Hotel de Ville

Hotel De Ville (Artist), Rhett Brewer (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2006)
• Original Release Date: April 24, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: ex-directory
• ASIN: B000EXDXQQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #385,322 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Millennia

2. Unexpected Rain

3. The Richer, The Poorer

4. Fear of Flying

5. In The Moment

6. Hymn To The Forsaken

7. Full Circle

8. Stay

9. Thinnest Thread Of My Heart

10. The Uncertain Smile

11. Feeling The Cold

12. Celestial Call

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

With the release of the collaborative compilation album These Wings Without Feathers featuring Brewer (Ronan Quays) and Lisa Gerrard in 1996, Brewer's music was introduced to an international audience. The Ebbing Wings of Wisdom, Brewer's soon to be re-released debut album, became an underground success story. Following extensive radio play on the BBC, the album led to Brewer scoring numerous films in Europe. For the creation of Hotel de Ville, Brewer retreated to his London studio for over a year, singularly developing the music.

Product Description

Cinematic and darkly seductive, Hotel de Ville is the musical vehicle of composer and vocalist Rhett Brewer. Echoes of Portishead and Sigur Ros or Goldfrapp and Dead Can Dance give way to the distinctive sound that is Hotel de Ville. Taking inspiration from 60’s French pop, operatic intrigue and film noir, Hotel de Ville blends Brewer's other-worldly voice with classical instrumentation and down-tempo percussion. Bittersweet melodies hover above orchestral urgency. Overwhelming elation and desperate heartbreak become bed-fellows, in this refreshing and softly intense work. Enjoy your stay!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime, April 24, 2006

By	IYOKJHM "IYOKJHM" (Europe) - See all my reviews

Have been eagerly awaiting the release of this album since hearing a few tracks on Myspace.

The music is so beautiful and moving! Where Sigur Ros leaves off, Hotel de Ville begins.

It's been on the cd player non-stop all day. I fell in love with Rhett's voice on myspace, but that was just a hint of hearing it in stereo!

Dead Can Dance, Goldfrapp and even Gotan Project could be reference points, kind of wrapped into one. But Sublime is the only way to describe Hotel de Ville

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ear candy, August 8, 2006

By	Joy Andis "Adastria" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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I purchased this cd after Rhett added me to his myspace. I love the sad, jazzy melancholy that prmeates the album. It is great to listen to when you need to wind down. There is a hidden story interwoven through the songs, and also in the pictures of this piece. I can't say that I know it in any detail, yet it draws you in and makes you aware of things outside of ordinary reality.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, April 26, 2006

By	EyeTravis (Atlanta, Ga USA) - See all my reviews

I also have been listening to Rhett's songs on Myspace, and have been eagerly awaiting this release. His music is so exquisite, and so moving; that I can't stop listening to it. Thank you for a beautiful list of songs, I love all of them. He is my new favorite artist!