Heard this track on the Nouveautés-stream of the almighty FIP Radio. I immediatly fell for it. Very dreamy, very folky. Very emo. Camille Camille = Camille Willemart, from Belgium. Quote from her bio: ‘Her work feels deeply personal, often exploring themes of observation, connection, inner reflection and the natural world.’ Not sure what they mean by ‘natural world’, I guess she means nature, the environment, this music sure does work whilst staring out of a window, in a forest.
Good to see and hear that David Lynch, and composer Angelo Badalamenti (the genius behind the soundtracks) are still a huge influence. Stella Plage is a sultry duo, Amandine & Jean, who know how to built an atmosphere. Three singles so far, earlier they made music under the Paprika Kinski moniker.
Here’s something you’ve probably never heard before: Sarab, a Franco-Syrian band, ‘a visceral sonic odyssey, where waves of pure rock and techno sounds mingle with politically charged lyrics, intimate acoustic tributes to the victims of war. On stage: raw energy, an incantatory voice, maqams, analog synths, and rhythms that verge on breaking.’ Sounds like a storm? They can be very gentle and soft as well (in the beginning) as this opening track from the most recent album proves. But beware for loudnes
The name of the singer is Climene Zarkan.
Let’s slip into something more comfortable. Oh.
Excellent new track by Pauline Croze. Like watching a warm sunset.
Odd name, odd music, odd videos, odd publicity pic. BAAB is a duo (Charles-David &. Mariève) from Montreal, they release music since 2019. The most recent singles have a late 90s triphop vibe, you know, Tricky, Sneaker Pimps, Morcheeba. Some soul added to the mix, some jazz, but most of the time phat beats, breathy vocals, fx and solid grooves. LOVE IT. Listen:
See the odd videos:
Ah, the nineties. When Britpop was king, and all kinds of bands all over Europe were tuning in to that guitar-driven vibe. In France, there was Autour de Lucie, th debut-album L’Echappee Belle (1994) still stands as a wonderful rock record. The band called it quits in 2004, then rose from the ashes in 2013. This track is from the quite wonderful, most recent album Hors Monde. Dreamy, that’s the word:
To celebrate 10 years of making music, Swiss singer Meimuna invited several musical friends to record orchestral versions of some of her songs. First track off the upcoming album, with all those versions, is this gorgeous beauty:
Original version, from 2021:
Seventh time Meimuna appears on this blog!
Two singles so far, by this young (20 years old, says google, no idea if this is true) French singer/producer. Both tracks are very intriguing. Electronics, beats, husky singing and (in case of Elle Sourit) a song about the hard part of being a mom. Mëa (no clue how to pronounce, haha) is an artist to watch. Cool clip, too: