra, she’s finding a balance between honoring her roots and carving out her future.
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Territories: WORLD EXCL FRANCE
Tracklist LP:
A1 Overture (Bonus LP)
A2 In D#1
A3 In D#5
A4 In D#10 (Normandoux Edit)
A5 In D#9
B1 In D#7
B2 In D#6 (In Muta Musica Version)
B3 In D#4
B4 In D#8
B5 Epilogue
Short Info:
In 2010, electronic composer Arandel quietly released his first album In D on the then young InFiné label. At the time, the artist was strictly anonymous, put in the forefront its strict methodology of composition, and unleashed to the world what was destined to eventually break ground as a classic debut. The original pressing of that record sold out more than 10 years ago, and at long last is finding new life on gold limited-edition vinyl (including an enamel pin of the doodle that adorns the album cover). The record covers immense ground despite the strict “sonic dogma” put in place (every song in the key of D, and no samples allowed beyond what Arandel played himself). With these limitations aside, the record traverses a wide sonic map that covers classic, pristine Leftfield house, ambient experimentalism, and even mind-expanding psychedelia. As stated by The Line of Best Fit in 2010, "In D is an exciting, occasionally intoxicating and spirited album that owes as much to the spirit of its influences as it does to the desired mystery of its creator."
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Tracklist LP:
A1 Overture (Bonus LP)
A2 In D#1
A3 In D#5
A4 In D#10 (Normandoux Edit)
A5 In D#9
B1 In D#7
B2 In D#6 (In Muta Musica Version)
B3 In D#4
B4 In D#8
B5 Epilogue
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In 2010, electronic composer Arandel quietly released his first album In D on the then young InFiné label. At the time, the artist was strictly anonymous, put in the forefront its strict methodology of composition, and unleashed to the world what was destined to eventually break ground as a classic debut. The original pressing of that record sold out more than 10 years ago, and at long last is finding new life on gold limited-edition vinyl (including an enamel pin of the doodle that adorns the album cover). The record covers immense ground despite the strict “sonic dogma” put in place (every song in the key of D, and no samples allowed beyond what Arandel played himself). With these limitations aside, the record traverses a wide sonic map that covers classic, pristine Leftfield house, ambient experimentalism, and even mind-expanding psychedelia. As stated by The Line of Best Fit in 2010, "In D is an exciting, occasionally intoxicating and spirited album that owes as much to the spirit of its influences as it does to the desired mystery of its creator."
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Toh Imago - Précieux Atavisme
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Toh Imago - Asile Sauvage
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Toh Imago - Sylve Barbare
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Toh Imago - Cité Peupleraie
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Toh Imago - Avril Mormal
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Toh Imago - Locus Neminis
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Toh Imago - Cosmos Intra
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Toh Imago - Komorebi
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Toh Imago - Monde Intérieur
10
Toh Imago - Chiffchaff
Territories: WORLD EXCL FRANCE
Tracklist LP:
A1_Précieux Atavisme
A2_Asile Sauvage
A3_Sylve Barbare
A4_Cité Peupleraie
A5_Avril Mormal
B1_Locus Neminis
B2_Cosmos Intra
B3_Komorebi
B4_Monde Intérieur
B5_Chiffchaff
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After spending his debut album exploring techno and mechanical sounds in the depths of the Pas-de-Calais mines, Toh Imago looks up to the sky, with an open breeze on his face, as tree branches and canopy filter out the sun’s rays on Refuge. All the machines used during the album recording are tuned at 432hz, carrying the mystical benefits of Earth’s resonance. Spending just seconds with the opening track, the listener is drawn into the safety that Refuge was intended to provide, and each subsequent piece pulls you deeper and deeper into the album’s forest.
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‘Refuge’ was recorded on the edge of the Mormal forest, in the North of France. With nature as a setting and studio accomplice, the album features synthesizers, field-recordings, as well as the acoustic qualities of reverbs from the nearby forest. As the artist’s inner world and nature converge in moments of self-reflection, so the album’s 11 recordings harmoniously unfold in a cavalcade of machines and organic sonorities.
While the first LP 'Nord Noir’ explored his family’s mining past, ‘Refuge' is about being present and the desire to re-contextualize the relationship between nature and humans. It is a record of uplifting tones that is filled with optimism, imbued with the lightness of those who finally reconnect with nature, their roots, and the feeling of groundedness.
Like the steps taken on a walk in the woods, the 11 tracks sonically tell the story of an inner journey divided in three chapters. "Asile sauvage", "Sylve barbare" and “Avril Mormal" take the listener into a fast-paced progression of rhythms. When the heart of the forest is reached, the journey becomes intimate, revealing a sacred space where breathing becomes the leading tempo ("Locus Neminis") and the traveller becomes a spirit lost in space ("Cosmos Intra”). The journey's climax is reached with "Monde intérieur". The album closes with "Chiff Chaff" which accompanies the listener back to a reality, hopefully a more reassuring one.
Across the album, Toh Imago finds inventive ways of opening a dialogue between nature and machine, both literally and metaphorically, creating a soundscape that both feels like and was created by the natural world that surrounds him.
The album offers a shelter from a predetermined world. It’s a story told through ambience, racy and subtle electronics, and the memories of lichens clinging to shoes.
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Tracklist LP:
A1_Précieux Atavisme
A2_Asile Sauvage
A3_Sylve Barbare
A4_Cité Peupleraie
A5_Avril Mormal
B1_Locus Neminis
B2_Cosmos Intra
B3_Komorebi
B4_Monde Intérieur
B5_Chiffchaff
Short Info:
After spending his debut album exploring techno and mechanical sounds in the depths of the Pas-de-Calais mines, Toh Imago looks up to the sky, with an open breeze on his face, as tree branches and canopy filter out the sun’s rays on Refuge. All the machines used during the album recording are tuned at 432hz, carrying the mystical benefits of Earth’s resonance. Spending just seconds with the opening track, the listener is drawn into the safety that Refuge was intended to provide, and each subsequent piece pulls you deeper and deeper into the album’s forest.
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‘Refuge’ was recorded on the edge of the Mormal forest, in the North of France. With nature as a setting and studio accomplice, the album features synthesizers, field-recordings, as well as the acoustic qualities of reverbs from the nearby forest. As the artist’s inner world and nature converge in moments of self-reflection, so the album’s 11 recordings harmoniously unfold in a cavalcade of machines and organic sonorities.
While the first LP 'Nord Noir’ explored his family’s mining past, ‘Refuge' is about being present and the desire to re-contextualize the relationship between nature and humans. It is a record of uplifting tones that is filled with optimism, imbued with the lightness of those who finally reconnect with nature, their roots, and the feeling of groundedness.
