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01. Lio - Felix
02. Lio - Escapa
03. Lio - Manchettes
04. Lio - J'Te Frappe
05. Lio - Cruauté Menthol
06. Lio - Garde A Vue
07. Lio - Soirs De Tour Eiffel
08. Lio - Ghettos
09. Lio - Idylle A Vera Cruz
10. Lio - Tristeza
11. Lio - Léonard (Part 1)
12. Lio - In Extremix
13. Lio - Chesterfield
14. Lio - 7 Étages Sans Ascenseur
15. Lio - Léonard Le Retour
ARTIST
TITLE
Wandatta
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
ZE 022CD ZE 022CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
6/20/2006

Originally released in 1996, Wandatta is one of Lio's most personal albums. After a five-year gap from her previous release, "Wandatta" alludes to her given name, Wanda Maria de Vasconcelos, as the pop icon/actress attempted to shed her nymphette status while still remaining as provocative as ever. Recorded at Studio Musica & Studio de La Grande Armée, Wandatta was initially refused by her major label who did not understand their Lolita's sudden change of style and began complaining that Lio's new songs were far too removed from her media image. After a break from her label, Lio teamed up with renowned French song writer Boris Bergman, and the result is amazing: dark and sometimes disturbing, both the music and the lyrics are often paradoxical. Based upon a hypnotic set of percussions, "Manchette" and "J'te Frappe" are two heavy tracks with experimental touches, while "Cruauté Menthol" and "In Extremis" tackle the dirtier and more frenetic aspect of rock n' roll. Wandatta is an eclectic album fusing influences from Mexico and Japan, also expressing a deep melancholy inspired by Portuguese traditional fado. Lio said of this album: "I didn't want to kill Lio, but we had to find a certain balance." This assertion is exactly what makes this record so malleable and revealing.