After a stint working with the bossa nova /new wave group Nouvelle Vague (who's rendition of the Blondie hit "Heart of Glass" is included on my covers project), French chanteuse Camille Dalmais released her second album, Le Fil in 2005. This is not just your typical sophmore slump, instead it shines as an avant-garde album with a truly inspired concept behind it. Le Fil literally means "The Thread", a concept embodied as a single tone that runs the course of the entire album. A constant string that pulls you from one song to the next as they blend seamlessly together. The other remarkable thing about this record is that Camile uses her voice to give the album its atmosphere. She relies on a combination of beatvoxing, snarling and even spitting to be her band. The only real intrumentation is the use of a bass and keyboard on some tracks. Not that it matters. She could have a full brass band behind her and it couldn't distract from her beautiful voice. And don't let the fact that the album is primarily in an other language dissuade you from giving it a chance. I promise you'll be singing in phonetic french by the 3rd listen. Enjoy. Amish.
Camille - Ta Douleur (Your Pain)
Camille - La Jeune Fille Aux Cheveux Blancs (The Young Girl With White Hair)
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Bonus:
The video for Ta Douleur:
1 comment:
cool, funky. puts me a little in mind of mouth's cradle! cheers.
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