Like the steps taken on a walk in the woods, the 11 tracks sonically tell the story of an inner journey divided in three chapters. "Asile sauvage", "Sylve barbare" and “Avril Mormal" take the listener into a fast-paced progression of rhythms. When the heart of the forest is reached, the journey becomes intimate, revealing a sacred space where breathing becomes the leading tempo ("Locus Neminis") and the traveller becomes a spirit lost in space ("Cosmos Intra”). The journey's climax is reached with "Monde intérieur". The album closes with "Chiff Chaff" which accompanies the listener back to a reality, hopefully a more reassuring one.
Across the album, Toh Imago finds inventive ways of opening a dialogue between nature and machine, both literally and metaphorically, creating a soundscape that both feels like and was created by the natural world that surrounds him.
The album offers a shelter from a predetermined world. It’s a story told through ambience, racy and subtle electronics, and the memories of lichens clinging to shoes.
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Vanessa Wagner - Philip Glass - The Poet Acts - 04:55
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Vanessa Wagner - Moondog - Sea Horses - 01:15
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Vanessa Wagner - Ryuichi Sakamoto - Solitude - 04:28
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Vanessa Wagner - Phillip Glass - Etude 2 - 07:09
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Vanessa Wagner - Philip Glass - Etude 4 - 03:58
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Vanessa Wagner - Nico Mulhy - Quiet Music - 05:01
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Vanessa Wagner - Camille Pépin - Number 1 - 08:50
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Vanessa Wagner - Léo Ferré - Opus X - 03:01
Territories: WORLD EXCL FRANCE
Tracklist LP:
FACE A - 17 minutes 47
A1_Philip Glass - The Poet Acts - 04:55
A2_Moondog - Sea Horses - 01:15
A3_Ryuichi Sakamoto - Solitude - 04:28
A4_Phillip Glass - Etude 2 - 07:09
FACE B - 20 minutes 50
B1_Philip Glass - Etude 4 - 03:58
B1_Nico Mulhy - Quiet Music - 05:01
B2_Camille Pépin - Number 1 - 08:50
B3_Léo Ferré - Opus X - 03:01
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French pianist Vanessa Wagner collects solo piano studies of graceful minimalism and rare finesse for new album Mirrored.
Quickly following March 2022’s Study of the Invisible album, Vanessa Wagner returns with a new collection of work that paints in many colours. The application of shadow in Mirrored evokes haunting poignancy; the care and delicateness of its negative space leaves room for undulating melodic motifs to ebb and flow; its bold splashes of luminescence are striking and rich. And while the album collates re-interpretations of works by composers as varied as Philip Glass, Nico Muhly, Moondog, Leo Ferré and Camille Pepin, the potency and effect of the collection as a whole reflects only Vanessa Wagner and the extraordinary breadth of her abilities.
Performing solo, exposed to timbre, tempo and clarity, many of the pieces here - such as “Sea Horses” by (Vanessa’s one-time mentor) Moondog or Philip Glass’ “Etude 4” - demand virtuosic abilities as a performer and interpreter. But in Vanessa Wagner’s hands, they are not only made her own, but made mesmeric and magical by the sensitivity of her touch.
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Tracklist LP:
FACE A - 17 minutes 47
A1_Philip Glass - The Poet Acts - 04:55
A2_Moondog - Sea Horses - 01:15
A3_Ryuichi Sakamoto - Solitude - 04:28
A4_Phillip Glass - Etude 2 - 07:09
FACE B - 20 minutes 50
B1_Philip Glass - Etude 4 - 03:58
B1_Nico Mulhy - Quiet Music - 05:01
B2_Camille Pépin - Number 1 - 08:50
B3_Léo Ferré - Opus X - 03:01
Short Info:
French pianist Vanessa Wagner collects solo piano studies of graceful minimalism and rare finesse for new album Mirrored.
Quickly following March 2022’s Study of the Invisible album, Vanessa Wagner returns with a new collection of work that paints in many colours. The application of shadow in Mirrored evokes haunting poignancy; the care and delicateness of its negative space leaves room for undulating melodic motifs to ebb and flow; its bold splashes of luminescence are striking and rich. And while the album collates re-interpretations of works by composers as varied as Philip Glass, Nico Muhly, Moondog, Leo Ferré and Camille Pepin, the potency and effect of the collection as a whole reflects only Vanessa Wagner and the extraordinary breadth of her abilities.
Performing solo, exposed to timbre, tempo and clarity, many of the pieces here - such as “Sea Horses” by (Vanessa’s one-time mentor) Moondog or Philip Glass’ “Etude 4” - demand virtuosic abilities as a performer and interpreter. But in Vanessa Wagner’s hands, they are not only made her own, but made mesmeric and magical by the sensitivity of her touch.
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2 LP - Recycled coloured vinyl.
recycled sleeve
2 sticker sheets with the artworks of each track of the album - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tohu Bohu (released in 2012) has become Rone's most cult album, with tracks like Bye Bye Macadam or Parade. InFiné decided to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the album with an anniversary edition in recycled vinyl (random colour), recycled sleeve and 2 sticker sheets with the artworks of each track of the album.
It has been a decade since electronic producer and musician Erwan Castex, known by the pseudonym Rone, released his groundbreaking and breakout second album Tohu Bohu in 2012. Created in a three-month period soon after moving from Paris to Berlin, Tohu Bohu is more a contemplative, reflective record than it is an observation of his newfound present environment. The result is a truly transcendent, transportive album that has for ten years occupied a space in the electronic music landscape that is wholly its own.
Tohu Bohu was met with a steady landslide of critical acclaim, and hailed by The Creator’s Project as "a beautiful musical artifact from an increasingly powerful musical archaeologist", “grand in scale, yet delicately intimate" by Interview Magazine, and more in Rolling Stone, Vice, XLR8R, The Fader, Tiny Mixtapes, Resident Advisor, and The Atlantic. The tenth anniversary of the album will be celebrated with a special edition vinyl reissue on InFiné, made with fully recycled materials.
In the words of Death + Taxes Magazine in 2012, "Rone is one of the shining lights of electronic music in a decade of micro-genres and artists that burst brilliantly then fade into internet obscurity", and the decade following the release of Tohu Bohu is conclusive proof of that.
Tracklist 2LP:
A1 - Tempelhof
A2 - Bye Bye Macadam
A3 - Fugu Kiss
B1 - La Grande Ourse
B2 - Beast
C1 - Let´s Go feat High Priest of Antipop Consortium
C2 - King Of Batoofam
C3 - Parade
D1 - Icare feat. Gaspar Claus
D2 - Lili...Wood More
recycled sleeve
2 sticker sheets with the artworks of each track of the album - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tohu Bohu (released in 2012) has become Rone's most cult album, with tracks like Bye Bye Macadam or Parade. InFiné decided to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the album with an anniversary edition in recycled vinyl (random colour), recycled sleeve and 2 sticker sheets with the artworks of each track of the album.
