Ainsi Soit Je [Import]

Mylene Farmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 23, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B000006YMZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,450 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Horloge

2. Sans Contrefaçon

3. Allan

4. Pourvu Qu'elles Soient Douces

5. La Ronde Triste

6. Ainsi Soit Je

7. Sans Logique

8. Jardin de Vienne

9. Déshabillez-Moi

10. The Farmer's Conclusion [Instrumental]

Editorial Reviews

MYLENE FARMER Ainsi Soit Je... (Scarce deleted 1988 Original German 10-track PICTURE CD album including Pourvu Quelles Soient Douces and Sans Contrefacon picture sleeve)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most influential CD of its time, April 26, 2003

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James M. Freedberg "michaelfsb" (Salem, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ainsi Soit Je (Audio CD)

Yes that's exactly what AINSI SOIT-JE was, when it first appeared, in 1988, though no one knew at the time. Farmer's second CD seemed then so dark, so universally sad, so frightening even at its most peaceful ("Jardin de Vienne") and so alienated from the present : I mean, who in 1988 was reciting Baudelaire ("L'horloge," whose music became the source of Enigma's works), or doing a female transvestist version of Peter Pan ("Sans contrefacon," which translates as "No counterfeit")? And who, 10 years before Alanis Morrisette, turned such a dark eye to love-making ("Pourvu qu'elles soient douces") as Mylene, with her female rebellion? The oddly disco-fied blues ("Allan," "Sans logique") and the ballads, too, made no sense, 4 - 6 years before "Goth" became a recognized idiom (largely because this CD helped spawn it). Today, when Farmer has become the world's most influential female pop star (sorry, Mr. Proud of America -- I'm not proud of you, by the way -- but it's true), this early CD sounds incomplete, a first step on a very profound road : yet even in its searching but not yet finding way, it offers plenty of flashes of the quizzical, darkish, sexually heated, pensive intelligence that singles Farmer out from the teen-mainstream, cliche pop that befuddles FM radio in the US. I still play this CD from time to time and still discover new insights in it, though most of my Farmer time is devoted to her newer works.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, unless you only listen to mainstream hits - top 20.., August 13, 2001

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Ma WenRui "soukouslover" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ainsi Soit Je (Audio CD)

This is one of Mylene's best CDs, along with L'Autre and Anamorphosee. Mylene Farmer's music is a unique combination of space new age (Vangelis, Mike Oldfield) with a twist of Euro dance and very interesting and original other arrangements. The lyrics are critical to enjoying the songs. She also, on occasion mixes French with English to great effect. Mylene Farmer creates a musical poetry of her own and, for those who acquire the taste, she is a universe of fun and wonder. Her videos are even better. Not for everyone, but you'll know whether she is your type as soon as you are acquainted.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 100% mylene, October 4, 2003

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Tachi (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ainsi Soit Je (Audio CD)

this is another great album of mylene's. what i love about her is how she has so many different styles in all her albums so you are sure to see something different each time. although she does always mainatain that girly voice of hers, i think that is what makes her stand out. that she can sing about such things and still look all "innocent" with her little angel voice and face... i first heard "sans contrefacon" when i was very young, about 4 or 5 years old, and i immediately loved the song. as she sings about being somewhat of a tomboy, i immediately identified w/the song, i even felt it was written for me... anyways, no doubt "sans contrefacon" and "sans logique" are my favs on this album. another standout track is "jardin de vienne"... it's a really sad song, but it has this typical medieval french feel to it and is a different kind of song...
this is a great album and a must for true fans :)