Vingt a Trente Mille Jours

1. Derrière le Grand Filtre

2. Si Tu Disais

3. Affaire d'Un Jour

4. Portsmouth

5. Origine du Monde

6. Vingt a Trente Mille Jours

7. Chanson d'Helene

8. Silhouette Minuscule

9. Sans Souci

10. Nutt Repose

11. Heure Bleue

12. Il N'Y a Pas d'Hommes Dans Les Coulissens

13. Verre Pile

14. Je Ne Veux Pas Quitter

Vingt a Trente Mille Jours,Francoiz Breut,Bella Union,Alternative Pop/Rock,France,French,French Pop,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Popular Music,Singer/Songwriter

Average customer rating: Francoiz Breut Captivates Breut and Gloomy

Vingt a Trente Mille Jours [IMPORT] Francoiz Breut Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Francoiz Breut La Biographie de Luka Philipsen Une Saison Volee La Disparition Rose Kennedy ASIN: B00004XRJ3 Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Derriere Le Grand Filtre
2. Si Tu Disais
3. L'Affaire D'Un Jour
4. Porthmouth
5. L'Origine Du Monde
6. Vingt A Trente Mille Jours
7. La Chanson D'Helene
8. Silhouette Minuscule
9. Sans Souci
10. La Nuit Repose
11. L'Heure Bleue
12. Il N'Y A Pas D'Hommes Dans Les Coulisses
13. Le Verre Pile
14. Je Ne Veux Pas Quitter

Amazon.com

An update of '60s French pop by way of indie rock, Vingt à Trente Mille Jours is a fine showcase for chanteuse Françoiz Breut. The album's lush arrangements manage to retain a welcome roughness around the edges. Brushed drums, whammy-bar guitars, gorgeous strings, vibraphone tones, and other sounds are deployed to create dramatic accompaniment for the melancholy French vocalist. The overall vibe, if not the sound of the disc, recalls the gloom of mid-'90s trip-hop. "Silhouette Minuscule" certainly sounds like a distant relative of that genre. On "Vingt à Trente Mille Jours," a rough and tumbling rhythm section contrasts nicely with Breut's sweet singing. Two of the album's best tracks, "Si Tu Disais" and "Derrière le Grand Filtre," evoke Love's masterpiece, Forever Changes. The latter song's chord cycle relentlessly repeats and builds as strings soar above driving guitar. This standout opener hints at just how good the rest of the album is. --Fred Cisterna

Album Description

Her sophomore album features a guest appearance by Calexico. Brought up in Cherbourg, Françoiz's early musical influences were gleaned from her sister's vast vinyl collection & some late nights in bed with John Peel (c'mon, the radio show!) After leaving school, she started singing in a cover band doing versions of The Kinks & X-Ray Spex. During this time she met & fell in love with Dominique A. (now a huge star in France). She accompanied him on stage for 3 years & sang backing vocals on his album 'Twenty-Two Bar'. Then towards the end of 1996 she realised she wanted to do something for herself. Working with Dominique, this sad elegant music slowly begun to evolve. There's a subtle feminine edge to her songs; and with the cool brushes of Sacha Toorop evoking a 50's jazz feel & the Hammond organ & slide guitar of Dominique A., a poignant canvas for Françoiz's captivating vocals is formed. Think Nico's 'Chelsea Girl' and Lee Hazelwood's 'Requiem For An Almost Lady.' EMI. 2001.

Album Details

Breut is a Passionate Painter as Well as Recording Artist. Her Second Album Has Eschewed the Monochromatic Melancholiness of It's Predecessor and Employed Rich, Beautiful String Arrangements and a Diversity of Rhythms and Themes. The Production Duties were Handled by Fabrice Laureau and Engineered by Craig Schumacher (Calexico). The Lyrics were Written by Close Friend Dominique A. Breut Will Tie this Recording with a New Exhibition of her Illustrations and Handmade Book.

Customer Reviews:

Francoiz Breut Captivates.......2002-02-11

Francoiz Breut's music in firmly rooted the stylish 1960s French pop tradition of Serge Gainsbourg and Francois Hardy. The music is composed and arranged by her partner Dominique A, but it is Francoiz's icy vocal presence floating above the voluptous sting arrangements that seduce even the most jaded listeners. Cherbourg native Francoiz Breut has the mysterious aura of the beautiful Gallic muse in the tradition of Jeanne Moreau or Juliette Binoche. Her elulsive personna is as much what she is not; as what she is...Or as Nico so aptly put it,"I am your mirror"; a paradoxical reflection of both desire and detachment. Her vocals are at once; deeply wounded, intimately playful and breathlessly passionate. The eccentric retro-jazz arrangements with a cornicopia of fuzz box guitars, finger snapping snare drum pops, sweeping violins, and bubblegum beatnick posturing are icing on the cake. Take one part Nico, one part Beth Gibbons (Potishead) and one part Marianne Faithfull, and mix it with Lee Greenwood/Nancy Sinatra's "One Velvet Morning" and sift it with Brian Wilson's "Pet Sounds" and Voila!... you have "Vignt a Trente Mille Jours" (translated as "Twenty to Thirty Thousand Days") by Francoiz Breut and Dominque A. Recommended for after-hours liasons, sunny or rainy spring afternoons, or as ambient music on the boulevard of broken dreams.