It has been a decade since electronic producer and musician Erwan Castex, known by the pseudonym Rone, released his groundbreaking and breakout second album Tohu Bohu in 2012. Created in a three-month period soon after moving from Paris to Berlin, Tohu Bohu is more a contemplative, reflective record than it is an observation of his newfound present environment. The result is a truly transcendent, transportive album that has for ten years occupied a space in the electronic music landscape that is wholly its own.
Tohu Bohu was met with a steady landslide of critical acclaim, and hailed by The Creator’s Project as "a beautiful musical artifact from an increasingly powerful musical archaeologist", “grand in scale, yet delicately intimate" by Interview Magazine, and more in Rolling Stone, Vice, XLR8R, The Fader, Tiny Mixtapes, Resident Advisor, and The Atlantic. The tenth anniversary of the album will be celebrated with a special edition vinyl reissue on InFiné, made with fully recycled materials.
In the words of Death + Taxes Magazine in 2012, "Rone is one of the shining lights of electronic music in a decade of micro-genres and artists that burst brilliantly then fade into internet obscurity", and the decade following the release of Tohu Bohu is conclusive proof of that.
Tracklist 2LP:
A1 - Tempelhof
A2 - Bye Bye Macadam
A3 - Fugu Kiss
B1 - La Grande Ourse
B2 - Beast
C1 - Let´s Go feat High Priest of Antipop Consortium
C2 - King Of Batoofam
C3 - Parade
D1 - Icare feat. Gaspar Claus
D2 - Lili...Wood More
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Seb Martel - Tortuga - 03:22
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Seb Martel - Blue Suede Shoes - 04:05
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Seb Martel - My Best Friend - 03:31
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Seb Martel - Arpog - 03:37
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Seb Martel - Seventy - 05:04
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Seb Martel - Albert Premier - 03:54
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Seb Martel - Balulalow - 02:33
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Seb Martel - That Yongë Child - 01:38
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Seb Martel - Macorina - 07:06
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Seb Martel - Soul Kiss - 03:18
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Seb Martel - Friction - 01:59
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Seb Martel - Future Talk - 03:54
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Seb Martel - The Wind Is Weak - 04:53
Territories: WORLD EXCL FRANCE
LP - Simple black vinyl, printed under sleeves and labels. OBI and reusable PVC pouch
Tracklist LP:
VINYL
A SIDE
A1_ Tortuga - 03:22
A2_ Blue Suede Shoes - 04:05
A3_ My Best Friend - 03:31
A4_ Arpog - 03:37
A5_ Seventy - 05:04
A6_ Albert Premier - 03:54
B SIDE
B1_Balulalow - 02:33
B2_That Yongë Child - 01:38
B3_Macorina - 07:06
B4_Soul Kiss - 03:18
B5_Friction - 01:59
B6_Future Talk - 03:54
B7_The Wind Is Weak - 04:53
Short Info:
If the name Seb Martel is still unknown to you, the guitarist appears on the credits of classic albums from Tony Allen, Femi Kuti, Manu Dibango or Blackalicious. Saturn 63, his new album on InFiné is dedicated to the exploration of the electric guitar in all its nuances. This new opus made from a selection of 9 guitars from the Musée de la Musique (a branch of the Philharmonie de Paris), and only enriched with the voices of his close collaborators (Camille, Sabrina Bellaouel...), unfolds on fourteen tracks a musical fresco faithful to the historical and geographical heritage of his instrument. The album includes fascinating reworks of Carl Perkins, Benjamin Britten, Chavela Vargas or Vincent Segal in addition to his own compositions. However, adopting a dogmatic approach, and dressing his compositions with sounds and effects collected during the recordings, Martel offers an abstract and experimental edge to Saturm 63, which transports the listener into an out of time experience. Two famous names of the French Chanson, -M- and Mathieu Boogaerts joined Martel to close the album with the snapshot of a speechless improvised session.
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LP - Simple black vinyl, printed under sleeves and labels. OBI and reusable PVC pouch
Tracklist LP:
VINYL
A SIDE
A1_ Tortuga - 03:22
A2_ Blue Suede Shoes - 04:05
A3_ My Best Friend - 03:31
A4_ Arpog - 03:37
A5_ Seventy - 05:04
A6_ Albert Premier - 03:54
B SIDE
B1_Balulalow - 02:33
B2_That Yongë Child - 01:38
B3_Macorina - 07:06
B4_Soul Kiss - 03:18
B5_Friction - 01:59
B6_Future Talk - 03:54
B7_The Wind Is Weak - 04:53
Short Info:
If the name Seb Martel is still unknown to you, the guitarist appears on the credits of classic albums from Tony Allen, Femi Kuti, Manu Dibango or Blackalicious. Saturn 63, his new album on InFiné is dedicated to the exploration of the electric guitar in all its nuances. This new opus made from a selection of 9 guitars from the Musée de la Musique (a branch of the Philharmonie de Paris), and only enriched with the voices of his close collaborators (Camille, Sabrina Bellaouel...), unfolds on fourteen tracks a musical fresco faithful to the historical and geographical heritage of his instrument. The album includes fascinating reworks of Carl Perkins, Benjamin Britten, Chavela Vargas or Vincent Segal in addition to his own compositions. However, adopting a dogmatic approach, and dressing his compositions with sounds and effects collected during the recordings, Martel offers an abstract and experimental edge to Saturm 63, which transports the listener into an out of time experience. Two famous names of the French Chanson, -M- and Mathieu Boogaerts joined Martel to close the album with the snapshot of a speechless improvised session.
