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01. LA FEMME - Sphynx
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02. LA FEMME - Le Vide Est Ton Nouveau Prénom
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03. LA FEMME - Ou Va Le Monde
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04. LA FEMME - Septembre
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05. LA FEMME - Tatiana
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06. LA FEMME - Conversations Nocturnes
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08. LA FEMME - Exorciseur
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09. LA FEMME - Elle Ne T'aime Pas
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11. LA FEMME - Tueur De Fleurs
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12. LA FEMME - Al Warda
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ARTIST
LA FEMME
TITLE
Mystere
FORMAT
2LP
LABEL
BORN BAD RECORDS
CATALOG #
BORNBAD 086LP
BORNBAD 086LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
9/30/2016
2024 repress. French pop connoisseurs
La Femme
present
Mystère
. La Femme have made a huge mark on modern Paris's cultural landscape, with the two sides of the city - the glamour and the grit - ingrained in their music. Since the release of their debut album,
Psycho Tropical Berlin
(BORNBAD 051LP, 2013), their rise has only gained momentum with fans including directors
Jacques Audiard
and
Romain Gavras
to legends
Jean Michel Jarre
and
Hedi Slimane
. Returning with a more psychedelic sound and guest vocalists that slice through the starkest of electro beats,
Mystère
sees La Femme celebrating their wonderful city. From the chattering tête-à-tête heard on "Conversations Nocturnes" to the throbbing disco beat of "SSD", a direct reference to the pulsing nightlife hotspot and multi-cultural district Strasbourg Saint Denis where the band is based.
Mystère
's true intrigue however, lies in La Femme's enigmatic questioning of falling in and out of love. A compendium of short stories describing loves and losses, each song breaks down language barriers through an inventive and astute knack for melody. The elation of a passionate encounter is captured on the ricocheting electronics of "Tatiana", the melancholic acoustic guitar echoes in "Le Vide Est Ton Nouveau Prenom" and the sorrow of a war-torn couple in "Psyzook". Whether delicate or drenched in dirty disco, the impact of
Clémence
,
Marlon
and
Sacha
's gothic mantras mixed with the guest vocal talent of
Clara Luciani
,
Jane Peynot
,
Naomi Greene
,
Mathilde Marlière
,
Angela Hureau
,
Battista Acquaviva
and
Sarah Ben Abdallah
is perhaps where La Femme's true meaning can be found. Sacha on his band's all-inclusive philosophy: "We don't like the idea of having a leader or a chief: everyone brings to the band what they can and want." Recorded between a castle in Brittany and a Paris basement before being finished up with
Sonny Diperri
(
Animal Collective
) in LA,
Mystère
once again sees backgrounds blurred and worlds collide. The band's chic retro-futurist surf-pop sound possesses the same dose of glamorous punk stomp as before, but this time around it's layered with an elegant fusion of influences from
Ennio Morricone
,
Marie Et Les Garcons
's disco-rock touch and the lysergic romanticism of
The Velvet Underground
. Through increased use of strings and further exploration of sound,
Mystère
also incorporates the band's new love of oriental sounds, Turkish disco, Tuareg blues, medieval psychedelia to mainstays
Brian Eno
and
Pink Floyd
.
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