Artist : Karl Heinz SchΣfer
Title : Les Gants Blancs Du Diable OST
Genre : Soundtrack
Year : 2007
Date : 10/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 15
Label : Vadimmusic
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 25:09 min
Size : 35,0 MB
Tracklist:
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01.la victime 02:07
02.la valise 01:32
03.kidnapping 00:43
04.le partage 01:22
05.accroc 01:36
06.les gants blancs 00:51
07.la couleur des yeux 03:26
08.couleurs 03:28
09.karajan 01:07
10.suivi 01:44
11.l'accuponcture 01:19
12.les preuves 00:50
13.le lien 01:20
14.police polka 01:40
15.utopia 02:04
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25:09 min
Within the oh so elusive club of the cult soundtrack,
there exists one rare record which provokes a deep
fascination and evokes a unique charm for those
having heard of it, or those lucky enough to have
listened to it (but an exclusive few).
A veritable Holy Grail, relentlessly pursued by many,
each hoping, one day, to own a copy of this unique
and unrivalled work.
Les Gants Blancs du Diable simply isnÆt like other records.
Its preciousness comes, first of all, from the fact that it
was never re-edited (neither on CD nor vinyl), before Vadim
MusicÆs release, and that the rare copies in circulation
suffered from a slight sound degradation, the result of a
fault at the time of pressing.
Regardless of any imperfections of the technical kind, the
music encompassed within its precious grooves
instantaneously reveals its dreamlike and addictive character
from the very first listen.
A drug for the senses, opening the doors wide into a fantasy
world, shaped by unique musical forms: jazz tempos played
on tablas and grooved with free form sitars, chords at the
abyssÆs very brink, held back by reassuringly rounded bass
sounds, lightening electricity escaping from epileptic guitars,
and the voice of an angel singing the colours of magic,
existing only within this music.
Somewhere between feline jazz, crazed orchestral pop,
opiate jerk and lunar funk, the music turns on its multiple
charms, seemingly led by a longing for both violence and
calm, the driving force behind the recordÆs dramatic power.
A power culminating in its two emblematic themes, Utopia
and Couleurs, breathtaking and elegant melodies, casting
a radiant light across all in their path.
A tragic beauty, somewhat reminiscent of the sombre
notes of the La PlanΦte Sauvage soundtrack, another hidden
treasure from the 70s.
At the helm of this strange vessel we find a certain Karl-Heinz
SchΣfer, a discreet arranger of German origin, having led
from the shadows of French studios (for Christophe, The
Rockets and Claude Ciari amongst others...) and who
would subsequently go on to writing other soundtracks,
with varied success (La Grande Trouille, Zig Zig, L'Empreinte
des GΘants, ExtΘrieur Nuit, Polar).
The music from Les Gants Blancs du Diable entirely
surpasses the (minor) status of the Laszio Szabo film for
which it was written, breaking its way free to attain its status
as a totally independent and complete work.
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