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Seb Martel - Tortuga
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Seb Martel - Blue Suede Shoes
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Seb Martel - My Best Friend Feat Cindy Pooch
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Seb Martel - Arpog
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Seb Martel - Seventy Feat. Sabrina Bellaouel & Martin Gamet
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Seb Martel - Albert Premier
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Seb Martel - Balulalow
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Seb Martel - Youngë Child Feat Camille
9
Seb Martel - Macorina Feat. Vincent Ségal & Nicolas Martel
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Seb Martel - Soul Kiss Feat Vic Moan & Vincent Ségal
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Seb Martel - Friction
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Seb Martel - Future Talk Feat Cindy Pooch
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Seb Martel - The Wind Is Weak Feat Marc Anthony Thompson (aka Chocolate Genius)
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Seb Martel - MattjAm Feat Matthieu Chedid (aka M) & Mathieu Boogaerts
Territories: WORLD EXCL FRANCE
CD - CD gatefold with printed under sleeve and booklet (20 pages)
Tracklist CD:
1_Tortuga
2_ Blue Suede Shoes
3_ My Best Friend Feat Cindy Pooch
4_ Arpog
5_ Seventy Feat. Sabrina Bellaouel & Martin Gamet
6_ Albert Premier
7_ Balulalow
8_ Youngë Child Feat Camille
9_ Macorina Feat. Vincent Ségal & Nicolas Martel
10_ Soul Kiss Feat Vic Moan & Vincent Ségal
11_ Friction
12_ Future Talk Feat Cindy Pooch
13_ The Wind Is Weak Feat Marc Anthony Thompson (aka Chocolate Genius)
14_ MattjAm Feat Matthieu Chedid (aka M) & Mathieu Boogaerts
Short Info:
If the name Seb Martel is still unknown to you, the guitarist appears on the credits of classic albums from Tony Allen, Femi Kuti, Manu Dibango or Blackalicious. Saturn 63, his new album on InFiné is dedicated to the exploration of the electric guitar in all its nuances. This new opus made from a selection of 9 guitars from the Musée de la Musique (a branch of the Philharmonie de Paris), and only enriched with the voices of his close collaborators (Camille, Sabrina Bellaouel...), unfolds on fourteen tracks a musical fresco faithful to the historical and geographical heritage of his instrument. The album includes fascinating reworks of Carl Perkins, Benjamin Britten, Chavela Vargas or Vincent Segal in addition to his own compositions. However, adopting a dogmatic approach, and dressing his compositions with sounds and effects collected during the recordings, Martel offers an abstract and experimental edge to Saturm 63, which transports the listener into an out of time experience. Two famous names of the French Chanson, -M- and Mathieu Boogaerts joined Martel to close the album with the snapshot of a speechless improvised session.
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CD - CD gatefold with printed under sleeve and booklet (20 pages)
Tracklist CD:
1_Tortuga
2_ Blue Suede Shoes
3_ My Best Friend Feat Cindy Pooch
4_ Arpog
5_ Seventy Feat. Sabrina Bellaouel & Martin Gamet
6_ Albert Premier
7_ Balulalow
8_ Youngë Child Feat Camille
9_ Macorina Feat. Vincent Ségal & Nicolas Martel
10_ Soul Kiss Feat Vic Moan & Vincent Ségal
11_ Friction
12_ Future Talk Feat Cindy Pooch
13_ The Wind Is Weak Feat Marc Anthony Thompson (aka Chocolate Genius)
14_ MattjAm Feat Matthieu Chedid (aka M) & Mathieu Boogaerts
Short Info:
If the name Seb Martel is still unknown to you, the guitarist appears on the credits of classic albums from Tony Allen, Femi Kuti, Manu Dibango or Blackalicious. Saturn 63, his new album on InFiné is dedicated to the exploration of the electric guitar in all its nuances. This new opus made from a selection of 9 guitars from the Musée de la Musique (a branch of the Philharmonie de Paris), and only enriched with the voices of his close collaborators (Camille, Sabrina Bellaouel...), unfolds on fourteen tracks a musical fresco faithful to the historical and geographical heritage of his instrument. The album includes fascinating reworks of Carl Perkins, Benjamin Britten, Chavela Vargas or Vincent Segal in addition to his own compositions. However, adopting a dogmatic approach, and dressing his compositions with sounds and effects collected during the recordings, Martel offers an abstract and experimental edge to Saturm 63, which transports the listener into an out of time experience. Two famous names of the French Chanson, -M- and Mathieu Boogaerts joined Martel to close the album with the snapshot of a speechless improvised session.
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O’o - Aquamarine - 04:53
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O’o - Moon - 03:19
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O’o - Touche - 03:31
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O’o - Somewhere - 04:07
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O’o - Spin - 04:03
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O’o - Serment - 02:52
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O’o - The One- 03:29
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O’o - Indigo - 02:35
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O’o - Dorica Castra - 03:57
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O’o - Lost - 03:07
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O’o - Tohu-Bohu - 05:07
Territories: WORLD EXCL FRANCE
Tracklist LP:
Side A - 19min53
A1_Aquamarine - 04:53
A2_Moon - 03:19
A3_Touche - 03:31
A4_Somewhere - 04:07
A5_Spin - 04:03
Side B - 21min07
B1_Serment - 02:52
B2_The One- 03:29
B3_Indigo - 02:35
B4_Dorica Castra - 03:57
B5_Lost - 03:07
B6_Tohu-Bohu - 05:07
Short Info:
The sublime album debut of O’o inhabits the sonic hinterland where great pop meets the avant garde, and delectable melodies nestle gently with found sounds, musical moods and synthy atmospheres. Comparisons can be drawn with contemporaries like James Blake, Bjork, Laurie Anderson and even Lorde, though such an exercise is reductive given that O’o sound very much in a sonic universe all of their own. ‘Touche’ is subtle, nuanced, clever but never arch, emotional but never melodramatic.
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O’o share many of the musical characteristics of their ornithological namesake. The Kaua’i O’O produced the most exquisite birdsong before its extinction in Hawaii in the late 1980s. The beauty and character of its voice was delicate and mysterious, tuneful and surprising. You can experience it with just a cursory websearch, a haunting cri de coeur from the last century. If the poor O’O is consigned to history, then life is just beginning for this French duo, based in Spain, who’ve won plaudits and awards already in their short musical lifespan.
O’o are about to release their sublime debut album Touche. This is not an endling, it’s just the beginning: “I found the name on a website of weird English language words, and I loved the way the letters were arranged like a pair of glasses,” says O’o singer Victoria Suter. “Afterwards, I went onto YouTube and started listening to the last bird of its species, calling for a mate that would never come. I thought: ‘Oh my God, that’s so sad’. Then we talked about the name and we thought it could be a nice thing to honour it and keep it alive in some way.”
Suter met her musical partner Mathieu Daubigné at college in Agen, South West France, when the pair were studying music theory in their teens. Victoria moved to Barcelona in 2010; Mathieu followed six years later. Their debut EP, Spells, appeared in 2018 a beautifully crafted patchwork of vocals and samples that is redolent of the uncanny vocalese of Laurie Anderson. The bird makes an appearance at the beginning of the EP: “Sweet tooth beak. Soft melody peak / Oh O’o, go round and round in circles / Looking for a honeydrop, til you vanish, til you drop”.
That sense of profound longing for something lost is carried over to Touche, as well as the same heightened sensory awareness of the world around them. What has developed in spades is the creative process. O’o have blossomed organically, augmenting their pop sensibilities. Avant-garde techniques have been brought to heel as the pair create off-kilter pop music that warms the heart and nourishes the brain. The catalyst that enabled this bold pop transformation came with the song ‘Touche’ itself, a saucy chanson at the heart of the album. Suter’s wry narrative about a botanical femme fatale is inserted into a lithe and skittish song with reggaeton beats and an inviting, balmy atmosphere.
“The song is about a flower which attracts male insects, producing the very same smell as the female of the species,” explains Victoria. “The poor male is fooled by the sex-appeal of this botanical trap, and gets so excited that he exhausts himself and wastes all his other chances of ulterior mating and having any offspring. The flower entices the insect in in mermaid-like fashion, to come nearer and touch her. It’s the hot track!”
