Camille - Le Fil
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Artist: CamilleEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-06-06
Music Label: Narada
Soundtracks:
- La Jeune Fille Aux Cheveux Blancs
- ta Douleur
- Assise
- Janine I
- Vous
- Baby Carni Bird
- Pour Que L'amour Me Quitte
- Senza
- Janine II
- Vertige
- Au Port
- Janine III
- Pale Septembre
- Rue De Menilmontant
- Quand Je Marche
- J'ai Tort
- Jolie Bruine
- Lumiere
Music reviews of Le Fil
Music Review: I speak the language of the string!
Rating: 5 Stars
After I purchased Camille's first album, "Le Sac Des Filles" (The bag of girls, or simply, the purse), I loved it so completely, that I just had to have "Le Fil" (The string or the thread)! One word of caution: if you have no prior knowledge of Camille, I strongly recommend that you buy and listen to "Le Sac Des Filles" (please see my review on this album), for you are not ready for the explosion of surprising and innovative music that this album offers. This album is so completely different from anything you'll ever hear! Camille has reinvented herself from her first album. The sounds of these songs are truly earth-shattering; they will shake you to your innermost core and then make for you a new core! The songs present such a multiplicity of sounds, that your ears won't know what to do with themselves, and your brain will constantly be playing catchup! If you listen to it enough, it "will" raise your IQ. And for all you kids and teenagers who are looking for something different, this is the end of your search! You will listen to nothing better in 2005 and beyond and in the process you will be learning French. What could be better? Here are my specific comments on each of the songs. I've put the songs in order, and the number next to them represents my ranking. The number "1" represents my favorite song on the album and number "15" represents my least favorite (this is not to say that something with a high number is a bad song, but I had to pick). I'm also including the English translation of every song in parenthesis:
10: La Jeune Fille Aux Cheveux Blancs (The Young Girl With White Hair): there is an irresistible combination of sounds in this song. The end, in particular, is great!
2: Ta Douleur (Your Pain): this is one of the coolest pop songs that I've heard in awhile. The music varies in tempo and rhythm. This song is so unique because you can hear Camille spitting, gagging, and other such sounds. As said before, this music is different. On Camille's website, you can see the video to this song. It is so fresh and unique. While she is singing, a blue skein of yarn crochets a dress on her body. It is so cool!
5: Assise (Sat): this song is like music from "The Lion King" on a week's worth of espresso, green tea, chocolate, and cafe au lait, in which the separate entity of caffeine has consumed more of itself. She also clears her throat in the middle of the song. A must listen!
9: Janine I: this is the first "Janine" song, which has a medium speed. The "Janine" songs are not exactly the same as far as the lyrics go (i.e. they have different lyrics), but it is like one song separated into three parts each with different speeds.
6: Vous (You): this song is very good. It has so many different sounds at once, you won't be able to believe it. It also has a few jazzy moments.
4: Baby Carni Bird: this is one of the songs that has English lyrics in it. In fact, the chorus is entirely in English, which should highly interest American listeners. Here are the words of the chorus: "My name is baby carni bird / I'm the only one in the world / I'm yours / For I can fly up in the air / And you can shoot me when you like / I'm yours." This song has very distinctive jazz / cabaret moments. Also, the chorus and the rest of the song do not really go together; they are so entirely different, but still it works! Camille is a genius!
15: Pour Que L'amour Me Quitte (So That The Love Leaves Me): a nice and very pretty song. It is slow and relaxing.
8: Janine II: this is the (excessively) slow part of this song. Lyrically, it is superior!
14: Vertige (Vertigo / Giddiness): this song sounds like constant steady breathing. I like to ride my bike and do other exercises to this song.
13: Senza: this song is fun because it sounds like a doorbell gone haywire!
3: Au Port (With The Port): this song, although not my favorite, is the most satisfying song on the album. It has the constant undertone of a hurried pace, all the while undergoing constant changes in rhythm and tempo. And just when you think it can't get any better, it gives you an ending that goes down like fine wine (or a good soymilk cafe au lait)!
7: Janine III: the is the fast (sometimes very fast) part of this song. It comes and goes like a whirlwind!
1: Pale Septembre (Pale September): my absolute favorite song on this album, and one of my favorite French songs...period. This song also has some English lyrics, which go something like this: "I'll never go to the sun / I'll never know if he's alive / I'll never reach the sun / I'll never, ever know if he's still alive / I'll never reach the sun..." This song is so great because it slyly and insidiously lulls you into several senses of relaxation. Then, when you least expect it, it obliterates quite effectively all the relaxation it built within you with sounds so astounding and surprising and shocking, that it will practically reinvent your soul! It is very hard to explain these sounds, but it reminds me a lot of childbirth. It sounds like the agonizing pain of contractions followed immediately by sounds of deep and intense breathing! It is one very satisfying song! You must listen to this song: you won't be the same!
11: Rue De Menilmontant (Menilmontant Road): a short song with lots of tug-of-war between restraint and letting go.
12: Quand Je Marche (When I Walk): this song concludes the album, with a slightly calming affect, without compromising its overall theme of multiple sounds. Lively, yet relaxing!
18: Lumiere (Light): this is a mezmerizing, mostly instrumental song, and wow, is it addictive!
I know it's hard when they put French albums on "amazon" and then do not provide clips of these wonderful songs. This can be remedied by going to the French version of "amazon," which is www.amazon.fr. Then click on "musique," type in "Camille" and then you can listen to the clips. However, do not entirely depend on the clips to make your decision. It is not a substitute for buying the album. You will not regret this purchase, trust me!
I highly recommend that you visit the Camille website. Once there, you can see videos of many songs. My favorite video is the one for "Ta Douleur." It shows Camille being ravished by a blue skein of yarn that persistently crochets itself onto her body. Also notable are the videos for "Paris" and "Le Sac Des Filles" from her first album. There are also clips of her most recent concert. Look at the clip for the song "Je Suis Une Fille" (I am a girl), in which she burps loudly to her audience. Lastly, you can listen to much more generous clips of all the songs from her first album, "Le Sac Des Filles."
In conclusion, I would like to reemphasize that this album is far superior and entirely different from anything you'll ever hear! It will change the face of music forever! Of course, you must buy and listen (repeatedly) to this album to experience this change! Thus concludes this review! :-)
Denise C. Floyd, author of "Tales from the Boudoir" :-)
Le Sac des Filles
Music Hole
Douze Fois Par An
Tales from the Boudoir
The Shaga Blageek Poetry Packet: Selected Poems: 2001-2008
Description of Le Fil
Special edition with 3 bonus tracks 'J'ai Tort', 'Jolie Bruine' & 'Lumiere'. EMI. 2005.Feel free to add French chanteuse Camille to that extremely select group of adventurous female singer/songwriters that also includes Bjork, Fiona Apple, Kate Bush and Julieta Venegas. Camille makes experimental music, to be sure, but her soundscapes have so much warmth in them that they are also instantly catchy. Her singing evokes the wide-eyed innocence of a little girl hopelessly in love with the world and its many mysteries. The instrumentation is sparse on the singer?s sophomore effort, sustained by a single tone that accompanies the album from beginning to end. A minimalist at heart, Camille uses overdubs cleverly, adding subtle keyboard effects for the creation of hypnotic atmospheres. The songs merge seamlessly into one another, creating a cinematic journey that requires repeated listening in order to reveal its many hidden treasures. Camille is likely to become a global phenomenon on the sheer strength of her unique talent. --Ernesto Lechner
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