Breut and Gloomy.......2001-06-07

While it is probably true that gloom and ennui, like love, sound better in French (Think Billy Holiday's 'Songs for Distingue Lovers'), Francoiz Breut would move even in translation. Although less startling than her debut, Ms Breut and partner/collaborateur Dominique Ane still get the cool poise and weltschmerz (damn, that's German) just right on this beautiful, though wintry album. The usual comparisons are with Nico, Mazzy Star and Catpower - and think of these singing a Francoise Sagan novel to music by the live and symphonic Portishead and we are close to a description, but not a definition.

The title track is particularly striking in the infinite weariness - and wary lack of sentiment - evoked by Ms Breut's phrasing, as does the opening, the beautiful 'Derriere le grand filtre', dominated by acoustic guitars and, later, strings, all reminiscent of the first Cohen album, though its worldview is more like that of his 'Songs and Love and Hate'. This song ironically ends with sampled folk music - a contrapuntal sign of an optimism the persona lacks. 'L'Affaire d'un Jour' is Cowboy Junkies - but on better junk - Brigitte Fontaine as Country and Western singer. Beautiful in a low pained bored way - as dark and sexy as suicide in the Seine, the album is really only let down a little on the one English track - a cover of Peggy Lee's 'Sans Souci' - in which the poise becomes pose.

Breathy and brooding, this artist forces the question : why aren't more people speaking about her ? Like Lo Galuccio, An Pierle and Catpower, Francoiz Breut seems to be a little below the radar of Pop culture. Perhaps this is because of innate Anglo-American chauvinism in this case. Perhaps it is because people are stupid.

Average customer rating: Beautiful, moody French indie rock

Vingt a Trente Mille Jours Francoiz Breut Manufacturer: Bella Union ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005Y7O5 Release Date: 2001-08-07

Tracks:

1. Derri le Grand Filtre
2. Si Tu Disais
3. Affaire d'Un Jour
4. Portsmouth
5. Origine du Monde
6. Vingt a Trente Mille Jours
7. Chanson d'Helene
8. Silhouette Minuscule
9. Sans Souci
10. Nutt Repose
11. Heure Bleue
12. Il N'Y a Pas d'Hommes Dans Les Coulissens
13. Verre Pile
14. Je Ne Veux Pas Quitter

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful, moody French indie rock.......2002-09-09

This shares much of the same brooding grace as her first album from 1996 that endeared France's most downcast mademoiselle to listeners across the world. Produced once again by Dominique A, Francois Breut has also enlisted many of France's most illustrious indiepoppers, including folks such as Phillipe Katarine and members of Autour de Lucie. The result is a lighter-sounding album which sheds the murky, mystical gravity of her earlier Tom Waits-y leanings in favor of a muted, slightly xylophonic orchestral pop, ala Tindersticks. Although not as immediately spooky as her first album, this is still powerful and poetic, and will hopefully will draw even more listeners into her orbit. Also highly recommended.

Average customer rating: Francoiz Breut Captivates Breut and Gloomy

Vingt a Trente Mille Jours Francoiz Breut Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Francoiz Breut La Biographie de Luka Philipsen Une Saison Volee La Disparition Rose Kennedy ASIN: B000059WK3 Release Date: 2005-12-22

Tracks:

1. Derri le Grand Filtre
2. Si Tu Disais
3. Affaire d'Un Jour
4. Portsmouth
5. Origine du Monde
6. Vingt a Trente Mille Jours
7. Chanson d'Helene
8. Silhouette Minuscule
9. Sans Souci
10. Nutt Repose
11. Heure Bleue
12. Il N'Y a Pas d'Hommes Dans Les Coulissens
13. Verre Pile
14. Je Ne Veux Pas Quitter

Amazon.com

An update of '60s French pop by way of indie rock, Vingt à Trente Mille Jours is a fine showcase for chanteuse Françoiz Breut. The album's lush arrangements manage to retain a welcome roughness around the edges. Brushed drums, whammy-bar guitars, gorgeous strings, vibraphone tones, and other sounds are deployed to create dramatic accompaniment for the melancholy French vocalist. The overall vibe, if not the sound of the disc, recalls the gloom of mid-'90s trip-hop. "Silhouette Minuscule" certainly sounds like a distant relative of that genre. On "Vingt à Trente Mille Jours," a rough and tumbling rhythm section contrasts nicely with Breut's sweet singing. Two of the album's best tracks, "Si Tu Disais" and "Derrière le Grand Filtre," evoke Love's masterpiece, Forever Changes. The latter song's chord cycle relentlessly repeats and builds as strings soar above driving guitar. This standout opener hints at just how good the rest of the album is. --Fred Cisterna

