Comm'si la terre penchait

by Christophe

Comm'si la terre penchait cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 2001
  • Label: AZ
  • Country: France
  • Length: 47:55
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Concluding a multi-decade hiatus from significant creative output, the French pop icon returns with a mesmerizingly lush, modern masterpiece. The album frames his deeply introspective, melancholic reflections on aging and mortality with incredibly atmospheric art-pop and subtle trip-hop textures.

Genres

Descriptors: death, melodic, atmospheric, French language, theatrical, folk, acoustic, male-vocals, chamber, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Elle dit, elle dit, elle dit... (2:04)
  2. La man (4:43)
  3. J'aime l'ennui (6:00)
  4. Ces petits luxes (4:20)
  5. Comme un interdit (4:07)
  6. Nuage d'or (6:06)
  7. L'enfer commence avec L (4:15)
  8. On ach猫ve bien les autos (4:57)
  9. Comm'si la terre penchait (4:52)
  10. Voir (4:19)
  11. Sous l'eau de rose (2:07)

Credits

  • Dominique Sucetti - accordion
  • Erik Fostinelli - arranged by, bass, programmed by [addtional synth]
  • Laurent Petitgand - arranged by, arranged by [strings], conductor [strings], trumpet, piccolo flute
  • Joseph Racaille - arranged by [strings], conductor [strings]
  • Ok Fred - artwork
  • Fr茅d茅ric Bellaich - bass
  • Roberto Briot - bass
  • Franck Mantegari - drums

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