I got an e-mail from an American dude who wanted me to repost a song - a request that he made after stating that he thought I was a girl, and calling all French "fags". Flattering won't help - I do not repost. Lucky for us, there are some Americans who are madly in love with France and French popmusic, like the lovely looking Elinore Blake, better known as April March. Blake's interest in France goes back to nursery school, where she began learning French from a puppet named Monsieur Hibou, an interest she was able to fulfill in 1979 when she was chosen in a city exchange program for French students to go to Junior High in France for six weeks. She graduated from Phillip Academy Andover in 1983, after which she moved back to New York City to become a cartoon animator - she worked on Ren & Stimpy. If that's not cool enough, she also recorded albums with songs written by Gainsbourg, worked with Betrand Burgalat and got one record released in the US on the Dust Brothers label.Best record she made is 1998's Chrominance Decoder, on which her girlie voice (France Gall-ish) is surrounded by luscious sixties-organs and strings.
April's last album is from 2005, but last year she send me an email requesting more info on a track I posted by singer Hugo. Never heard from her since, but a team-up might be in the making.
April March - La Piscine Couverte
April March - Mickey et Chantal
April March - Le Code Rural
April March is very cool. That dress is great. If you hear from her again convince her to come and play here in Amsterdam!
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BeantwoordenVerwijderenExcellent stuff.
From what i have heard so far i think that April March and also Fabienne Delsol are the very best of the Retro ye ye girls.
Thanks for these songs.
YEYEOHYEAH
Fabienne Delsol? Never heard of her! OMG!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenCool: Fabienne Delsol - http://www.damagedgoods.co.uk/sounds/fabi_laissetomber.mov
BeantwoordenVerwijderenTime to list all the versions of this song??
Link's dead.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenNew project: the best versions of Laisse Tomber. Will think about it
There's a version of laisse tomber by God Is My Co-Pilot. Would love to hear that one. There must be translations too.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenYou've received a mail from April. Pfff! La classe !
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI think 'Triggers' is better than 'Chrominace Decoder' but that's just me.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIt's a very close second, for me.
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