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Track Listings
| 1. K-Hole |
| 2. Beautiful Boyz |
| 3. South 2nd |
| 4. Bear Hides And Buffalo |
| 5. Tekno Love Song |
| 6. The Sea Is Calm |
| 7. Noah's Ark |
| 8. Milk |
| 9. Armageddon |
| 10. Brazilian Sun |
| 11. Bisounours |
| 12. Honey Or Tar |
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Bell
Format:Audio CD
I bought this after reading several mixed reviews for this album and am really glad I didn't take them at their word. It is unlike anything I have ever heard before. The vocals are a mix of a scratched 78 of Billie Holiday /Josephine Baker (I imagine)and an opera singer singing something by Barber all put together on helium. There are a few animal sounds thrown in, look out for the cockrel and kitten to name a few. Anthony from Anthony and the Johnsons appears on Beautiful Boyz with his androgynous influence but the best tracks for me are South 2nd (which is akin to The Be Good Tanyas) , Noahs Ark and Disounours - All of this is on a background of sweet piano, harpsicord and drum machine.
This is far better than the first album La Maison ... which I bought at the same time. As someone said, you will either love or hate this and I have to say I am growing to love it!
This is far better than the first album La Maison ... which I bought at the same time. As someone said, you will either love or hate this and I have to say I am growing to love it!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Nannnnya
Format:Audio CD
I beleive it has to be said anyone who does buy it to form their own opinion is doing the right thing. I think it is a beautifully strung together album.
Every song has a story behind it and you can inturperate it anyway you want. its a good listen, when you just want to lie back and not have to get up again to switch the song. There are beautiful and simple songs like noahs ark and beautiful boys. and then there are the ones that progress and change for example k-hole. they are experimental, and I think it is working for them. cocorosie are a good team, and I wish every luck to them.
Every song has a story behind it and you can inturperate it anyway you want. its a good listen, when you just want to lie back and not have to get up again to switch the song. There are beautiful and simple songs like noahs ark and beautiful boys. and then there are the ones that progress and change for example k-hole. they are experimental, and I think it is working for them. cocorosie are a good team, and I wish every luck to them.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The first time I listened through to this album I firstly thought; its strange, then I thoought; i need to listen to it again...immediately! Safe to say, I loved it from the start.
Some other reviewer seem to have been freaked out about some of the weird sound that cocorosie use, such as the cats meowing on song 4, BUT it is mixed and timed so well that after a few listens, the cats and other stuff just seem like instrument in their own right which compliment each other perfectly.
Some other reviewer seem to have been freaked out about some of the weird sound that cocorosie use, such as the cats meowing on song 4, BUT it is mixed and timed so well that after a few listens, the cats and other stuff just seem like instrument in their own right which compliment each other perfectly.
I keep changing my mind about my favourite song; 'South 2nd', 'Noah's ark', 'The Sea is Calm', 'Beautiful Boyz'...I think this is a good sign; it makes you want to keep listening. As an album, it is a joy to listen to and you notice something new each time you hear it. It holds your attention to the end.
A word about the Cassady's voices...amazingly different, haunting and yet (again) complimentary. There is even a Billy Holliday sound thrown into this album in the way one of the sisters (not sure which is which) strains and distorts her voice, particularly on Beautiful Boyz.
If you like it, you might like...Bjork, Air, Sigur Ros...
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great but the lyrics can be quite challenging
I very very much like Cocorosie. This is a great record from the sisters, the sound is amazing, full, unexpected yet absolutely recognisable as them. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Turquoise_EH
5.0 out of 5 stars
CocoRosie are otherworldly
Hard to compare to anything I've ever listened to before! The two sisters are a magical combination of styles and voices, and the tracks have a similar essence but they are each... Read more
Published 16 months ago by millyem
4.0 out of 5 stars
My fav Cocorosie album
Out of the 3 albums cocorosie have produced , this has to be my favorite .
Published on 15 Dec 2009 by F. Blackburn
5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful album by an engaging duo
I'm really surprised to see so many mixed reviews on this album. And I know music and art is subjective, like so many likes and dislikes in life. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2007 by Steph
5.0 out of 5 stars
A work of wonder and rare beauty
Without a hint of hyperbole, this record is a work of art!
The vocal performances are gorgeous and a little 'strange' but are always suited to the music, lyrics and... Read more
The vocal performances are gorgeous and a little 'strange' but are always suited to the music, lyrics and... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2007 by pawn oreally
1.0 out of 5 stars
The intrinsic value of this album
On the plus side, it must be said that this volume will be out of published history within one year or less. On the minus side, it could be one year or less. Read more
Published on 5 April 2006 by John David Browne
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bad New Weird
Everything that was great about the first album 'La maison de mon reve' just didn't make it into this one. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2006 by Keith D. Brown
2.0 out of 5 stars
Love it or Hate it ?
I bought this album on the strength of several newspaper reviews, as I do with many other albums. Some I like, some I love and some I listen to repetatively, yet I always listen to... Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2005 by Charlie
4.0 out of 5 stars
Superior
Better than 'La Maison...' for my money. 'Armagedon' and 'Noah's Ark' are way better than anything on 'La Maison... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2005 by Ian Shine
4.0 out of 5 stars
Give it a chance.
The reviews here don't seem to be in favour of this album. I think these two sisters have produced an amazing album. Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2005 by Scott Weston
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