nojoconnections
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This is my first album review, how exciting! Anyways, I've chosen to review a lesser known album that is not on iTunes (all the best seem to have been missed by them, anyways..) I'm going to try a track by track review for this one.
1. Alicia - This track sets the tone for the rest of the album. With it's
odd beats reminiscent of Bjork's Homogenic and the violins that add a layer of lightness to the dark, this track is the perfect song to showcase the album.
2. Fleur De Saison - Oddly upbeat, this song is a lot of fun. It is easily one of the singles off of the album. The guitars and handclapping make this a song that really makes you want to move. It keeps steady right up until the end, where it slows down to prepare you for the next track.
3. Le Vieil Amant - This is a dark song, and it's really quite somber. Though it's in french, the lyrics talk about a dead lover, and her getting caught up in the emotions of it all. The mechanical beats add something that makes this song quite ominous. And when the strings come in, all the emotions meld together to form this dark masterpiece.
4. Sweet Blossom - The first track to appear in English, it starts off with strings leading up to the usual mechanical beats. Simon's voice on this track gives this piece a very ghostlike feel. For me, this track almost feels Burtonesque.. if that makes sense.
5. Opium - Opium is a very serene track, and quite soothing. Her vocals make this song a darkly romantic lullaby. It's definitely one of the highlights that many people might overlook.
6. Dame De Lotus - This is most people's favorite track off the album. It's not my favorite, but it's good. It's very mainstream, and I could imagine this song in a commercial. It still has the strings and a strange beat, but it just seems to miss the mark for me. Give it a chance though, since you'll most likely enjoy it.
7. Swimming - Starting off with splashes of water that become the backing beat in the song, Swimming starts off slow but crescendos to a longing chorus. This may take a few listenings to get the beauty of it, but it's one of the best tracks on here once you find it's magic.
8. In The Lake - Swimming leaRAB directly to In the Lake. This song is extremely beautiful, but it almost seems too happy for this album. Nevertheless, it's still a wonderful love song, and the second track to appear in English. The flutes sound amazing, the beats sound like birRAB, and her backing vocals meld together to form this song. I'd check this one out for sure.
9. Rose Hybride De Th
Emilie Simon - Vegetal
Label: Barclay
Released: April 27, 2006
Label: Barclay
Released: April 27, 2006
1. Alicia - This track sets the tone for the rest of the album. With it's
odd beats reminiscent of Bjork's Homogenic and the violins that add a layer of lightness to the dark, this track is the perfect song to showcase the album.
2. Fleur De Saison - Oddly upbeat, this song is a lot of fun. It is easily one of the singles off of the album. The guitars and handclapping make this a song that really makes you want to move. It keeps steady right up until the end, where it slows down to prepare you for the next track.
3. Le Vieil Amant - This is a dark song, and it's really quite somber. Though it's in french, the lyrics talk about a dead lover, and her getting caught up in the emotions of it all. The mechanical beats add something that makes this song quite ominous. And when the strings come in, all the emotions meld together to form this dark masterpiece.
4. Sweet Blossom - The first track to appear in English, it starts off with strings leading up to the usual mechanical beats. Simon's voice on this track gives this piece a very ghostlike feel. For me, this track almost feels Burtonesque.. if that makes sense.
5. Opium - Opium is a very serene track, and quite soothing. Her vocals make this song a darkly romantic lullaby. It's definitely one of the highlights that many people might overlook.
6. Dame De Lotus - This is most people's favorite track off the album. It's not my favorite, but it's good. It's very mainstream, and I could imagine this song in a commercial. It still has the strings and a strange beat, but it just seems to miss the mark for me. Give it a chance though, since you'll most likely enjoy it.
7. Swimming - Starting off with splashes of water that become the backing beat in the song, Swimming starts off slow but crescendos to a longing chorus. This may take a few listenings to get the beauty of it, but it's one of the best tracks on here once you find it's magic.
8. In The Lake - Swimming leaRAB directly to In the Lake. This song is extremely beautiful, but it almost seems too happy for this album. Nevertheless, it's still a wonderful love song, and the second track to appear in English. The flutes sound amazing, the beats sound like birRAB, and her backing vocals meld together to form this song. I'd check this one out for sure.
9. Rose Hybride De Th