Myst¿¿re

by La Femme

Overview

Mystere is the follow-up to La Femme's 2013 debut, and the pressure is on because Psycho Tropical Berlin was awarded a Victoire de la Musique for Album Revelation of the Year by the French Ministry of Culture. One gets the feeling that the collective's leaders, singer/keyboardist Marlon Magnee and guitarist Sacha Got, don't worry too much about expectations, though, as they deliver more of their free-spirited avant-indie-electronic mosaics. Like their debut, Mystere carries a sound that's at once retro and futuristic, or more precisely like contemporary music might have been imagined by creative souls some decades ago. Those devisers would likely have been French, because classic French pop is one of many elements at play here, along with EDM, '60s surf, synth pop, and psych-rock. "Le Vide Est Ton Nouveau Prenom," for example, is an acoustic-guitar chanson ornamented with sustained synths and occasional choral vocals and organ. Elsewhere, "Ou Va le Monde" offers retro surf noir, "Al Warda" crafts orchestral dance fare, and "SSD" is a four-on-the-floor entry that straddles post-punk and techno, eventually morphing into disco. The album features rotating male and female lead vocalists, sometimes together, and plenty of sci-fi-style sound effects throughout its varied influences, expanding the sound even further. With 15 tracks totaling over 70 minutes, including a 17-minute closer, Mystere's ambition will challenge the ears and endurance of some. Having said that, the album is well sequenced, alternating lighter and heavier tracks, and the whole presentation has that enviable je ne sais quoi -- c'est cool. ~ Marcy Donelson

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2016
Label:	Born Bad Records
UPC:	3521381539325
Rank:	33118

Tracks

1. Sphynx
2. Le Vide Est Ton Nouveau Pr¿¿nom
3. O¿¿ Va le Monde
4. Septembre
5. Tatiana
6. Conversations Nocturnes
7. SSD
8. Exorciseur
9. Elle Ne T'aime Pas
10. Mycose
11. Tueur de Fleurs
12. Al Warda
13. Psyzook
14. Le Chemin
15. Vagues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

La Femme   Primary Artist
Sarah Abdallah   Chant,Choeurs
DJ Pone   Scratching
Daniel Barda   Trombone
Maria Mosconi   Violin
Naomi Greene   Chant
Marlon Magnee   Chant,Guitar
Sacha Got   Chant
Noe Delmas   Drums
Clemence Quelennec   Chant,Choeurs
Clara Luciani   Chant,Choeurs
Jane Peynot   Chant,Choeurs
Mathilde Marliere   Chant,Choeurs
Grace Hartzel   Chant
Camille Verhoeven   Violin
Alice Bourlier   Violin
Angela Hureau   Chant
Aurelie Magnee   Choeurs
Battista Aquaviva   Chant
Chloe Got   Choeurs
Dyna Dagger   Chant
Mathilde Fernandez   Choeurs
Pandora Decoster   Chant,Choeurs
Paul Brajer   Violin
Raoul Colosima   Clarinet
Raul Colosimo   Clarinet (Bass)

Technical Credits

Sarah Abdallah   Composer
Tanino Liberatore   Artwork
Marlon Magnee   Composer
Sacha Got   Composer
Sam Lefevre   Composer
Clemence Quelennec   Composer
Etienne Dumas   Composer
Grace Hartzel   Composer
Lucas Nunez Ritter   Composer,Graphic Design
Raphael Nauleau   Editing Assistant
Victor Muzet-Herrstroem   Graphic Design