Émilie Simon Magazine - News, Reviews, Albums and Videos

Magazine about Émilie Simon, with all the latest news, reviews, albums, videos and free mp3 playlist.

Camille Saint-Saëns - Symphonie No.3 avec “Orgue”; Concerto pour Piano No.4 (feat. organ: Danie -

Your first instinct here will probably be to get all excited about the concept. Not only are the orchestral parts for both Saint-Saëns concerti played on dusted-down 19th century instruments, but the Organ Symphony is taped at the church of Saint Sulpice in Paris, with the ‘Titulaire’ Daniel Roth himself...

Olivia (bonus) -

Miss Météores, Olivia Ruiz' latest album, is re-released with bonustracks. Gawd, how I hate it when they do this. And record companies still wonder why people think they're money greedy basterds who don't care about the fans? Hah. Anyhoo, the bonus tracks are mostly demos ('versions maquette') and...

Björk Live at the Náttúra Festival - This past Saturday Bjrk played a free concert with Sgur Rios in Iceland, to raise awareness about the destruction of Icelands natural landscape. For anyone who missed the live stream on National Geographic, here is a clip of Bjork performing the title track from her latest album Wonderlust and Hyperballad...

Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Sun... -

Recorded live at Sunset Sound studios, produced by Beck Hansen, and broadcast live on L.A. based radio station KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" radio show, "Live At Sunset Sound" showcases French singer/songwriter Charlotte Gainsbourg's entrancing, sophisticated, feminine vocals, and some neat, simple yet effective songwriting. It's available exclusively online, and features...

Califone - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers (2009) -

You may have noticed that I added Califone's All My Friends are Funeral Singers on my year end list. You may also have noticed that up until now no review existed for this outstanding album. Sometimes it is hard to find the words to write a review for albums that...

Keren Ann - 101 -

Not exactly nose to the grindstone, Dutch/Israeli (and wholly Parisian) chanteuse Keren Ann Zeidel returns with her first solo album in four years. It’s her sixth in all, and fourth in English, and suggests the years haven’t been idled away. 101 marks a shift from the stark balladry of 2007’s...

Similar Artists: