Biographie De Luka Philipsen [Import]

Keren Ann | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 15, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI France
• ASIN: B00004VRLL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,396 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Import-only debut album, originally released in 2001, from this singer/songwriter who follows in the footsteps of Francoise Hardy but with a modern Trip Hop sensibility that makes her sound as fresh and carefree as Paris in the autumn. 13 tracks including, 'Dimanche En Hiver', 'Aeroplane' and 'Les Mercenaires'. EMI.

Customer Reviews

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If only the world would listen!, January 22, 2004

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Owen Lloyd (Leeds, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biographie De Luka Philipsen (Audio CD)

It's a crying shame that the rest of the world tends to ignore French-language music, as there's a great deal of superb releases just demanding to be heard. Case in point is Keren Ann Zeidel's debut album 'La biographie de Luka Philipsen'. Here we find 13 gorgeous songs of wistful thoughts mainly over crystalline acoustic guitars and skittering electronica, topped off with the warm vocals of mademoiselle Zeidel. Opener 'Dimanche en Hiver' sets the tone, sparse guitar and mellotron adorning the vocal before strings guide the song into a lush autumnal chorus. And it has to be said the record barely lets up from there. 'Seule' seems harmless until a huge rock chorus kicks in; 'On Est Loin' is clear and caressing, a wonderful lullaby. The big draw for many, however, will be the single 'Sur Le Fil', a huge cinematic effort which brings all these elements together along with a hook which will follow you round all day after hearing it. That is, if you're not humming along to 'Peut-Etre', the utterly charming guitar and piano lovesong which follows it! Keren Ann's partner in crime, Benjamin Biolay (France's best contemporary songwriter? It's hard to argue) pops up for a duet on 'Decrocher Les Etoiles', and the album also contains Keren Ann's own version of 'Jardin d'Hiver', a big comeback hit she wrote for jazz crooner Henri Salvador. She deserves to be at least as big as Francoise Hardy - it's unlikely, which is a shame. And don't get me started on her jazzier second album 'La Disparition', which might even surpass this one! If you can find her CDs, buy them!

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars << Vintage >>, February 2, 2002

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G.S. "Catwoman" (South Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biographie De Luka Philipsen (Audio CD)

I heard "Seule" at some late night radio show and it stayed in my head for a week or so, until I made the move and got myself the CD.
It was a splendid surprise, I never heard French music before (I don't count Air as French as they sing in English and their music is more universal). And it got me big time.
It's the kind of music that keep you warm, like hot coffee in the winter, you fall addicted to the calm soft voice of Keren along with the floating easy tunes and the unique sound.
It definitely becomes one of the best CDs I bought this year.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album!, May 13, 2003

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Chen Dai (West Hartford, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biographie De Luka Philipsen (Audio CD)

i've been wanted to buy this CD for quite a while and have
finally managed to get it just this week. it is a beautiful
piece of work, keren ann herself is pretty and so is her music.
acutally at first i didn't really like the CD very much, but
if you keep listening to it, it only gets better and better.
a 5 stars french album, would recommend it to anyone who has
a mellow side.