Première!

Première!

Infobox Album
Name = Première!
Type = studio
Artist = Qwentin



Released = November 15, 2007
Recorded = 20062007 at Ultra Sound Studios, Braga, nowrap|Portugal
Genre = Alternative rock, Rock
Length = 44:25
Label = Raging Planet
Producer = Daniel Cardoso
Reviews =
*"Destak (Portugal)" Rating|4|5 ["Destak" newspaper, issue 795, released in November, 2, 2007]
*"Maxmen (Portugal)" Rating|4|5 ["Maxmen" magazine, issue 81, released in February, 2008]

"Première!" is Portuguese alternative rock band Qwentin's debut album, released on November 15, 2007 on Raging Planetrecords.

Track listing

#"¡Fatalidad!"
#"Casualty Friday"
#"Il Commence Ici"
#"trailer deAqui.”"
#"Uomo-Tutto"
#"Jornalisma"
#"intervalo"
#"Tweestrijd"
#"N.F.O. Kronikoj"
#"Aqui."
#"Mind (the) Thieves"
#"Terrier"
#"Chewbaccas Blues" (bonus hidden track)

ongs

¡Fatalidad!

The album's first song was, curiously, the last one written. Sung in Spanish, it reflects on the frailty of life, comparing it to an island "completely surrounded by death" ("somos solamente islas, pequeñas porciones de vida rodeadas de muerte por todos lados". These reflections are conveyed through the point of view of a fictional character who recalls everything that came to his mind while nearly drowning.

Casualty Friday

Although it appears before "Mind (the) Thieves" (track #11), it is a sequel of it, as one might notice through the opening riff. The lyrics are in English.

Il Commence Ici

The album's first single, "Il Commence Ici", is spoken in French. The main theme is the concept of reality, as an ever-changing element of life ("le monde qu'on voit tous les jours quand on se réveille est sujet à des constantes mutations, transformations, déformations" - "the world that we see everyday, when we wake up, undergoes constant mutations, transformations, deformations").

trailer de "Aqui."

This song is merely an excerpt of the song "Aqui.", as a teaser (track #10).

Uomo-Tutto

A song in Italian based on a fictional character which is, simultaneously, God and Man.

Jornalisma

Sung and spoken in Portuguese, "Jornalisma" talks about truth and the manipulation of facts in the media.

intervalo

The word "Intervalo", in Portuguese, means "Intermission" (as in a movie theatre). This instrumental theme works as a breather between the record's two halves.

Tweestrijd

A deeply existentialist song about a woman becoming a man through some sort of metamorphosis. Sung in Dutch.

N.F.O. Kronikoj

A fast-paced Esperanto-spoken song which talks about truth and contradiction, the main topic being UFOs ("NFO" stands for "Nekonata Fluigi Objekto", in Esperanto; i.e., "U.F.O.").

Aqui.

The record's second (and last) song in Portuguese. The lyrics talk about the unbearable weight of routine on a couple's day-to-day life.

Mind (the) Thieves

The record's second (and last) song in English. And the first to be written.Its lyrics tell the story of a mind thief, through the POV of its victim. The story continues on Casualty Friday (#2), where the narrative is conducted through the thief's POV.

Terrier

An instrumental piece with dark, funeral march-like ambience. With some background references to the Bosnian War.

Chewbacca's Blues

An instrumental unlisted track (although it is credited on the sleeve notes) which is, according to Qwentin (as said on an interview for the Portuguese radio station Antena 3, in 2006), a "deep look into the character's inner self" (Chewbacca being a Star Wars supporting character, with little or no closure on its personal life).

Personnel

*Gospodar Qwentinssonguitar, vocals, piano
*Qweon Qwentinssonguitar, vocals
*Drepopoulos Qwentinssonbass
*Bárány Qwentinssondrums
*Morloch Qwentinsson - piano, keyboards, sequencing
* Daniel Cardosoproducer, additional drums on "Terrier"
* Rui Duartevocals on "Mind (the) Thieves
* Gatotrumpet on "intervalo"
* Pedro Mendesassistant engineer, additional guitars on "Mind (the) Thieves"
* Mathilde Baronspoken voice on "Il Commence Ici"
* Giorgia Zagaspoken voice on "Uomo-Tutto"
* Sara Romaninspoken voice on "Uomo-Tutto"
* João Mestrespoken voice on "Jornalisma"
* Gonçalo Britospoken voice on "Jornalisma"
* Tiago Abreuspoken voice on "Jornalisma"
* Bonnie Hendriksspoken voice on "Tweestrijd"
* Dominique Bordeadditional engineering on "Il Commence Ici", "Uomo-Tutto", "Jornalisma", "N.F.O. Kronikoj" and "Chewbacca's Blues"
* Aryadditional engineering on "Il Commence Ici", "Uomo-Tutto", "Jornalisma", "N.F.O. Kronikoj" and "Chewbacca's Blues"
* Jonatan Sousa - additional engineering on "Tweestrijd"
* Pedro Lourenço - additional engineering on "Tweestrijd"

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