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12" + CD
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BEC 5543124
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Moodoïd is a psychedelic rock band founded in 2013 by Pablo Padovani, the project's leader and mastermind. Nicknamed the "new prodigy of French pop music", Pablo wrote and conceived a first very peculiar, pop and psychedelic album. They notably toured with Phoenix and played with renowned musician and producer Damon Albarn. Soaked in psychedelic pop and world music, the songs written by Pablo Padovani evoke Os Mutantes' tropicalism, Connan Mockasin's dreamy atmospheres, and Gong's progressive liberties. Supported by French lyrics, Moodoïd blasts genres, times, and horizons. Reptile is a natural evolution of the project towards a more modern sound, without losing its so peculiar synthetic and funky touch. The very composition of the tracks clearly indicated the need for studio musicians, in order to develop every disco/funk aspect of the record. The recording of the album happened in two sessions: first, Pablo set up the band and directed their recording (with experimented sound engineer Yann Arnaud), and then this "live" matter was reworked and integrated to Pierre Rousseau's more electronic production. The track "Reptile" is a new proof of Moodoïd's sloughing. Only passion and lust have resisted the project's solitary soul Pablo Padovani's metamorphosis. Moodoïd changes skin, but skins keep on caressing. More erotic than toxic, Moodoïd's new venom progresses through funky guitar and synthetic arpeggios, with Pierre Rousseau and Pablo's producing, and David Wrench (The XX, Hot Chip, LA Priest) mixing. Includes CD.
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ENTRE 019LP
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2015 repress. Le Monde Möö, originally released in 2014, follows Moodoïd's acclaimed 2013 singles Je Suis La Montagne/La Chanson Du Ciel De Diamants and De Folie Pure/Je Sais Qui Tu Es, which featured production from Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. That pair of records showcased the multiple talents and obsessions of principle songwriter and guitarist Pablo Padovani (Melody's Echo Chamber): psychedelia, glam rock, world music, and experimental pop. Le Monde Möö, Moodoïd's debut full-length release, was produced and mixed by Nicolas Vernhes (who has previously worked with Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, and Deerhunter), and features Melody's Echo Chamber, Didier Malherbe (Gong), Riff Cohen, and Padovani's father, cult jazz saxophonist Jean-Marc Padovani. Filled with unorthodox scales and asymmetric time signatures, yet remaining highly musical and fluid, the album incorporates exotic instruments and melodies into more classic pop arrangements. Feeding analog synthesizers and off-kilter electric guitars through Leslie cabinets and echo chambers, it falls somewhere between the melodies of Robert Wyatt and the dream-like psychedelia of Connan Mockasin. This repress includes "Le lac d'or," a track exclusive to this edition.
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