Rue Saint Louis en L'Île
Released: Nov 9, 2004
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Released: Nov 9, 2004
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French vanguard pop chanteuse Brigitte Fontaine returns with Rue Saint Louis en L'Île, an homage to her street and section of Paris. Leaving the many guest stars -- Archie Shepp, Sonic Youth, et....
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Kekeland
Released: 2002
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Released: 2002
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For this 1998 release, Brigitte Fontaine teams up with an unlikely cast of collaborators from across the '90s' avant-pop spectrum, enlisting Sonic Youth, jazz legend Archie Shepp, the singer simply...
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Genre Humain
Released: 1995
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Released: 1995
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Brigitte Fontaine created some of the most inspired avant-garde pop music to come out of France during the '70s that straddled the divide between song, theater, and performance art. During the...
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Les Palaces
Released: 1997
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Released: 1997
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Coming to prominence in the '70s with a string of outstanding recordings on the French Saravah label, Brigitte Fontaine became a cult figure of world music, avant-pop, and folk before vanishing...
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Le Nougat
Released: 1990
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Released: 1990
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This 1990 comeback album from the queen of French absurdist pop finds the singer again working with her '70s collaborator, Areski Belkacem, in the production role. The candid folk of their '70s...
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Comme à la Radio
Released: 1971
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Released: 1971
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Of all the strange records this French vanguard pop chanteuse ever recorded, this 1971 collaboration between the teams of Brigitte Fontaine and her songwriting partner Areski and the Art Ensemble...
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Vous et Nous
Released: 1977
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Released: 1977
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Brigitte Fontaine and Areski Belkacem's final release before a retirement that lasted nearly 20 years, 1977's Vous et Nous is a remarkable album. A 33-track double album (song lengths range from...
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Je Ne Connais Pas Cet Homme
Released: 1974
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Released: 1974
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Fontaine, who started out sounding like a more adventurous version of Francoise Hardy, got steadily further out as the 1970s progressed. By the time of this recording, she was arguably too far out...
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