Chilly Gonzales - French Kiss (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

This is Chilly Gonzales' first album written and performed in the language of Molière and Bangalter.

He doesn't even have the decency to take off his charentaises before setting foot in the dish: ladies and gentlemen, before your amazed eyes, here is Chilly Gonzales' new artistic rear wheel turn.

The Canadian über-entertainer has distinguished himself both in the intimate register with his delicate trilogy of albums SOLO PIANO and in the rowdy spectacle, distilling his showman energy through all the philharmonies of Europe. He has collaborated with internationally renowned artists such as Feist, Drake, Jarvis Cocker and Daft Punk, and the anthemic power of his song Smothered Mate (taken from IVORY TOWER) made it the soundtrack for the Blues' victories.

Since then, the unpredictable pianist has moved closer and closer to France, until he returned to live in Paris, in the heart of the Île Saint-Louis, from where he watched Notre-Dame la lame burn away. the eye and the lip seal. Today, after several years of intense preparation consisting of feeding exclusively on Camembert and French literature, he will unveil his album FRENCH KISS on September 15. This is the first album by Chilly Gonzales written and performed in the language of Molière and Bangalter. The eponymous track which opens the album serves as a program: no need to master the twisted specificities of the simple past to make love to France. FRENCH KISS generously embraces Yves Montand and Virginie Despentes, Emmanuel Carrère and François Mitterrand, Makala and Debussy.

To produce this album, Chilly Gonzales made friends with a new generation of French artists, mixing them with long-time friends and one of his heroes to whom he gave up, for the first time, his place at the piano. On the album, Bonnie Banane, Juliette Armanet, Arielle Dombasle and Teki Latex rub shoulders, under the benevolent eye and the guiltless pleasure of Richard Clayderman.

Gonzo raps, Gonzo sings, but Gonzo also willingly takes on a solo piano when the occasion calls for it: here he reinterprets the giants that are Gabriel Fauré and Michel Berger (scoop: the pianist's groupie is him ), there he indulges in a mystical instrumental duet with Christine Ott, high priestess of the Ondes Martenot.

And what could be better than the acerbic line of Fabcaro, brilliant comic book author, novelist and screenwriter, to illustrate the cover of this album in the form of a declaration of love? Let's suggest an interpretation: Gonzo and France are more than a one-night stand.

Tracklist:
01. French Kiss
02. Il Pleut Sur Notre-Dame (feat. Bonnie Banane)
03. Lac Du Cerf (feat. Christine Ott)
04. Nos Meilleures Vies (feat. Teki Latex)
05. Wonderfoule (feat. Arielle Dombasle)
06. Cut Dick
07. Romance Sans Paroles No 3
08. Gangstavour
09. Piano A Paris (feat. Juliette Armanet)
10. Richard Et Moi (feat. Richard Clayderman)
11. Message Personnel


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