‘Touche’ reaches into hitherto unexplored areas of pop, while the rest of the album is accessible in the way that James Blake, Radiohead or Kate Bush are accessible, and it always challenges, in a way that pop isn’t supposed to. Suter writes playful, poignant, observational songs that tell stories as well as tell us something about ourselves. Songs like ‘Dorica Castra’ are built upon the voice as an instrument, centrifugal and layered from its core.
Complimentary to this method is Daubigné, who brings startling innovation with found sounds, samples and clever vocal manipulations—creating unique, otherworldly sonic flourishes. A guitar whirs like a musical spinning top on ‘Spin’, created in Ableton; an Ondes Martenot appears to make a guest appearance on the title track, though it’s the ingenuity of the Prophet 8 synthesiser. “I’ll often say to Mathieu, ‘what’s that?’” says Suter, He’ll reply, ‘that’s your voice’.”
O’o found their own voice when they won a competition held by the legendary festival organisers Primavera Sound. Victoria entered the band into a competition she saw on Instagram, sending off rough demos on the final day of entry, thinking little more about it other than the fact Mathieu might be annoyed. Soon they would have to build a live set from scratch and figure out how to present their music for the first time. At stake was seventy hours of recording time at Aclam studios, used by Rosalía and Kendrick Lamar, and for the winner a coveted spot at the festival. A pool of 350 acts were whittled down, and then O’o triumphed at a Battle of the Band style face off.
The O’O might be extinct, but O’o the band have learned how to fly. Just watch them go.
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Tracklist LP:
Side A - 19min53
A1_Aquamarine - 04:53
A2_Moon - 03:19
A3_Touche - 03:31
A4_Somewhere - 04:07
A5_Spin - 04:03
Side B - 21min07
B1_Serment - 02:52
B2_The One- 03:29
B3_Indigo - 02:35
B4_Dorica Castra - 03:57
B5_Lost - 03:07
B6_Tohu-Bohu - 05:07
Short Info:
The sublime album debut of O’o inhabits the sonic hinterland where great pop meets the avant garde, and delectable melodies nestle gently with found sounds, musical moods and synthy atmospheres. Comparisons can be drawn with contemporaries like James Blake, Bjork, Laurie Anderson and even Lorde, though such an exercise is reductive given that O’o sound very much in a sonic universe all of their own. ‘Touche’ is subtle, nuanced, clever but never arch, emotional but never melodramatic.
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O’o share many of the musical characteristics of their ornithological namesake. The Kaua’i O’O produced the most exquisite birdsong before its extinction in Hawaii in the late 1980s. The beauty and character of its voice was delicate and mysterious, tuneful and surprising. You can experience it with just a cursory websearch, a haunting cri de coeur from the last century. If the poor O’O is consigned to history, then life is just beginning for this French duo, based in Spain, who’ve won plaudits and awards already in their short musical lifespan.
O’o are about to release their sublime debut album Touche. This is not an endling, it’s just the beginning: “I found the name on a website of weird English language words, and I loved the way the letters were arranged like a pair of glasses,” says O’o singer Victoria Suter. “Afterwards, I went onto YouTube and started listening to the last bird of its species, calling for a mate that would never come. I thought: ‘Oh my God, that’s so sad’. Then we talked about the name and we thought it could be a nice thing to honour it and keep it alive in some way.”
Suter met her musical partner Mathieu Daubigné at college in Agen, South West France, when the pair were studying music theory in their teens. Victoria moved to Barcelona in 2010; Mathieu followed six years later. Their debut EP, Spells, appeared in 2018 a beautifully crafted patchwork of vocals and samples that is redolent of the uncanny vocalese of Laurie Anderson. The bird makes an appearance at the beginning of the EP: “Sweet tooth beak. Soft melody peak / Oh O’o, go round and round in circles / Looking for a honeydrop, til you vanish, til you drop”.
That sense of profound longing for something lost is carried over to Touche, as well as the same heightened sensory awareness of the world around them. What has developed in spades is the creative process. O’o have blossomed organically, augmenting their pop sensibilities. Avant-garde techniques have been brought to heel as the pair create off-kilter pop music that warms the heart and nourishes the brain. The catalyst that enabled this bold pop transformation came with the song ‘Touche’ itself, a saucy chanson at the heart of the album. Suter’s wry narrative about a botanical femme fatale is inserted into a lithe and skittish song with reggaeton beats and an inviting, balmy atmosphere.
“The song is about a flower which attracts male insects, producing the very same smell as the female of the species,” explains Victoria. “The poor male is fooled by the sex-appeal of this botanical trap, and gets so excited that he exhausts himself and wastes all his other chances of ulterior mating and having any offspring. The flower entices the insect in in mermaid-like fashion, to come nearer and touch her. It’s the hot track!”
‘Touche’ reaches into hitherto unexplored areas of pop, while the rest of the album is accessible in the way that James Blake, Radiohead or Kate Bush are accessible, and it always challenges, in a way that pop isn’t supposed to. Suter writes playful, poignant, observational songs that tell stories as well as tell us something about ourselves. Songs like ‘Dorica Castra’ are built upon the voice as an instrument, centrifugal and layered from its core.
Complimentary to this method is Daubigné, who brings startling innovation with found sounds, samples and clever vocal manipulations—creating unique, otherworldly sonic flourishes. A guitar whirs like a musical spinning top on ‘Spin’, created in Ableton; an Ondes Martenot appears to make a guest appearance on the title track, though it’s the ingenuity of the Prophet 8 synthesiser. “I’ll often say to Mathieu, ‘what’s that?’” says Suter, He’ll reply, ‘that’s your voice’.”
O’o found their own voice when they won a competition held by the legendary festival organisers Primavera Sound. Victoria entered the band into a competition she saw on Instagram, sending off rough demos on the final day of entry, thinking little more about it other than the fact Mathieu might be annoyed. Soon they would have to build a live set from scratch and figure out how to present their music for the first time. At stake was seventy hours of recording time at Aclam studios, used by Rosalía and Kendrick Lamar, and for the winner a coveted spot at the festival. A pool of 350 acts were whittled down, and then O’o triumphed at a Battle of the Band style face off.
The O’O might be extinct, but O’o the band have learned how to fly. Just watch them go.
