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Lemongrass - Filmothèque (Feb.23rd 2007)
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With
his ninth album in ten years, Lemongrass goes back to his roots he
first musically explored with his classics „Lumière Obscure“ and
„Voyage au Centre de La Terre“. In contrast to his previous releases
and counteracting the present trend he does without vocals, draws
heavily from jazz influences and gives way to amazing and sparkling
ideas.
In spite of his new approach, „Filmothèque“ is once again
a true Lemonglass album which captivates with imaginative arrangements.
Each track opens a new door to virtual worlds, leading the listener
straight into cineastic plots full of breathtaking landscapes and
charismatic characters. The panoramic view ranges from black&white
vintage detective stories to Japanese animation art, modern
science-fiction and love stories from daily soaps. There’s plenty of
room for melodramatic turns – and some of the movies evoked still wait
for being directed. At the end of the day there is no limit to the
listener’s imagination. And - for goodness sake - without the
interruption of dreary commercials.
To get a first impression of
the masterpiece, you best tune in to „Salon de Musique“, a track which
holds most of the album’s powerful ingredients: beautiful arrangements,
jazzy elements and a fascinating story behind every single beat.
Stronger love vibes (peppered with James-Bond-style suspense) can be
admired in „Elle et Moi“. Jazzy as never before is the sound of „The
Camera“ and „Fritz the Cat“ - opposed by the following „Aloha“ which
could be labeled as Lemongrass’ trademark serenity on the highest
level. Listen to „Daydreamer“ and you’ll come across the story of a
feathery love affair, then switch to „Spaceship“ to discover how
majestic a feeling solitude can be. „Les Affaires“ is a deep dramatic
bow to the sound of the ‚film noir’ genre while „Streets of Yokohama“
offers some truly sophisticated sound with a mellow funk groove. „At
home“ takes you into a stylish living-room heated by a flickering fire
and pleases with sparse but smooth horn arrangements.
Merriment
is what you feel when listening to „Hot Day“ (reminding of some early
Lemon Jelly tunes) but as beautiful as every single track may be, all
leads up to the album’s crowning highlight. Since St. Germain’s
legendary 1995 album „Boulevard“ there has definitely not been such an
awesome jazz-based track as „Grass-hopper“, a cornucopia of stimulating
impulses for mind and soul and irresistibly moving your legs. Better
keep your dancing shoes at hand!
With „Filmothèque“, Lemongrass
continues the legacy of his remarkable success and creates his own
genre: space romanticism with a touch of playful Japanese aesthetics.
To put it another way: An album to dream of and fall in love with...
TRACKLIST:
1.Elle et moi
2.Hot day
3.Sakura
4.The camera
5.Fritz the cat
6.Aloha
7.Girl from Jupiter
8.Lonely beach
9.Salon de musique
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| 10.Daydreamer
11.Spaceship
12.Streets of Yokohama
13.Les affaires
14.At home
15.Hitchhikers
16.El circolo polar
17.Grass-hopper
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