Tribute to Alain Delon & Jean-Pierre Melville [Import]

Product Description
Equal Parts Pure Pop and Psycho-poetry, the Disc Renders Homage to the Universe of Director Jean-pierre Melville (A Favorite of John Woo, Quentin Tarentino) and his Preferred Actor Alain Delon. It also Pays Its Respects to Cult Clarinetist Marcel Zannini and 70's Singer Christophe. The 17 Track CD Includes "Krimi at the Kino" (Sung by Deluxe), "Parisville" (Sung by April), "Mein Name Ist Melville" (Sung by Ariel Wizman (Merricks Remix), and Highlights by Saint Etienne.

Tribute to Alain Delon & Jean-Pierre Melville,Various Artists,Tricatel,World Music

Average customer rating: Kind of Hip for the Room

Tribute To Alain Delon & Jean-pierre Melville Various Artists Manufacturer: Tricatel ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000066RA6 Release Date: 2002-07-08

Tracks:

1. Introxica - Luis Rego
2. Ertzazophonie - April March
3. Paris Lisbonne - Alex
4. Loneliness Is A Warm Gum - Helena Noguerra
5. Krimi At The Kino - Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe
6. Mein Name Ist Melville - Ariel Wizman
7. L'agent - Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe
8. Parisville - April March
9. Mattei's Dreams - Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe
10. Rallebol - Ariel Wizman
11. Les Paradis Perdus - Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe
12. Loneliness Is A Warm Gum (Saint Etienne's Romantic And Telescopic Mix - Saint Etienne
13. Mein Name Ist Melville (Munich-Remix) - Merricks
14. Loneliness Is A Warm Gum (Doc-Pilot-Remix) - X.Ray Pop
15. Les Paradis Perdus (Monochrome-Remix) - Monochrome Kid
16. Ertzazophonie (Psychotronic Remix) - Mansour
17. Mein Name Ist Melville (Herzrasen-Remix) - Frederik Schikowski

Album Details

Equal Parts Pure Pop and Psycho-poetry, the Disc Renders Homage to the Universe of Director Jean-pierre Melville (A Favorite of John Woo, Quentin Tarentino) and his Preferred Actor Alain Delon. It also Pays Its Respects to Cult Clarinetist Marcel Zannini and 70's Singer Christophe. The 17 Track CD Includes "Krimi at the Kino" (Sung by Deluxe), "Parisville" (Sung by April), "Mein Name Ist Melville" (Sung by Ariel Wizman (Merricks Remix), and Highlights by Saint Etienne.

Customer Reviews:

Kind of Hip for the Room.......2003-06-25

This is a multi-artist tribute album to a French film star and a French film director that I've never heard of. But I've seen a lot of French art films so I'd say I know a little bit about the territory of this genre. Most of the French/European films that I've seen have been minute, obscure excursions through mostly romantic and/or other feelings that are done in a way American cinema never is. America cinema underlines, scrawls crayons all over and gives you Cliff's Notes to underlying emotions. French cinema tries to hide any tracks or traces to the underlying emotions and that's the way it is with this album. Imagine all the hippest, baddest European intellectuals of the past 100 years you've ever thought of, all wearing berets and snapping their hepcat, daddy-o fingers to the bongo beat of a 50's Parisian cafe getting together and putting their wan, delicate, Edith Piaf-like emotions into song. Then imagine Dieter (Mike Myers) of Sprockets fame orchestrating the overall endeavor, add a little Loungecore, a little Mancini, a little Mirwais, a little Air, a little Jacques Brel, a little Iggy Pop, a little early Bowie, some Bjork vocal gymnastics, etc. etc. and some remix spice (BT and Oakenfold have nothing to worry about, however) and there you have it. It's an interesting French stew; not unlistenable; not exactly really enjoyable; but very interesting. I think it would make a perfect score for some Tarentino homage to French New Wave.

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