City of Exiles - Dead in Hollywood
Here’s an album with a great deal of atmosphere, you’ve got to give it time of gaining ground to really appreciate it.One thing’s for sure: it makes a change from what you can hear in the media.What’s there? A danse macabre which would make Saint-Saëns jealous ("Cannibal Song"), a cool western, with...
Michel Françoise - Dévolution
At the end of the 80s, in the middle of ‘Cabrelmania’, to which I yielded too, I took an interest in people who were gravitating towards the star. And especially this young man, whose style came from nowhere, his hair flattened against his temple, whose electric guitars re-established rock legitimac...
Gliz - Mass
Let’s set off again in the 70’s?It seems they haven’t revealed everything yet, and 50 years later they go on feeding nowadays rock production largely. For better.It’s the case of this band. Strongly retro sounding, they can remind you of Queen ("Not the End"), of Led Zeppelin too ("The Hunt", "All i...
Mourad's Interview
– Can I let you introduce yourself a little bit to start with?– I’m Mourad, singer-songwriter, do I have to say how old? When you listen you can guess I’m forty-something. I’ve been bringing songs to life for about ten years on stage and records.– How do you come, at 40 years old, to do albums and c...
Gaspar Claus - Tancade
All you can do with a cello is just staggering!Do you doubt it? Listen to Tancade.With rubbing, stroking, bouncing, hammering, gliding brushing bow... or without bow. And with a mechanical electrified bow too. The possibilities seem infinite, expressing a full palette of sensations and feelings.Gasp...