Album Description

Her sophomore album features a guest appearance by Calexico. Brought up in Cherbourg, Françoiz's early musical influences were gleaned from her sister's vast vinyl collection & some late nights in bed with John Peel (c'mon, the radio show!) After leaving school, she started singing in a cover band doing versions of The Kinks & X-Ray Spex. During this time she met & fell in love with Dominique A. (now a huge star in France). She accompanied him on stage for 3 years & sang backing vocals on his album 'Twenty-Two Bar'. Then towards the end of 1996 she realised she wanted to do something for herself. Working with Dominique, this sad elegant music slowly begun to evolve. There's a subtle feminine edge to her songs; and with the cool brushes of Sacha Toorop evoking a 50's jazz feel & the Hammond organ & slide guitar of Dominique A., a poignant canvas for Françoiz's captivating vocals is formed. Think Nico's 'Chelsea Girl' and Lee Hazelwood's 'Requiem For An Almost Lady.' EMI. 2001.

Album Details

Breut is a Passionate Painter as Well as Recording Artist. Her Second Album Has Eschewed the Monochromatic Melancholiness of It's Predecessor and Employed Rich, Beautiful String Arrangements and a Diversity of Rhythms and Themes. The Production Duties were Handled by Fabrice Laureau and Engineered by Craig Schumacher (Calexico). The Lyrics were Written by Close Friend Dominique A. Breut Will Tie this Recording with a New Exhibition of her Illustrations and Handmade Book.

Customer Reviews:

Francoiz Breut Captivates.......2002-02-11

Francoiz Breut's music in firmly rooted the stylish 1960s French pop tradition of Serge Gainsbourg and Francois Hardy. The music is composed and arranged by her partner Dominique A, but it is Francoiz's icy vocal presence floating above the voluptous sting arrangements that seduce even the most jaded listeners. Cherbourg native Francoiz Breut has the mysterious aura of the beautiful Gallic muse in the tradition of Jeanne Moreau or Juliette Binoche. Her elulsive personna is as much what she is not; as what she is...Or as Nico so aptly put it,"I am your mirror"; a paradoxical reflection of both desire and detachment. Her vocals are at once; deeply wounded, intimately playful and breathlessly passionate. The eccentric retro-jazz arrangements with a cornicopia of fuzz box guitars, finger snapping snare drum pops, sweeping violins, and bubblegum beatnick posturing are icing on the cake. Take one part Nico, one part Beth Gibbons (Potishead) and one part Marianne Faithfull, and mix it with Lee Greenwood/Nancy Sinatra's "One Velvet Morning" and sift it with Brian Wilson's "Pet Sounds" and Voila!... you have "Vignt a Trente Mille Jours" (translated as "Twenty to Thirty Thousand Days") by Francoiz Breut and Dominque A. Recommended for after-hours liasons, sunny or rainy spring afternoons, or as ambient music on the boulevard of broken dreams.

Breut and Gloomy.......2001-06-07

While it is probably true that gloom and ennui, like love, sound better in French (Think Billy Holiday's 'Songs for Distingue Lovers'), Francoiz Breut would move even in translation. Although less startling than her debut, Ms Breut and partner/collaborateur Dominique Ane still get the cool poise and weltschmerz (damn, that's German) just right on this beautiful, though wintry album. The usual comparisons are with Nico, Mazzy Star and Catpower - and think of these singing a Francoise Sagan novel to music by the live and symphonic Portishead and we are close to a description, but not a definition.

The title track is particularly striking in the infinite weariness - and wary lack of sentiment - evoked by Ms Breut's phrasing, as does the opening, the beautiful 'Derriere le grand filtre', dominated by acoustic guitars and, later, strings, all reminiscent of the first Cohen album, though its worldview is more like that of his 'Songs and Love and Hate'. This song ironically ends with sampled folk music - a contrapuntal sign of an optimism the persona lacks. 'L'Affaire d'un Jour' is Cowboy Junkies - but on better junk - Brigitte Fontaine as Country and Western singer. Beautiful in a low pained bored way - as dark and sexy as suicide in the Seine, the album is really only let down a little on the one English track - a cover of Peggy Lee's 'Sans Souci' - in which the poise becomes pose.

Breathy and brooding, this artist forces the question : why aren't more people speaking about her ? Like Lo Galuccio, An Pierle and Catpower, Francoiz Breut seems to be a little below the radar of Pop culture. Perhaps this is because of innate Anglo-American chauvinism in this case. Perhaps it is because people are stupid.

Average customer rating:

Vingt a Trente - Mille Jours Francoiz Breut Manufacturer: Virgi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004XRQ7 Release Date: 2000-10-16

Average customer rating:

Vingt a Trente Mille Jours Francoiz Breut Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000DEOWU Release Date: 2002-07-17

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