Artist.......: Franτoiz Breut
Album........: Live au Festival Art Rock
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Rock
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: Oct-10-2007
Str.date.....: June-00-2005
Quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://www.myspace.com/francoizbreut
track title time
Live au Festival Art Rock
01. Franτoiz Breut - La femme sans histoire
02. Franτoiz Breut - Le ravin
03. Franτoiz Breut - Please be angry
04. Franτoiz Breut - Ciudad del mar
05. Franτoiz Breut - L'origine du monde
06. Franτoiz Breut - Le premier bonheur du jour
07. Franτoiz Breut - Sans Souci
08. Franτoiz Breut - Tarifa
09. Franτoiz Breut - La steppe (Reprise des Rita Mitsouko)
10. Franτoiz Breut - Keeper of the flame (Reprise de Nina Simone)
11. Franτoiz Breut - Over all
12. Franτoiz Breut - La certitude
13. Franτoiz Breut - Km 83
Runtime 50:26 min
Size 52,2 MB
Release Notes:
Recorded : October 10, 2007 (France 4)
Performed : June 2005 (St-Brieuc - France)
In the æ90s, singer Francoiz Breut established herself as
an important player on the French music scene. Breut, who
is known for melancholy, introspective lyrics and a smoky,
jazz-tinged approach to pop-rock, has inspired a variety
of comparisons. She has been compared to the influential
æ60s ye-ye icon Franτoise Hardy--which is perhaps a
comparison that comes too easily--as well as German singer
Nico (who was known for her work with the Velvet
Underground in the late æ60s). Other comparisons have
ranged from Marianne Faithfull and Suzanne Vega to Tom
Waits, Sting and Nick Cave, but unlike those artists,
Breut sings in French more often than not. Occasionally,
Breut has embraced English-language material (such as "My
Wedding Man" from her self-titled debut album), but more
often than not, her material has been in French. And while
the language barrier prevented her from becoming well
known in the United States in the æ90s, it wasn't as much
of an issue in Europe (where people are more likely to
become fluent in several languages).Breut grew up in the
town of Cherbourg, which is in northern France near the
English Channel. There, she was exposed to a variety of
music by her sister, who had a sizable record collection.
Breut went on to perform English-language rock in a cover
band, and in the early æ90s, she became romantically
involved with male vocalist/songwriter Dominique Ane (who
is now a major star in France). For about three years,
Breut provided background vocals for Ane; she joined him
on his European tours and appeared on some of his
recordings for the Lithium label (including 1993's Si Je
Connais Harry). But in late 1996, Breut decided to pursue
a solo career--and Ane ended up doing a great deal of
writing for her albums (mostly in French, although "My
Wedding Man" underscores his ability to write in English).
In France, Breut has recorded for Lithium and Virgin
France; in England, some of her work has been licensed by
Bella Union Records, a London-based label that is owned by
Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins fame.
Breut's albums have included her self-titled debut album
of 1997 and her sophomore outing Vingt A Trente Mille
Jours, which came out in 2000.