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Julien Neto - Le Fumeur de Ciel
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Year :: 2005
Label :: Type Records
Cat No :: TYPE006
Genre :: Electronic
Tracks :: 10
Size :: 59,5 MB
Source :: CDDA
Bitrate :: VBRKBps
Rel. Date :: 20/06/2005
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Parisian Julien Neto has been an active member of the
music scene for some time with releases on various
labels under various monikers, so it comes as a
surprise then that this is his debut album. However,
Neto has taken his time in producing this record, and
it shows very clearly that this is not merely a
random collection of tracks but a fully realized
work. Like a poem, each track is a verse, and part of
a much larger piece. The literary connection does not
stop here, Neto based part of the record on the poems
of Keats finding a kindred spirit in his deep and
moving romanticism. This effortless gravitas is
explored cautiously on æIVÆ, where sweeping strings
and distant piano form the basis of an epic and
moving track.
The title of the record is somewhat fitting as the
album is enswathed by curls of cinematic smoke. Think
Twin Peaks as blue light illuminates the dry ice
around Julee Cruise on centre stage, or the thick
French cigarette smoke drifting from RachelÆs mouth
in Blade Runner and youÆre close. Yet what makes æLe
Fumeur De CielÆ so beautifully inviting is its
delicate naivety. There is something of timeless
theatrics about the record, hazy childhood memories
of half-sinister puppetry and enjoyably menacing
shadows.
Propelled by a tireless Gallic melancholy, this is a
work which confronts tragic loss with an unflinching
honesty. Each track is underpinned by deep memories
and dried tears. æSketchÆ takes NetoÆs signature
flute sound and adds sweeping strings and a lightly
plucked harp that trips over the already heart
wrenching melodies. The atmospheres which Neto carves
are the most striking aspect of his music. With
samples, rough tape edits and disintegrated
synthesized sounds he can manipulate imaginary
worlds. This is when we have to go back to Keats, and
in the same way that a poem looks to the readerÆs
imagination to complete the experience, so Neto does
the same.
Fans of Colleen, Susumu Yokota, Sylvain Chaveau and
Max Richter are sure to find solace in these peaceful
and measured electro acoustic compositions.
If you like this buy the CD, support small labels
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[01] I (One) [03:20]
[02] Sketch [04:05]
[03] VI (Featuring Keith Kenniff) [04:14]
[04] IV (Keats) [04:29]
[05] Musicbox [02:59]
[06] Voy [04:47]
[07] V (Rivers) [04:58]
[08] Questionable Things [05:11]
[09] III [04:36]
[10] Farewell [04:37]
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