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Track Listings

1. La Jeune Fille Aux Cheveux Blancs

2. Ta Douler

3. Assise

4. Janine I

5. Vous

6. Baby Carni Bird

7. Pour Que L'Amour Me Quitte

8. Senza

9. Janine II

10. Vertige

11. Au Port

12. Janine III

13. Pale Septembre

14. Rue De Menilmontant

15. Quand Je Marche

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The second album from avant-garde French vocalist Camille is a melting pot of interesting arrangements and unusual sounds.

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Multi-cultural musical madness, 25 April 2005

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BONJOUR!

I recently went to Paris for a weekend, and discovered this CD. It's the second solo album by French singer songwritr Camille who also performed with Nouvelle Vague (an album of bossa nova covers of new wave songs) and I think she did someting with Etienne de Crecy (a single from Super Discount 2).
Even if you do not understand a word of French, you can't miss the musical genius of this album. It has to be one of the most original and striking CDs released in years, mainly because of two fascinating features;

1) LE FIL (The Line or The Thread) which seems to represent the single long held note that runs the entire length of the CD, even after the 15 songs have finished! I think in Indian music it's called a drone.

2) The arrangements using 'human beatbox' (that's what the credits say) and lots of quirky vocal effects and harmonies all done by Camille it seems. It's light but funky, and you don't actually miss traditional instruments.

The songs themselves are very catchy and sometimes beautiful and haunting. I don't understand all the lyrics (GCSE French only!) but I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.
I found her the official site www.camille-lefil.com - if you need more proof that this is a masterpiece. I suspect that we'll all be hearing a lot more from Camille in the future. I hope she releases some stuff in English at some point.

In the meantime, buy this album and you will not be disappointed. In France it's a phenomenon!

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5.0 out of 5 stars My best musical discovery for ages....., 15 May 2006

By	Amplified Man (Manchester) - See all my reviews

To point out to another reviewer the "annoying undertone" throughout the record is actually the concept of the entire thing. 'Le Fil' is roughly translated as 'The Thread' hence the line that appears thoughout the packaging. The Thread is a perpetual vocal hum that lasts the entirity of the record. It has a strange effect becasue you end up hearing it even when the album has finished!
Camille sings 98% of the record in her native French and it (if you don't speak it) gives an ethereal mystical quality to it. The saturation of melody in this album more than makes up for the fact that you cannot understand the lyrics.
It's majority is constructed entirely of vocals, a similar concept to Bjork's Medulla album. Camille makes a plethora of noises, ululations and percussive sounds to augment her lyrics and the occasional bass guitar. Theres a goreous bit where she hits a note which gets blended into the same note by a saxophone and the effect is superb.
A fantastic album, varied, innovtive, even catchy. I find myself singing along without knowing what the hell I'm on about! I would say it's an aquired taste but it's worth checking out.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic album that I can't play on my mp3 player, 8 Aug 2006

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An absolute joy of an album. Listened to it 3 times back to back and could listen several times more. Her clever use of sounds, vocal percussion and multiple overlays of voice together with good use of themes and excellent production makes this my absolute favorite album of the year.

Withdraw one start because copy protected wma files mean that I can't play this on my mp3 player - my primary way of listening to music. What a disappointment.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome album
I am ashamed to say I first heard of Camille on the Ford Kuga advert, but have been very pleasantly supprised, having the bought the album on a whim. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Martin Latham

1.0 out of 5 stars Decent music on the worst CD I've ever bought due to anti-iPod copy protection
I saw an eccentric music video that I quite liked but I didn't make a note of the artists name. A few weeks later I decided to track the artist down. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Pete

5.0 out of 5 stars she's something else
I bought this album on the strength of a TV advert using 'just one track :Senza". I had no idea that I would fall in love with the entire album on the first play... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Robert Russell

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Blame the French!!

I got my copy of this album in France and it is eminently copyable.
I think you should look to the masters of Amazon and Virgin and so on to see who is limiting the... Read more

Published 9 months ago by Ms. Rachel S. Tapping

1.0 out of 5 stars Pointless - unable to listen to on your iPod
I am very irritated to find that the excessive rights protection on this album means I can't save it to my iPod. Read more

Published 13 months ago by C. Fox

1.0 out of 5 stars no ipod?...
shame, heard some of the songs, and would have bought this. but if i can't play it on my ipod, how i listen to most of my music, then i don't think so. Read more

Published 15 months ago by ian waddell

1.0 out of 5 stars Irritation
It may seem a little presumptuous to rate an album I've yet to listen to. But since it won't let me listen on my ipod, it's going to be a while before I get round to doing that... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Mark Adams

5.0 out of 5 stars Tres good
I cant stop listening to this , even bought it on itunes as well to get it onto the ipod. Its an absolute delight. The French lyrics only adds to the charm of this.

Published 15 months ago by JimmyDCFC

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique!!!!
I have had this cd for a couple of years now, bought on the basis of hearing 'Ta Douleur' a clever, upbeat track... Read more

Published 16 months ago by Chipstick

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS CD IF YOU USE ITUNES OR AN IPOD
This is great music.

However this CD has digital rights management software on it that means that iTunes will not recognise it. Read more

Published 17 months ago by NN

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