French chanteuse Keren Ann follows up her La Biographie de Luka Philipsen debut with the dazzling La Disparition.
It's a romantic songbook of moods and tones, and a delightful set of traditional pop songs perfect for any season.
Ann's soft, wispy vocals are the main attraction simply because they're that lovely.
From the innocent childlike love of "Coin du Monde" and "Surranee" to the heartbreaking sophistication of "Illusioniste," La Disparition flows without pretense and with an unspoken kind of beauty.
What's even more enchanting is the more cinematic, dark-hued numbers like the sultry chill of "Sable Mouvant" and the samba-flavored "La Corde et les Chaussons." It's here that Ann truly shines as a vocalist -- a near vocal seductress is more like it -- and as a performer.
She possesses similar grace to that of Astrud Gilberto and Ivy's Dominique Durand.
La Disparition is a stylish look at Ann's work in progress; she's really coming into her own as a traditional pop artist.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Au Coin du MondeBenjamin Biolay | Keren Ann | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | Le Sable MouvantBenjamin Biolay | Keren Ann | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | Les Rivieres de Janvier | Keren Ann | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | La Corde et Les ChaussonsBenjamin Biolay | Keren Ann | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | SuranneeBenjamin Biolay | Keren Ann | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 6 | AilleursKeren Ann, Benjamin Biolay | Keren Ann | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | L' IllusionnisteBenjamin Biolay | Keren Ann | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | La Tentation | Keren Ann | Play | 00:54 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| 9 | Mes Pas Dans la NeigeBenjamin Biolay | Keren Ann | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | La DisparitionBenjamin Biolay | Keren Ann | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Le Chien D’avant-Garde | Keren Ann | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 229 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keren Ann | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Realization |
| 2 | Erwin Autrique | Engineer, Mixing, Programming |
| 3 | Geert Baeckelandt | Clarinet |
| 4 | Denis Benarrosch | Drums, Percussion |
| 5 | Benjamin Biolay | Arranger, Clavier, Composer, Direcccion de Cuerdas, Director, Fender Rhodes, Guitar, Mellotron, Organ (Hammond), Piano, Programming, Realization, Trumpet |
| 6 | Fabien Boudot | Violone |
| 7 | Christophe Briquet | Viola |
| 8 | Karen Brunon | Violone |
| 9 | Chorale Wamblientjes | Choir/Chorus |
| 10 | Yannick Fonderie | Clavier, Programming |
| 11 | Bart Jonkers | Bassoon |
| 12 | Cyrille Lacrouts | Cello |
| 13 | Eric Lacrouts | Violone |
| 14 | Laurent Manganas | Arranger, Choir Director, Organ (Hammond), Piano |
| 15 | Christophe Morin | Cello |
| 16 | Johan Van Neste | Cor |
| 17 | Eric Sauviat | Guitar |
| 18 | Peter Verhoyen | Flute |
| 19 | Laurent Vernerey | Basse, Contrabass, Piano |
| 20 | An Vervliet | Clarinet |
| 21 | Bernard Viguie | Ukulele |
| 22 | Estelle Villotte | Viola |
| 23 | Kevin Westenberg | Photography |
| 24 | Tim Young | Mastering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |