So here are my two cents regarding the French Wishing project. Of course, the easy way out would have been to suggest one of the English tracks by Keren Ann or Charlotte Gainsbourg. But the honour goes to two tracks that somehow coloured my past year of 2007.
The first one is a track of the truly wonderful new Goldfrapp album Seventh Tree which will be available at the end of February but leaked its way onto the net a couple of months ago. Alison Goldfrapp had always been one of my favourite vocalists but on the last couple of albums her mesmerising voice was forced a bit too much to the background by the heavy beats and electronics. Lucky enough for me she and partner in crime Will Gregory decided to make a radical turn in style for their next album. The track Cologne Cerrone Houdini has Gainsbourg and (Femme d’Argent-)Air written all over it. Listening to this gem I just can’t help but wonder how this would sound if Alison decided to sing it in French.
The second track comes off my favourite album of 2007 (not counting Seventh Tree, that is): 23 by Blonde Redhead. Japanese singer Kazu Mikano makes a lot more use of hushed vocals these days. Combined with the more subdued music she and her companions produce on their latest albums you get beautiful songs like Silently. Kazu really shines on this one. If only they’d chosen to record it in French…
Goldfrapp - Cologne Cerrone Houdini
Blonde Redhead - Silently
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