frogsmoke.com (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Yussef Mustacchi, who later became known as Georges Moustaki, was born on May 3, 1934 in Egypt from Greek parents, and has been one of France’s most important figures on the musical scene. He is probably best known for his song Milord, which he wrote for Edith Piaf, but he was also the man behind [...]
Jahsonic (Free subscription) | 04/27/2008
“Theme De Yo Yo” is a musical composition by American jazz band Art Ensemble of Chicago with vocals by Fontella Bass. The composition was part of the soundtrack to the 1971 French film Les Stances à Sophie and was first compiled on the 1995 Soul Jazz Records free jazz compilation Universal Sounds Of America. AEOC [...]
Garden Of Delights (Free subscription) | 02/18/2008
Of all the strange records this French vanguard pop chanteuse ever recorded, this 1971 collaboration between the teams of Brigitte Fontaine and her songwriting partner Areski and the Art Ensemble of Chicago -- who were beginning to think about returning to the United States after a two-year stay -- is the strangest and easily most satisfying. While Fontaine's records could be beguiling with their innovation,...
the torture garden (Free subscription) | 12/29/2007
{ via } Today it's a collection of lists! Lists by maker of some of my favourite music ever, Sandro Perri , and by the really rather wonderful Efterklang , and by talented young fella Rob St. John . If I was not tired and on holiday, I would provide links for all of these, but heck, you know how to work the internet. The Hype Machine and Elbo.ws are your friends. Sandro Perri's Favourite Live Shows...
Phronesisaical (Free subscription) | 12/11/2007
Music from France has a big role in my life. There's so much that's so bad, there's so much that's so good, and then there's so much that's so bad it's good. I listen to both the latter two categories. But the list that follows is taken from the good category. And it's really nice stuff. For one thing, Brigitte Fontaine, one of my favorite French musicians, has returned after a lengthy and experimental...
Today's Blog Music (Free subscription) | 11/20/2007
in post Goodness from Musik Kontrapunkt Kontrol .
anonymous (Free subscription) | 08/12/2007
DJ Shake Sauvage has put together another fantastic compilation. Road To Joy - The Midsummer Fight Team . Who doesn't want to go on an adventurous trip in the company of The Staple Singers , Juliette Gréco , Brigitte Fontaine , the Polyphonic Spree and other good and fun sounding friends - especially if it's a trip down the Road To Joy?
RegnYouth Archives (Free subscription) | 02/13/2007
Highlights on this ‘Daily Digs’ include noise rock from the Boredoms, French pop artists Brigitte Fontaine and Serge Gainsbourge, and the highly sought after ‘I Guess I Was Hoping For Something More’ EP from Tarkio (the former band of Colin Meloy prior to his forming The Decemberists). Boredoms - Rebore Vol. 0: Vision Recreation Tom Brosseau - [...]
The World Of Kane. (Free subscription) | 02/10/2007
Jean-Claude Vannier. AKA: 'The French David Axelrod' . Vannier was Gainsbourg's arranger in the early 70s, collaborating on the 'Cannabis' soundtrack and 'L'Histoire de Melodie Nelson' . He also produced albums by Brigitte Fontaine, Michel Polnareff and Jane Birkin around this period. 'L'Enfant Assassin Des Mouches' (The Child Fly Killer) was a concept album Vannier recorded during the Melodie Nelson...
The World Of Kane. (Free subscription) | 02/05/2007
Brigitte Fontaine est... And so my current obsession with Jean Claude Vannier , 'The French David Axelrod ', brings me to 'Brigitte Fontaine est...Folle', Fontaine's debut solo album from 1968. Fontaine has quite a 'daring' musical reputation, similar to Yoko Ono's, but this album is very much in the chanson tradition of Hardy and Piaf. It also bears comparison to Nico and Marianne Faithful. Vannier's...
The World Of Kane. (Free subscription) | 02/05/2007
Gainsbourg and some other stuff. I'm really into 60s french Yé-yé pop and psychedelic funk at the moment, specifically the work of Serge Gainsbourg. My flatmate gave me a 4 1/2 hour Gainsbourg DVD for my birthday, so now I'm hooked. The clip for 'Monsieur William' has to be seen to be believed. Gainsbourg sings/talks in a garden machinery showroom while what looks like a go-go dancing version of the...
