Les Ondes Silencieuses

Infobox Album
Name = Les Ondes Silencieuses
Type = Album
Artist = Colleen


Released =
May 21 2007 (UK)

July 10 2007 (US)
Recorded = ?
Genre = Ambient music
Classical music
Length = 43:20
Label = The Leaf Label BAY57
Producer = Cécile Schott, Emiliano Flores
Reviews = *Pitchfork Media (6.8/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/48286-les-ondes-silencieuses link]
*Stylus Magazine (A-) [http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/colleen/les-ondes-silencieuses.htm link]
Last album = "Colleen et les Boîtes à Musique"
(2006)
This album = "Les Ondes Silencieuses"
(2007)
Next album =

"Les Ondes Silencieuses" (English: "The Still Waters") is the third full-length album by French electronica artist Colleen (real name Cécile Schott) released on May 21 2007. The Japanese release features three bonus live tracks. The name can be interpreted in numerous ways. It can refer to the unusual calmness of still water, sound waves, or the French expression to refer to strange animal behaviour before earthquakes.

tyle

The album was made using natural instruments played live, thus keeping with the unsampled style of Schott's last few albums. Her penchant for unusual instrumentation was again evident, with the spinet and viola da gamba making appearances alongside the more familiar classical guitar and clarinet. The use of the viola da gamba was inspired by a 15-year old Schott viewing the film adaptation of Tous Les Matins Du Monde, a French novel based on the life of Marin Marais who played the instrument.

The looped aesthetic that had characterised much of Colleen's earlier work was discarded on this release in favour of a more open-ended and unstructured approach.

A marine theme is apparent in the name of many of the tracks and in the name of the album itself.

Track listing

All songs were composed and played by Cécile Schott.

#"This Place In Time" – 2:33
#"Le Labyrinthe" – 5:15
#"Sun Against My Eyes" – 4:22
#"Les Ondes Silencieuses" – 6:09
#"Blue Sands" – 5:16
#"Echoes And Coral" – 3:09
#"Sea Of Tranquility" – 5:46
#"Past The Long Black Land" – 3:41
#"Le Bateau" – 7:09

Bonus Japanese tracks

10. "Unfold Out" – ?:??
11. "Serpentine" – ?:??
12. "I'll Read You A Story" – ?:??

"Unfold Out" and "Serpentine" were recorded live in Asahi Art Square, Tokyo.

Credits

Instrumentation

* Cécile Schott – clarinet (tracks 3, 7), classical guitar (tracks 3, 7), singing bowls (track 6), spinet (track 2) and viola da gamba (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9).

Production credits

* Composed by Cécile Schott
* Produced by Cécile Schott and Emiliano Flores
* Mixed by Cécile Schott and Emiliano Flores
* Recorded by Cécile Schott (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8) and Emiliano Flores (tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
* Mastering by Emiliano Flores
* Artwork by Iker Spozio

External links

* [http://posteverything.com/artists/release.php?id=18930 Official Leaf Label page for the album]
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