810874027115
810874027108

La Mer

Claude Fontaine

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Cat No: LPIL2117

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Release Date:  06 September 2024

Label:  Innovative Leisure

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  810874027115

Genres:  World Music  

Release Date:  06 September 2024

Label:  Innovative Leisure

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  810874027108

Genres:  World Music  

  • Description

    With their dulcet fusion of '60s French ye-ye pop, slinky Studio One reggae, and liminal Brazilian tropicalia, Claude Fontaine's songs embody the best kept dreams of a globally connected world. The second album from the Los Angeles artist reflects the dream of creating the soundtrack for this utopia by the sea.

    Released on Innovative Leisure, La Mer is a mesmerizing portal. It's impossible for it to exist outside of the modern moment, but it floats on the gilded dust of the past. At times, Fontaine channels Jane Birkin as backed by Jorge Ben. Francois Hardy locked into sonic reverie with Mulatu Astatke, or Margo Guryan making lovers rock.

    None of this is a happy accident. For her second opus, Fontaine assembled some of the most gifted musicians of the last five decades. First and foremost is her co-writer and producer, the multi-platinum Grammy-Award winning Lester Mendez, whose resume includes everyone from Grace Jones and Baaba Maal to Shakira and Nelly Furtado.

    As with Fontaine's self-titled first album, the legendary Tony Chin appears on guitar, bringing the orphic tones expected from someone who has played with some of the greatest reggae musicians of all-time (King Tubby, Dennis Brown, Lee Perry, Jackie Mittoo, Max Romeo, Sly & Robbie). On bass, there's Ronnie McQueen, one of the co-founders of Steel Pulse. Sergio Mendes' percussionist, Gibi Dos Santos, supplies propulsive locomotion. So does Ziggy Marley's drummer, Rock Deadrick. And that's just the abridged list of storied instrumentalists who appear on La Mer.

    Description

    With their dulcet fusion of '60s French ye-ye pop, slinky Studio One reggae, and liminal Brazilian tropicalia, Claude Fontaine's songs embody the best kept dreams of a globally connected world. The second album from the Los Angeles artist reflects the dream of creating the soundtrack for this utopia by the sea.

    Released on Innovative Leisure, La Mer is a mesmerizing portal. It's impossible for it to exist outside of the modern moment, but it floats on the gilded dust of the past. At times, Fontaine channels Jane Birkin as backed by Jorge Ben. Francois Hardy locked into sonic reverie with Mulatu Astatke, or Margo Guryan making lovers rock.

    None of this is a happy accident. For her second opus, Fontaine assembled some of the most gifted musicians of the last five decades. First and foremost is her co-writer and producer, the multi-platinum Grammy-Award winning Lester Mendez, whose resume includes everyone from Grace Jones and Baaba Maal to Shakira and Nelly Furtado.

    As with Fontaine's self-titled first album, the legendary Tony Chin appears on guitar, bringing the orphic tones expected from someone who has played with some of the greatest reggae musicians of all-time (King Tubby, Dennis Brown, Lee Perry, Jackie Mittoo, Max Romeo, Sly & Robbie). On bass, there's Ronnie McQueen, one of the co-founders of Steel Pulse. Sergio Mendes' percussionist, Gibi Dos Santos, supplies propulsive locomotion. So does Ziggy Marley's drummer, Rock Deadrick. And that's just the abridged list of storied instrumentalists who appear on La Mer.
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  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Vaqueiro
      • 2. Love The Way You Love
      • 3. Green Ivy Tapestry
      • 4. Laissez-Moi L'aimer
      • 5. Concha Del Mar
      • 6. Lover's Vow
      • 7. Camacari
      • 8. Small Hours
      • 9. Reliquia
      • 10. Marmalade Haze
      • 11. Kissing The Sun
      • 12. Chuva De Verao

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Vaqueiro
      • 2. Love The Way You Love
      • 3. Green Ivy Tapestry
      • 4. Laissez-Moi L'aimer
      • 5. Concha Del Mar
      • 6. Lover's Vow
      • 7. Camacari
      • 8. Small Hours
      • 9. Reliquia
      • 10. Marmalade Haze
      • 11. Kissing The Sun
      • 12. Chuva De Verao