Browse by Artist: FONTAINE, BRIGITTE

Artist:	FONTAINE, BRIGITTE
Title:	Rue St Louis en l'ile
Label:	VIRGIN (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	LABELS 32362CD

New studio album, initial copies in slipcard packaging. "In 2004, Brigitte gathered a group of musician friends around her and began work on a new album entitled Rue Saint Louis en l'Ile. (The title is a reference to her home on the Ile Saint-Louis, the famous island which stands at a fork of the river Seine in central Paris). The list of guest stars on this new album included old musical accomplices such as Areski Belkacem and new acquaintances such as Mouss and Hakim (from the group Zebda). Meanwhile, electro-Argentinian outfit Gotan Project introduced a catchy tango edge to the title track. The album confirms Brigitte's status as an eccentric but much-loved diva."

Artist:	FONTAINE, BRIGITTE
Title:	Plans Fixes
Label:	VIRGIN (FRANCE)
Format:	3CD
Price:	$68.00
Catalog #:	VIR 3151CD

"Longbox including 60 songs, rare tracks, one 32-page booklet, unissued photos... Including her tracks from her Saravah period!" A greatest hits package, elegantly designed in one of those sturdy long-boxes. Booklet is French-text only, unfortunately. Material is evenly broken up between her classic '70s Saravah period and her 90's/00's works for Virgin. Includes collaborations with Areski, Sonic Youth, Art Ensemble of Chicago and Archie Shepp. I don't think there's any exclusive or new tracks, more of a gift pack kind of thing.

Artist:	FONTAINE, BRIGITTE
Title:	Les Palaces
Label:	VIRGIN (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	VIR 8451062

Following her spectacular recording career for the Saravah label, ending with the unfindable Les églantines Sont Peut-être Formidables in 1977, Brigitte Fontaine appeared to leave the music business for a decade or so, to return w/ a string of albums on French Virgin in the '90s (including Genre Humain in 1995, Les Palaces in 1997, Le Nougat & Morceaux de Choix in 1999). For Les Palaces her long time partner Areski Belkacem produced, wrote all the music and provides percussion. A group of studio musicians (including Gong's Didier Malherbe) provide a modern digital pop context that is quite advanced compared to her classic work, but not impossible to deal with if you're willing to accept it. There's subtly d'n'b-influenced programming that isn't a million miles away from the sort of vibe created on Stereolab's Dots And Loops as well, and this is a nice contemporary addition to the Fontaine shelf.

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