La Disparition [Import]

Keren Ann | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 23, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI France
• ASIN: B000060K0E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,569 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Sophomore album for French singer/songwriter compared to Francoise Hardy, Jeanne Moreau & Jane Birkin. 11 melancholy folk songs with electronic loops. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as "Biographe de Luka Philipsen", December 31, 2002

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Tim Lee (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La Disparition (Audio CD)

Keren Ann is one of those gems that are kept out of the spot light mainly because there is only a small audience for the magnificence she brings in her music. She doesn't get plastic surgery and doesnt try to fit into any type of music genre.

Her first album, 'Biographe de Luka Philipsen' was definitely a surprise hit that I stumbled upon by mistake (trying to find alternative versions of 'Aeroplane' by Red Hot Chili Peppers, I accidentally download miss Ann's version of the song). 'Biographe' contains some very good songs that fall on scales that are not repetitive in the music biz.

'La Disparition' is not as powerful nor unique as 'Biographe,' however the album continues to prolong the unique and subtle energy of the very talented Keren Ann. The beauty of Keren Ann's music falls on the simplicity of the songs... often imagined as a young girl emotionally driven and singing out of her bedroom to the world around her.

The theme from 'La Tentation' is heard again in the final song 'La Dispiration.' A very cute French song, the melody sounds like a child's song rehearsed in pre school. 'Au coin du monde' sounds like Kansas' "Dust in the Wind" on guitar. Other songs are mellow and fall in the 'Biographe' tradition.

Overall the album is good but not as good as the previous hit. Recommended songs include: 'La Disparition,' 'Aielleurs', and ' La corde et les chaussons.'

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulously relaxing!, August 3, 2006

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P. Hardy (Georga, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Disparition (Audio CD)

What a wonderful discovery this CD was. Karen Ann has such a sensual, soothing voice and the songs are delightfully different from the usual fare. I listen to this CD at least once a week in the evenings to unwind. With headphones, her soft voice seems to coo in my ear. There's not a track I don't like.