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French synth-pop talent Lucien & The Kimono Orchestra unveils his new solo piano album, a journey into cinematic soundscapes. Alone at the piano, Lucien takes us on a very personal album in a deep and quiet reverie. With Piano Matinée, you spend a soft winter morning in his company, reminiscing about tender childhood memories. Between previously unreleased tracks and revisited Kimono Orchestra pieces, Piano Matinée concludes a trilogy of recordings which have barely been released, while paving the way for a wider future. Universal, sensitive, cinematographic, the piano language spoken here by Lucien opens you to his musical world in a light that is both more authentic and accessible. The album also tells us a personal story. That of a grandfather -- an exceptional pianist but forced to give up his career when the Second World War broke out -- who passed on to him a taste for music in his early childhood, before passing away. Many years later, Lucien came across old cassette recordings of his eldest son, soon afterwards having a disturbing dream in which he swore he had had a dialogue with him and decided to go his own way. The self-taught musician spent a whole year honing his piano skills before deciding to freeze his performance in the summer of 2019 at the legendary Steinway at the Studios Saint-Germain. Drawing freely on all his influences -- jazz, funk, classical, cinema -- Lucien's Piano Matinée is a special object, as intimate as it is melodious.
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French electro-pop band Lucien & The Kimono Orchestra presents Hayao's Garden, their new EP, which closes the triptych of the two previous albums. This is an imaginary road trip in agreement with the previous records, keeping the usual groove-to-psychedelic flights while maintaining the melancholic melodies dear to the Kimonos. The beginnings of this EP are also based on remarkable encounters, especially with Gregory (Point G), the spiritual guide who pushes this introspective work, and then many more crusaders on the way. It is also the meeting of four musicians, who knew each other for a long time and waited for the right moment to regroup, forming Lucien & The Kimono Orchestra. Rich with melodies close to the variety and music of '80s French movies, and Japanese funk, this opus is romantic and delicate. There is a desire to be naive, light, and free at the same time, to be caught by the movement of clouds in the sky. Features Moodoïd.
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