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O’o - Aquamarine - 04:52
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O’o - Moon - 03:19
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O’o - Touche - 03:31
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O’o - Somewhere - 04:07
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O’o - Spin - 04:02
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O’o - Serment - 02:52
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O’o - The One - 03:29
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O’o - Indigo - 02:34
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O’o - Dorica Castra - 03:57
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O’o - Lost - 03:07
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O’o - Tohu-Bohu - 05:07
CD - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tracklist CD:
01_Aquamarine - 04:52
02_Moon - 03:19
03_Touche - 03:31
04_Somewhere - 04:07
05_Spin - 04:02
06_Serment - 02:52
07_The One - 03:29
08_Indigo - 02:34
09_Dorica Castra - 03:57
10_Lost - 03:07
11_Tohu-Bohu - 05:07
Short Info:
The sublime album debut of O’o inhabits the sonic hinterland where great pop meets the avant garde, and delectable melodies nestle gently with found sounds, musical moods and synthy atmospheres. Comparisons can be drawn with contemporaries like James Blake, Bjork, Laurie Anderson and even Lorde, though such an exercise is reductive given that O’o sound very much in a sonic universe all of their own. ‘Touche’ is subtle, nuanced, clever but never arch, emotional but never melodramatic.
Info:
O’o share many of the musical characteristics of their ornithological namesake. The Kaua’i O’O produced the most exquisite birdsong before its extinction in Hawaii in the late 1980s. The beauty and character of its voice was delicate and mysterious, tuneful and surprising. You can experience it with just a cursory websearch, a haunting cri de coeur from the last century. If the poor O’O is consigned to history, then life is just beginning for this French duo, based in Spain, who’ve won plaudits and awards already in their short musical lifespan.
O’o are about to release their sublime debut album Touche. This is not an endling, it’s just the beginning: “I found the name on a website of weird English language words, and I loved the way the letters were arranged like a pair of glasses,” says O’o singer Victoria Suter. “Afterwards, I went onto YouTube and started listening to the last bird of its species, calling for a mate that would never come. I thought: ‘Oh my God, that’s so sad’. Then we talked about the name and we thought it could be a nice thing to honour it and keep it alive in some way.”
Suter met her musical partner Mathieu Daubigné at college in Agen, South West France, when the pair were studying music theory in their teens. Victoria moved to Barcelona in 2010; Mathieu followed six years later. Their debut EP, Spells, appeared in 2018 a beautifully crafted patchwork of vocals and samples that is redolent of the uncanny vocalese of Laurie Anderson. The bird makes an appearance at the beginning of the EP: “Sweet tooth beak. Soft melody peak / Oh O’o, go round and round in circles / Looking for a honeydrop, til you vanish, til you drop”.
That sense of profound longing for something lost is carried over to Touche, as well as the same heightened sensory awareness of the world around them. What has developed in spades is the creative process. O’o have blossomed organically, augmenting their pop sensibilities. Avant-garde techniques have been brought to heel as the pair create off-kilter pop music that warms the heart and nourishes the brain. The catalyst that enabled this bold pop transformation came with the song ‘Touche’ itself, a saucy chanson at the heart of the album. Suter’s wry narrative about a botanical femme fatale is inserted into a lithe and skittish song with reggaeton beats and an inviting, balmy atmosphere.
“The song is about a flower which attracts male insects, producing the very same smell as the female of the species,” explains Victoria. “The poor male is fooled by the sex-appeal of this botanical trap, and gets so excited that he exhausts himself and wastes all his other chances of ulterior mating and having any offspring. The flower entices the insect in in mermaid-like fashion, to come nearer and touch her. It’s the hot track!”
‘Touche’ reaches into hitherto unexplored areas of pop, while the rest of the album is accessible in the way that James Blake, Radiohead or Kate Bush are accessible, and it always challenges, in a way that pop isn’t supposed to. Suter writes playful, poignant, observational songs that tell stories as well as tell us something about ourselves. Songs like ‘Dorica Castra’ are built upon the voice as an instrument, centrifugal and layered from its core.
Complimentary to this method is Daubigné, who brings startling innovation with found sounds, samples and clever vocal manipulations—creating unique, otherworldly sonic flourishes. A guitar whirs like a musical spinning top on ‘Spin’, created in Ableton; an Ondes Martenot appears to make a guest appearance on the title track, though it’s the ingenuity of the Prophet 8 synthesiser. “I’ll often say to Mathieu, ‘what’s that?’” says Suter, He’ll reply, ‘that’s your voice’.”
O’o found their own voice when they won a competition held by the legendary festival organisers Primavera Sound. Victoria entered the band into a competition she saw on Instagram, sending off rough demos on the final day of entry, thinking little more about it other than the fact Mathieu might be annoyed. Soon they would have to build a live set from scratch and figure out how to present their music for the first time. At stake was seventy hours of recording time at Aclam studios, used by Rosalía and Kendrick Lamar, and for the winner a coveted spot at the festival. A pool of 350 acts were whittled down, and then O’o triumphed at a Battle of the Band style face off.
The O’O might be extinct, but O’o the band have learned how to fly. Just watch them go.
More
Tracklist CD:
01_Aquamarine - 04:52
02_Moon - 03:19
03_Touche - 03:31
04_Somewhere - 04:07
05_Spin - 04:02
06_Serment - 02:52
07_The One - 03:29
08_Indigo - 02:34
09_Dorica Castra - 03:57
10_Lost - 03:07
11_Tohu-Bohu - 05:07
Short Info:
The sublime album debut of O’o inhabits the sonic hinterland where great pop meets the avant garde, and delectable melodies nestle gently with found sounds, musical moods and synthy atmospheres. Comparisons can be drawn with contemporaries like James Blake, Bjork, Laurie Anderson and even Lorde, though such an exercise is reductive given that O’o sound very much in a sonic universe all of their own. ‘Touche’ is subtle, nuanced, clever but never arch, emotional but never melodramatic.
Info:
O’o share many of the musical characteristics of their ornithological namesake. The Kaua’i O’O produced the most exquisite birdsong before its extinction in Hawaii in the late 1980s. The beauty and character of its voice was delicate and mysterious, tuneful and surprising. You can experience it with just a cursory websearch, a haunting cri de coeur from the last century. If the poor O’O is consigned to history, then life is just beginning for this French duo, based in Spain, who’ve won plaudits and awards already in their short musical lifespan.
O’o are about to release their sublime debut album Touche. This is not an endling, it’s just the beginning: “I found the name on a website of weird English language words, and I loved the way the letters were arranged like a pair of glasses,” says O’o singer Victoria Suter. “Afterwards, I went onto YouTube and started listening to the last bird of its species, calling for a mate that would never come. I thought: ‘Oh my God, that’s so sad’. Then we talked about the name and we thought it could be a nice thing to honour it and keep it alive in some way.”
Suter met her musical partner Mathieu Daubigné at college in Agen, South West France, when the pair were studying music theory in their teens. Victoria moved to Barcelona in 2010; Mathieu followed six years later. Their debut EP, Spells, appeared in 2018 a beautifully crafted patchwork of vocals and samples that is redolent of the uncanny vocalese of Laurie Anderson. The bird makes an appearance at the beginning of the EP: “Sweet tooth beak. Soft melody peak / Oh O’o, go round and round in circles / Looking for a honeydrop, til you vanish, til you drop”.
