Friday, August 12 2011
‘French Cinema’ Is a Tangled, Rumpled Jumble of a History
French Cinema is a popular history that makes its own eccentric claims on what that history should be.
Thursday, May 26 2011
Various Artists: Le Pop 6: Les Chansons de la Nouvelle Scene Francaise
The label stays true to its vision of French-language music: playful, upbeat, clever, modern and light.
Thursday, December 9 2010
Jacky Chalard: Je Sus Vivant, Mais J’Ai Peur de Gilbert Deflez
Space-age rock, straight-faced and playful, with driving mystic keyboards to tell us we're in the future.
Tuesday, September 7 2010
Various Artists: Le Pop 5: Les Chansons de la Nouvelle Scène Française
None of the songs on Le Pop 5 sound like "Allez! Ola! Olé!"
Tuesday, August 17 2010
Marianne Dissard: Paris One Takes
Soft little "La Confetti" from L'Entredeux now opens with a guitar like a jet engine.
Friday, April 16 2010
Sirba Octet/Isabelle Georges: Yiddish Rhapsody
The music being orchestrally interpreted on this disc comes from Yiddish folk culture via 1920s and '30s New York.
Tuesday, February 23 2010
Shall We Kiss?
This is repetitive and subdued, but those looking for a little less fluff in their romantic comedies would be well to do by renting this French export.
Monday, November 9 2009
Mary Roos: Amour Toujours: The French Song Collection 1972-1975
Her songs are designed to be heard once and wiggle themselves into your brain.
Sunday, May 10 2009
20 Questions: Zachary Richard
Zachary Richard’s Cajun accordion speaks to the heart. Let that sound get in your ear and you’ll be out of your chair and on your feet before you can say Laissez le bon temps rouler!
