Sexuality (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Sexuality
Type = studio
Artist = Sébastien Tellier


Released = February 25, 2008
Recorded =
Genre = Synthpop, R&B
Length =
Label = Record Makers / Lucky Number Music
Producer = Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzftxzejldde link]
*Drowned in Sound (6/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/12599 link]
*The Guardian Rating|4|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2258803,00.html link]
*NME (8/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/sebastien-tellier/9498 link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.3/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/50145-sbastien-tellier-sexuality link]
Last album = "Universe"
(2006)
This album = "Sexuality"
(2008)

"Sexuality" is the third studio album by French artist Sébastien Tellier, released on February 25, 2008. The album was produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, who is best known as one of the members of Daft Punk.

Conception

"Sexuality" is the first studio album by Tellier produced by someone other than himself. [http://www.timeout.com/london/music/features/4269/Sebastian_Tellier-interview.html Sébastian Tellier: interview] "". Retrieved on February 20 2008.] When de Homem-Christo was asked to produce the album, he was flattered and immediately agreed to do it. He expressed that Tellier "is maybe the best singer and composer in France today" and felt that the album was one of the few collaborative efforts in which he could contribute significantly and uniquely. "If you feel it and if you feel something creatively interesting then it’s possible." [http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1909 Daft Punk Interview] Popjustice. Retrieved on February 20 2008.] Their previous professional meeting was during the production period of the film "Daft Punk's Electroma", in which Daft Punk requested the use of Tellier's song "Universe". [http://www.channel4.com/music/interviews/sebastien-tellier-interview-sexual-sportswear-daft-punk.html Sébastien Tellier: Interview] Channel 4. Retrieved on February 20 2008.]

The first "taster" from the album was "Sexual Sportswear", which was revealed on Tellier's MySpace page. He described the instrumental track as "a direct combination of what I was doing before and what Guy-Man can do." When questioned on the two seemingly strangely juxtaposed words in the title, Tellier replied: "In my own sexual fantasies I always think about women in sportswear. I like women in sports pants and prefer peeling them off women to lifting up their skirts." [http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2093&Itemid=9 Sébastien Tellier Interview] Popjustice. Retrieved on February 20 2008.]

Regarding the style of the album, Tellier stated, "It is not at all like what I have released before and nothing like what Guy-Man did with Daft Punk." He also elaborated that, "It's very electronic and like intellectual R&B, although not in the same way that Beyoncé or Justin Timberlake are R&B... I tried to keep vulgarity away from sex and my music."

Track listing

# "Roche"
# "Kilometer"
# "Look"
# "Divine"
# "Pomme"
# "Une Heure"
# "Sexual Sportswear"
# "Elle"
# "Fingers of Steel"
# "Manty"
# "L’amour et la Violence"

Personnel

* Romain Tranchart - engineer
* Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo - producer
* Eric Chédeville - co-producer
* Manu Cossu - artwork
* Olivia Jourde - artwork layout

Chart positions

References

External links

*Discogs release|id=1253094|name=Sexuality
* [http://www.luckynumbermusic.com/releases_16.htm "Sexuality"] at Lucky Number Music