A great late album from French composer, arranger, lyricist, singer and all around creative musical force
Jean Claude Vannier – with
Vannier singing moody, vintage orch pop numbers in a mode that does both JCV and his old collaborator
Serge Gainsbourg proudly! The set has a very lively feel to it, which is quite natural, given that the album came about following the group's rehearsals for the Histoire De Melody Nelson performance at London's Barbican in 2006. It features a brilliant group of players who worked with
Vannier and
Serge Gainsbourg on that uber-iconic album as well as other boundary-busting projects and soundtracks – including Cannabis, La Horse, Slogan and
Vannier's own legendary leftfield classic L'Enfant Assassin Des Mouches.
Vannier's voice is charismatic as can be, and the vintage pulp orchestrations are as fresh as ever. Includes "Londres-Paris-Sofia", "Les Yeux Valise", "Au Desespoir Des Singes", "Les Coquelicots", "La Vie En Live", "Une Partie De Scrabble", "Roses Rouge Sang" and "Un Petit Quelque Chose".
(French, Rock)