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Track Listings
| 1. Noir Noir |
| 2. Etoile |
| 3. Lost Language |
| 4. Elle Topo |
| 5. Messe Joyeuse |
| 6. Regarde |
| 7. Invitation |
| 8. Tout En Tout Est Un |
| 9. Entre Chien Et Loup |
| 10. Change of Destination |
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Conceived (and everything this lady does is rigorously conceived) as an album of one long track that flows like a river with no part being heard twice, always flowing by with something new, this is another remarkable album from a remarkable woman. Lyrically it's as complex and thought-provoking as one would expect from Sadier, yet the differences between Monade and her music with Stereolab are perhaps not so marked as to demonstrate why she really needs a side project. But then, who cares whether this is the main course or just the side-dish when it is as filling and satisfactory as this?
The lush lounge orchestrations, the dry sing-song vocals, the warmth of the vintage keyboards are all present and in fine working order. Rarely can madness and internal dissolution have been explored as gloriously as in Etoile - "I am taken to the lower floor of a mental institution where I am told that inside me dwells a dirty monster" - all intoned by Sadier in that reverb-free voice that is so recogniseable. Lost Language uses strings, keyboards, tempo changes, off-stage vocals, vibes, and more strings to create a complex, catchy mini-symphony that is the essence of the album and is replayed in various elegiac ways thereafter. Whether driven by chugging guitars and skittering drums or sliding by in a stately semi-orchestral fashion, this album is a strange delight from start to finish. The twists and turns delight, enthrall and surprise the listener. Recommended. --Guy Hayden
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