Cq [SOUNDTRACK]

Mellow (Artist), Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 30, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Emperor Norton
• ASIN: B0000645I7
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #116,003 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Mellow are an ambient Parisian trio who infuse their futuristic spaciness with subtle grooves and samples, much like fellow Frenchmen Air. Their laid-back CQ twists this modernity with a retro French sound, creating the sonic accompaniment to a swinging-1960s mod thriller rife with intrigue and desire. Spooky, zooming, space-alien synths ("Multithing"), honeyed warm trumpets ("I Love You"), and pastoral acoustic guitar ("Airplane") conjure up woozy psychedelia, while other tracks sound like the culmination of an intense spy mission ("CQ Car Chase") or jazz-lounge jamming ("Absolute Free"). But hints of Moon Safari's pulsating electronic beats and burbling loops add modern flourishes to the proceedings, even as go-go-boot-stomping slices of garage rock from Claude François and Jacques Dutronc add vintage spice. Yet CQ's veering from, well, the mellow to the upbeat is seamless and never forced. Better yet, Mellow's textured instrumentals sound authentically late-'60s and eschew the explosive campiness of Austin Powers. An unqualified cohesive cinematic gem. --Annie Zaleski

Product Description
The neo-psychdelic songs and score to the soundtrack were composed and performed by the French band Mellow, who came from the same music stable as fellow Parisians Air. The other cuts from the album include classic 60's French pop hits from Claude Francois and Jacques as well as a pair of funky 60's library music pieces. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ooo La La!, June 23, 2002

By	M. S. Tucker "subversive snot" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Found this little gem at a rather large British Music Chain Store, wherein they have a resident DJ...any ideas darlings?

An absolute must for those who are the torchbearers of all that is hip and swank.

French 60's kitsch pop intertwined with sampling that is out of this world..baby! It reminds me of 'Our Man Flynt", 'The Party' and 'I Love you Alice B. Toklas' avec a soupson of 'Barbarella' thrown in for good space-age measure.

You can be catapulted into one of those swingin 60's parties where the jet-set meet the bohemians meet the gurus meet the starlets...why is that Princess Margaret I see?

This gives 'Sacre Bleu' by Dimitri from Paris a bit of the old run for his money, but not quite as polished.

Fantastic...buy it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars c'est magnifique, January 6, 2004

By A Customer

The movie was an artistic bore, but at least it introduced me to Mellow! I love this album- 60's campy, spacy, downbeat and french all rolled into one- what more could you ask for? I used to think Air's 'Moon Safari' was great, but this cd kicks it up a few notches. Get it Now!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a "voyage" back in time....., May 11, 2002

By	galleries (LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA United States) - See all my reviews

Fans of the 60's and 70's...of french pop, kitch music..of the "vampyros Lesbos" type of music and the "fantastic planet" type..(if you know what i mean)..
Are going to adore this album!!!

Track 4 "love on the moon" is a perfect exemple..

famous french artists like jacques dutronc, claude francois.etc..are also compiled in this album.
like ,track 5 "ce soir je vais boire" and track13 "le responsable" (which was also used in the C.Q trailer with the titled n21 "dragonly M36" btw)

track 10 "a vision" , track 11 "airplane" ,track 15 "cq theme" are all perfect for "air" fans (more precisely "virgin suicides")

overall this album is very melodic and varied.
it is a Must! in the genre.

Other suggestions:
Dimitri from Paris , CLaude francois , david Holmes "don't die just yet" , serge gainsbourg , soundtrack of "vampyros lesbos" ,"she killed in ecstasy" , francoise hardy, goldfrapp, francis Lai..