Sebastien Tellier : My God is Blue

its all about the tunes man the tunes

Had a hard time getting into it, but thankfully that phase only lasted about 30 hours. After that it's pretty much just bliss. Great, great atmosphere throughout, decent to megalomaniacal (Comment revoir Oursinet!) songwriting, sometimes fantastic musical orchestration (Sous les rayons du soleil etc), goofy disco stuff, it's all there. In terms of a coherent album definitely a step forward again compared to MGIB.

And Ambiance Rio is a superjam for the ages, stuff you edge on golden plates to send into space as a prime example of human culture.

Early days but at the moment it's my second favourite of his after sexuality.

Likely have given the album at least two spins a day, still showing no signs of fatigue, much to the contrary. Only showstopper atm is the chorus of Ricky L'Adolescent, so loud and brash after all this gentleness. Good thing the verses make up for it.

I know nothing about this guy but L'aventura kinda sounds like a new Air album and that's good enough for me

Politics, Sexuality and My God is Blue is such a brilliant run.
Not forgetting 'Universe' or the Narco soundtrack.

Has this got a UK release yet? It only seems to be available on import at Amazon and as much as I like ST, I'm not paying £17.65 for it.

Looking around it looks like it will be released worldwide on July 14th.

at first I found it quite bad, except "aller vers le soleil" which is brilliant, one of his best songs ever for me.
now I enjoy it more and more.
"l'adulte" is very good. so is "oursinet", the space opera dedicated to his teddy bear, although the 14min are a bit scary at first !
I still need to listen to the whole thing but I get good vibrations from this after all.
and there are some wtf moments, as ever with him.
my favourite is "je vais lui tirer dans la bite" (I'm gonna shoot him in the dick), during "ricky". irl lol when I first heard it !

http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/20216/1/watch-sebastien-telliers-dreamy-beachside-new-video

Good video, and even a bit Airfrancesque.

*purchaes muumuu*

that video is p good but could use a more creative director/editor

song is great, so pumped for this album

it is on the nets fyi

k i will keep an eye out

:)

This now has an actual pre-order on Amazon for July 14th. It is available already on import but it's really expensive. Looking forward to seeing that artwork on vinyl.

someone just bump this thread when its up on spotify thx

think I will go and get this on vinyl after work - that cover just seems to beg for that format

it IS on spotify !

not in the USA i guess

not sure why I am getting this since I kinda lost interest in the guy after Sexuality. His shtick is starting to bore me and the single did not grab me either, but I liked the promo interviews I've read lately.

Well I wasn't very excited and, as I said, didn't like the album at first but it is actually good. not fantastic but once you're in the "summer apero" mood, it works perfectly !
re : spotify : yeah, maybe it's only in France at the moment...

This new record is incredible - very Balearic.

sorry but I find this one really terrible - I really treid since I was looking forward to hear him try light bossa sounds. Instead it's the same annoying tuneless Gainsbourg-goes-disco stuff he's been doing for a while now

jammin laventura, starts off ina more french pop troubadour mode and then takes you on an increasingly groovy heavy journey

it's the same annoying tuneless Gainsbourg-goes-disco stuff he's been doing for a while now

― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, June 23, 2014 9:57 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

except the tuneless part isnt that sort of just his thing altogether, unless you only like the pre sexuality stuff in which case loosen up man unbutton a couple shirt buttons here have a nice drink look at the ocean isnt it beautiful

So, L'Aventura holds up suprisingly well. Partially because it feels so meticulously crafted in a vintage concept album (or its parody) sense from the segue of songs, the integration of the overlong suite up to the artwork, without affecting the songs qualitywise. Aspects in which My God Is Blue didn't really excel imo.
On the other hand he seems to have more or less bottled the promotional aspect of the release with the nearly two months of delay between French and International launch? Could have made millions with selling Ambiance Rio for World Cup trailers, instead 2 ilx postings since June.

Anyway, will see him in Bruxelles in about two weeks. Do Belgian ilxors exist and are attending/up for a La Chouffe there, by any chance?

hey i'm one of three belgium based ilxors (i think) but having seen him three times here already and with a small baby taking up most of my free time, i'll prob give this a pass - I'll DM you if that changes. Where is he playing? AB?

eheh ilxors of the world unite !

baaderonix, yep AB. Seems fairly nice there?

Was thinking about Paris as well, but as the Bruxelles concert is on a Saturday it makes for a nice opportunity to spend the weekend there as well.

lol I missed this
https://imagescdn.juno.co.uk/full/CS675942-01A-BIG.jpg

curious to listen to this but I'm always happy to see the font from The Bold & The Beautiful used anywhere

I wanted to like this album more than I did. I wasn't that keen on her voice and the music seemed like Sebastien was going through the motions in places. The Charlotte Gainsbourg album did this style way better.

That is...an overstatement of its quality. I know that "person who can't sing or speak French tries to sing in French" is a beloved musical genre but this was still unlistenable imo.

Listening to this just now and it feels very much like a Tellier album featuring a guest vocalist, DVT could be anyone. He's on autopilot but to be honest I dont mind, the music sounds as lush as ever and her voice doesn't bother me the way it seems to bother everyone else. I can see why it would seem formulaic and on the verge of self-parody though, I guess I just feel amiable to its charms.

"Fevers And Candies" has got me thinking about how good he would sound working with a singer like Lana Del Rey