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If I had to keep only one of my pastimes, if would be music without a doubt.


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PHOTOS
24-oct-2012
SPECTACLES
27-nov-2009
MUSIQUE
07-mai-2010
CINE
20-juin-2010
LIENS
24-mars-2007
JEUX
24-mars-2007
DVD
24-mars-2007


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(quatre coups de coeur)

Amiina - Kurr
Un des gros coups de coeur de l'année. Découvertes lors des concerts de Sigur Ros, Amiina est un quartet d'islandaises qui joue une musique principalement instrumentale, mais avec des instruments souvent bizarres (scie musicale, clochettes, verres, j'en passe et des meilleures). Le résultat est très zen, très léger, mais toujours mélodieux. Il est possible d'écouter gratuitement l'album en entier en cliquant ici.
Kurr Etienne Daho - L'invitation
Daho n'aime pas se répéter d'un album à l'autre. Après le très rock Réévolution (que j'aime énormément), il revient avec un album un peu kitsch qui évoque furieusement le son des sixties. Si certaines chansons paraissent un peu faibles (notamment le premier single), le niveau est largement compensé par quelques joyaux, comme L'adorer, composée pour Daho par les regrettés Valentins.
L'Invitation
Marillion - Somewhere Else
Fidèle à son habitude, on retrouve Marillion là où on ne les attendait pas, avec un album moins exalté, moins lyrique, presque apaisé, mais aussi un peu plus noir, désenchanté. Un disque en apparence plus facile d'accès, mais qui finalement révèle de nombreuses subtilités au fil des écoutes. Bref, un grand disque, une fois encore.
Somewhere Else Zazie - Rodéo
Bon, je sais, j'ai un train de retard. Mais la mélancolie de cet album me berce depuis de nombreux mois. Je n'étais pas un grand fan de Zazie jusque là, mais il y a dans ces chansons une honnêteté, une vulnérabilité, une douceur et une tristesse qui faisait auparavant défaut. Comme si la chanteuse acceptait de tomber le masque pour nous convier dans son monde secret.
Rodeo


--- CD of the week ---
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CD of the week is a way for me to bring the focus on a CD from my collection that I have somehow overlooked, either because it has been recently purchased or because I didn't have the time to listen to it carefully when I bought it.
After turning my attention on it for a week, I'll try to write a few words about it. It won't be a thorough review though, just a few quick thoughts.
Bruce Springsteen - Lucky Town (1992) - Week 16 -
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The Wishing Tree - Ostara (2009) - Week 15 -
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Natalie Merchant - The House Carpenter's Daughter (2003) - Week 14 -
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Willian Sheller - Olympiades (1995) - Week 13 -
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Imogen Heap - Ellipse (2009) - Week 12 -
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Nik Kershaw - You've Got To Laugh (2006) - Week 11 -
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Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back (2010) - Week 10 -
CD You'll probably never see Peter Gabriel choose the easy path. Covers album are more often then not a quick and easy way to put out a new record. Not with Gabriel. This project took almost two years to be completed. Firstly because it is a song exchange program, with each artists covered agreeing to cover one of Gabriel's song in return. Secondly because Gabriel transformed each song so much that some of them are barely recognisable. Lastly because he decided to record each song only backed by an orchestra (no guitars, no drums). The result is, as always with Gabriel, fascinating and challenging, intense and deeply moving.
écouter David Bowie's Heroes cover and Regina Spektor's Après Moi
King Crimson - Thrak (1995) - Week 08 -
CD King Crimson, the band of a hundred faces... The 90's line-up is a virtuosity monster (two drummers, two bass players, two guitarists) with an incredibly wide musical palette. More than ever, the music can shift from utter chaos to aerial grace within the blink of an eye. The album is also a mesmerizing synthesis of 30 years of musical exploration: from brutal instrumental pieces reminiscent of the Red album to experimental funk of the 80's, from carefully chiseled songs to wild improvisations, this is a great catalogue of King Crimson's music past and present, without ever sounding artificial or contrived.
écouter King Crimson live : quiet and less quiet
Shearwater - Rook (2008) - Week 07 -
CD Funny how progressive rock, after being reviled for so long, is creeping back to influence indie rock of the 21st century : plaintive yet powerful vocals with pompous lyrics, unexpected key changes, unconventionel instruments, a mix of influences that reminds as much of Radiohead and Talk-Talk than early Genesis and King Crimson. Still, the band has developped a very strong personnality. Rooks is a short album (35 min) that will challenge the listener at first but has enough great songs and catchy melodies to make sure he'll come back for more. Then, the true beauty of this record shall be revealed.
écouter The beautiful song Rooks
Brooke Waggoner - Heal For The Honey (2008) - Week 06 -
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écouter Live for the Sounds and the really beautiful video (watch it in HD) for Heal For The Honey
a-ha - Hunting High And Low (1985) - Week 05 -
CD The massive success of the song Take On Me somehow eclipsed the qualities of this first album. This collection of songs written during the early years of the band clearly shows that they were still looking for their own musical style. But what the record lacks in cohesiveness, it makes up for in variety: from the new wave pop to darker and rockier songs, from simple synths arrangements to complex orchestral ones, it explores a lot of different horizons. Too bad the band never got past his 80's boys band image, because it was clear right from the start that the Norvegian trio had a few aces up their sleeves.
écouter a fan-made video for Here I Stand And Face The Rain and the official one for the title song
Nits - Strawberry Woods (2009) - Week 04 -
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écouter A live version of Distance