That sense of profound longing for something lost is carried over to Touche, as well as the same heightened sensory awareness of the world around them. What has developed in spades is the creative process. O’o have blossomed organically, augmenting their pop sensibilities. Avant-garde techniques have been brought to heel as the pair create off-kilter pop music that warms the heart and nourishes the brain. The catalyst that enabled this bold pop transformation came with the song ‘Touche’ itself, a saucy chanson at the heart of the album. Suter’s wry narrative about a botanical femme fatale is inserted into a lithe and skittish song with reggaeton beats and an inviting, balmy atmosphere.
“The song is about a flower which attracts male insects, producing the very same smell as the female of the species,” explains Victoria. “The poor male is fooled by the sex-appeal of this botanical trap, and gets so excited that he exhausts himself and wastes all his other chances of ulterior mating and having any offspring. The flower entices the insect in in mermaid-like fashion, to come nearer and touch her. It’s the hot track!”
‘Touche’ reaches into hitherto unexplored areas of pop, while the rest of the album is accessible in the way that James Blake, Radiohead or Kate Bush are accessible, and it always challenges, in a way that pop isn’t supposed to. Suter writes playful, poignant, observational songs that tell stories as well as tell us something about ourselves. Songs like ‘Dorica Castra’ are built upon the voice as an instrument, centrifugal and layered from its core.
Complimentary to this method is Daubigné, who brings startling innovation with found sounds, samples and clever vocal manipulations—creating unique, otherworldly sonic flourishes. A guitar whirs like a musical spinning top on ‘Spin’, created in Ableton; an Ondes Martenot appears to make a guest appearance on the title track, though it’s the ingenuity of the Prophet 8 synthesiser. “I’ll often say to Mathieu, ‘what’s that?’” says Suter, He’ll reply, ‘that’s your voice’.”
O’o found their own voice when they won a competition held by the legendary festival organisers Primavera Sound. Victoria entered the band into a competition she saw on Instagram, sending off rough demos on the final day of entry, thinking little more about it other than the fact Mathieu might be annoyed. Soon they would have to build a live set from scratch and figure out how to present their music for the first time. At stake was seventy hours of recording time at Aclam studios, used by Rosalía and Kendrick Lamar, and for the winner a coveted spot at the festival. A pool of 350 acts were whittled down, and then O’o triumphed at a Battle of the Band style face off.
The O’O might be extinct, but O’o the band have learned how to fly. Just watch them go.
More
CD - Territory: WORLD EX France
Tracklist CD:
01_Home
02_Chrysalis
03_Melatonin
04_Vinyl
05_Tacoma (Album Version)
06_Meds
07_Hot Water
08_Mako
09_Weed
10_You're Old
11_Cicada Rhythm
Short Info:
New York-based duo Bottler, Pat Butler and Phil Shore, are the vanguard of their own distinctly eclectic sound. Over the last five years they have been working on their debut album, 'Journey Work', a milestone achievement that marks a pivotal moment in their music career. The LP is a distillation of the duo's multifaceted upbringing, blending a variety of styles together bound together by an overarching attitude and approach that embraces creative freedom and self-acceptance.
Diverse, dynamic and bold, this album crystallises Bottler's flamboyant identity as much as it imposes itself as a mandatory rite of passage to all lovers of new Pop and electronic sensations in 2022.
Main Info
New York-based duo Bottler, Pat Butler and Phil Shore, are the vanguard of their own distinctly eclectic sound. Raw, emotive, bold and highly creative, the duo has successfully carved out their own path with a series of EPs that represent the broad scope of their production prowess. Over the last five years Bottler have been working on their debut album, 'Journey Work', a milestone achievement that marks a pivotal moment in their music career. The LP is a distillation of the duo's multifaceted upbringing, blending a variety of styles together bound together by an overarching attitude and approach that embraces creative freedom and self-acceptance.
Pat and Phil are childhood friends whose bond is akin to that of blood relatives. Their parents are best friends and they grew up side by side, developing their deep love for music together; sharing discoveries and inspirations, learning to play and perform, and nurturing their creativity together. Now formally ordained as Bottler, they channel their eclectic tastes into a sound that encapsulates the love and trust that forms the foundation of the friendship. The duo blends a myriad of styles to create songs that emanate warmth, joy, sorrow, pain and the full spectrum of human emotion.
The album title, like their music, is open to interpretation. The duo reveals themes related to chronicling life's many ups and downs, the deep preparation that must be taken ahead of a spiritual ceremony or psychedelic experience, and, simply, the journey taken during the conception and creation of an album. A quote from Walt Whitman also partly inspired the title; "every leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars". However, the intention behind the title is to allow for ambiguity, giving the listener an opportunity to write their own narrative.
Across 11 cuts Bottler illustrate their distinct take on electronic music, weaving in elements of indie, pop, rock, house and techno with confidence and panache. 'Journey Work' starts at 'Home', a song that is fizzing with positive energy, Pat's vocals welcoming the listener to the start of this meandering audio adventure.
'Chrysalis' opens with delicate piano keys that guide us into a bombastic bassline and energising drum beats. As it progresses, scintillating layers of synth and strings are added, creating a highly affecting, uplifting atmosphere.
'Melatonin' follows up next, merging heartfelt vocal delivery with a sombre instrumental, and a stirring guitar riff. A glorious demonstration of Bottler's songwriting capabilities, which are also evident on 'Vinyl', an uptempo dance number with an unbelievably catchy chorus. Here we see the duo channel their experience of playing in multi-member bands, as the breaks and arrangement feel perfectly suited to a festival-sized crowd.
On 'Tacoma', Pat and Phil channel their appreciation of house and techno into a haunting cut that utilises reverse strings and extended vocal refrains to chilling effect. A heady club track for the twilight hours. 'Meds' incorporates muted singing, mystical pad work and a mesmerising riff to produce a captivating slice of uncomplicated dance music.
This is followed by 'Hot Water', which feels like a trip to a Californian beach, circa 1965. The vocals drift over a bouncing bassline with a complementary guitar riff. 'Mako' features Samurai Velvet singing about fireflies and afterlife in a wonderfully heartrending manner, Bottler's instrumental keeping things simple, yet highly effective.
We head back underground with 'Weed', a dense, gloomy cut with inspired use of chopped up vocal clips, stuttered throughout, alongside a mean bassline. 'You're Old' is the soundtrack to an explosion of festival euphoria, dancing shoulder to shoulder with your best friends, forgetting all your troubles and living in the moment. An anthemic song that transposes Bottler's idiosyncratic style onto the pop blueprint. Finally, 'Cicada Rhythm' closes the LP with a pensive, yet joyful feeling. A chunky bassline is juxtaposed with Pat's angelic vocals cascading over the top. A hint of tribalism comes through, as we approach the end of the Journey Work…
Five years in the making, fuelled by the desire to express their deep love for music of all varieties, Journey Work is symbolic of the long road it takes to accept oneself and be comfortable expressing one's truth. Diverse, dynamic and daring with a rawness and honesty that is rare to find, the album marks a triumphant debut for Bottler and one that crystalises their unique identity.
Vital Sales Points:
(add some important short facts as below)
- A fresh and groovy American band that ignores the boundaries of musical genres and ventures with equal ease into club music and alternative rock like Hot Chip or Moderat.
- TOUR : They band will be playing live - release parties in NYC (The Sultan Room x 04.05) and Berlin (Zenner 06.05) + the band will be supporting Rone on his North American Shows ( 9 in the USA, 3 in Canada).
- Full International PR team on board: Terrorbird (USA) + Copacetic (UK) + Ballyhoo (Germany) + backed up by Online Marketing support by InFiné
- Two videos shared before the album release date to magnify the visual identity of the band and the album campaign running all along 2022 and the beginning of 2023
- Some remix will be shared all along the campaign including Prince Thomas, French rising star Gone…and many more.
- Post-production by Drew Vandenberg - sound architect for Toro Y Moi, Faye Webster or Of Montreal
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Tracklist CD:
01_Home
02_Chrysalis
03_Melatonin
04_Vinyl
05_Tacoma (Album Version)
06_Meds
07_Hot Water
08_Mako
09_Weed
10_You're Old
11_Cicada Rhythm
Short Info:
New York-based duo Bottler, Pat Butler and Phil Shore, are the vanguard of their own distinctly eclectic sound. Over the last five years they have been working on their debut album, 'Journey Work', a milestone achievement that marks a pivotal moment in their music career. The LP is a distillation of the duo's multifaceted upbringing, blending a variety of styles together bound together by an overarching attitude and approach that embraces creative freedom and self-acceptance.
Diverse, dynamic and bold, this album crystallises Bottler's flamboyant identity as much as it imposes itself as a mandatory rite of passage to all lovers of new Pop and electronic sensations in 2022.
Main Info
New York-based duo Bottler, Pat Butler and Phil Shore, are the vanguard of their own distinctly eclectic sound. Raw, emotive, bold and highly creative, the duo has successfully carved out their own path with a series of EPs that represent the broad scope of their production prowess. Over the last five years Bottler have been working on their debut album, 'Journey Work', a milestone achievement that marks a pivotal moment in their music career. The LP is a distillation of the duo's multifaceted upbringing, blending a variety of styles together bound together by an overarching attitude and approach that embraces creative freedom and self-acceptance.
Pat and Phil are childhood friends whose bond is akin to that of blood relatives. Their parents are best friends and they grew up side by side, developing their deep love for music together; sharing discoveries and inspirations, learning to play and perform, and nurturing their creativity together. Now formally ordained as Bottler, they channel their eclectic tastes into a sound that encapsulates the love and trust that forms the foundation of the friendship. The duo blends a myriad of styles to create songs that emanate warmth, joy, sorrow, pain and the full spectrum of human emotion.
The album title, like their music, is open to interpretation. The duo reveals themes related to chronicling life's many ups and downs, the deep preparation that must be taken ahead of a spiritual ceremony or psychedelic experience, and, simply, the journey taken during the conception and creation of an album. A quote from Walt Whitman also partly inspired the title; "every leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars". However, the intention behind the title is to allow for ambiguity, giving the listener an opportunity to write their own narrative.
Across 11 cuts Bottler illustrate their distinct take on electronic music, weaving in elements of indie, pop, rock, house and techno with confidence and panache. 'Journey Work' starts at 'Home', a song that is fizzing with positive energy, Pat's vocals welcoming the listener to the start of this meandering audio adventure.
'Chrysalis' opens with delicate piano keys that guide us into a bombastic bassline and energising drum beats. As it progresses, scintillating layers of synth and strings are added, creating a highly affecting, uplifting atmosphere.
'Melatonin' follows up next, merging heartfelt vocal delivery with a sombre instrumental, and a stirring guitar riff. A glorious demonstration of Bottler's songwriting capabilities, which are also evident on 'Vinyl', an uptempo dance number with an unbelievably catchy chorus. Here we see the duo channel their experience of playing in multi-member bands, as the breaks and arrangement feel perfectly suited to a festival-sized crowd.
On 'Tacoma', Pat and Phil channel their appreciation of house and techno into a haunting cut that utilises reverse strings and extended vocal refrains to chilling effect. A heady club track for the twilight hours. 'Meds' incorporates muted singing, mystical pad work and a mesmerising riff to produce a captivating slice of uncomplicated dance music.
This is followed by 'Hot Water', which feels like a trip to a Californian beach, circa 1965. The vocals drift over a bouncing bassline with a complementary guitar riff. 'Mako' features Samurai Velvet singing about fireflies and afterlife in a wonderfully heartrending manner, Bottler's instrumental keeping things simple, yet highly effective.
We head back underground with 'Weed', a dense, gloomy cut with inspired use of chopped up vocal clips, stuttered throughout, alongside a mean bassline. 'You're Old' is the soundtrack to an explosion of festival euphoria, dancing shoulder to shoulder with your best friends, forgetting all your troubles and living in the moment. An anthemic song that transposes Bottler's idiosyncratic style onto the pop blueprint. Finally, 'Cicada Rhythm' closes the LP with a pensive, yet joyful feeling. A chunky bassline is juxtaposed with Pat's angelic vocals cascading over the top. A hint of tribalism comes through, as we approach the end of the Journey Work…
Five years in the making, fuelled by the desire to express their deep love for music of all varieties, Journey Work is symbolic of the long road it takes to accept oneself and be comfortable expressing one's truth. Diverse, dynamic and daring with a rawness and honesty that is rare to find, the album marks a triumphant debut for Bottler and one that crystalises their unique identity.
Vital Sales Points:
(add some important short facts as below)
- A fresh and groovy American band that ignores the boundaries of musical genres and ventures with equal ease into club music and alternative rock like Hot Chip or Moderat.
- TOUR : They band will be playing live - release parties in NYC (The Sultan Room x 04.05) and Berlin (Zenner 06.05) + the band will be supporting Rone on his North American Shows ( 9 in the USA, 3 in Canada).
- Full International PR team on board: Terrorbird (USA) + Copacetic (UK) + Ballyhoo (Germany) + backed up by Online Marketing support by InFiné
- Two videos shared before the album release date to magnify the visual identity of the band and the album campaign running all along 2022 and the beginning of 2023
- Some remix will be shared all along the campaign including Prince Thomas, French rising star Gone…and many more.
- Post-production by Drew Vandenberg - sound architect for Toro Y Moi, Faye Webster or Of Montreal
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