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ARTIST
TITLE
Piano Matinee
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
CRACKI 054LP CRACKI 054LP
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RELEASE DATE
8/28/2020

French synth-pop talent Lucien & The Kimono Orchestra unveils his new solo piano album, a journey into cinematic soundscapes. Alone at the piano, Lucien takes us on a very personal album in a deep and quiet reverie. With Piano Matinée, you spend a soft winter morning in his company, reminiscing about tender childhood memories. Between previously unreleased tracks and revisited Kimono Orchestra pieces, Piano Matinée concludes a trilogy of recordings which have barely been released, while paving the way for a wider future. Universal, sensitive, cinematographic, the piano language spoken here by Lucien opens you to his musical world in a light that is both more authentic and accessible. The album also tells us a personal story. That of a grandfather -- an exceptional pianist but forced to give up his career when the Second World War broke out -- who passed on to him a taste for music in his early childhood, before passing away. Many years later, Lucien came across old cassette recordings of his eldest son, soon afterwards having a disturbing dream in which he swore he had had a dialogue with him and decided to go his own way. The self-taught musician spent a whole year honing his piano skills before deciding to freeze his performance in the summer of 2019 at the legendary Steinway at the Studios Saint-Germain. Drawing freely on all his influences -- jazz, funk, classical, cinema -- Lucien's Piano Matinée is a special object, as intimate as it is melodious.