Overview of Histoires d'Eau |
| Swiss-born and classically trained Sandrine Ligabue joins Christian Wicht and friends in this teaser ep, where sweetly downbeat dreampop is topped by sensuous vocals, as well as injected with tasty amounts of more-experimental flairs.
Silky smooth Eurotronic "aller vers demain " (4:53) is grunged up a bit with scruffy textures and warps of gleaming radiance. Dance or float on the waves of "atlantiques ", where Spanish guitarisms, urban rhythms and popping bass are swept with whispery crooning. Digital ballad "still breathing " expresses its beautiful melancholy in English lyrics. A mini-snippet of "sans se retourner " (1:01) close the 22-minute preview...
Not that I'd let it affect my judgment or rating, but san.drine is as lovely as she sounds!
Delicious ear-candy gets a B. |
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