Add Date: 2/2/2010
Artist: Charlotte Gainsbourg
Album: IRM
Label: Elektra
Genre: Electro-pop (sometime en francais)
Comments: Charlotte, je t'adore, but then again who doesn't love French songstress-actresses? IRM, an album written about a close-to-fatal water-skiing accident, is certainly no disappointment--produced, written, and mixed by Beck, the record is chock-full of great pop songs. At times the tracks are light on production and heavy on intimate vocals, at other times, the substantial, beat-driven drum and bass give the song its backbone (for example on the title track). The production of Beck adds a lot to the record (as did AIR's production on her sophmore album) in terms of complexity and the overall finished quality, but you still manage to appreciate Gainsbourg's vocals for their own quiet strength. Given Beck's total presence (although not always visible), IRM should be counted more as a collaboration, but it is certainly a great one.
Artist: Charlotte Gainsbourg
Album: IRM
Label: Elektra
Genre: Electro-pop (sometime en francais)
Comments: Charlotte, je t'adore, but then again who doesn't love French songstress-actresses? IRM, an album written about a close-to-fatal water-skiing accident, is certainly no disappointment--produced, written, and mixed by Beck, the record is chock-full of great pop songs. At times the tracks are light on production and heavy on intimate vocals, at other times, the substantial, beat-driven drum and bass give the song its backbone (for example on the title track). The production of Beck adds a lot to the record (as did AIR's production on her sophmore album) in terms of complexity and the overall finished quality, but you still manage to appreciate Gainsbourg's vocals for their own quiet strength. Given Beck's total presence (although not always visible), IRM should be counted more as a collaboration, but it is certainly a great one.
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