03/12/2007

Norman Bambi - West of Space Adventures

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Don't think a single minute I'll feel ashamed to talk about it because this guy happens to be also a friend.

Who is honestly today able to solo compose, produce, mix, master, and release, such an awesome bright creature ? A true lonsesome cowboy.

Forget everything you knew about this nightmare called "data-pop": forget all the 27th years old white hetero nerdy citizens making music in their tiny flats, with guinea pig vocals, and absolute lack of any glam.

Here comes something from the true wild countryside, where fantasy escapes from the farm, where humour merges with lyricism, where compositions and computer share the same purpose, where delighting sounddesign never disturbs the songwriting.

With such a baseline, there is not a single track you'll find old-fashioned two months later, thanks to an awesome sense of composition, strongly inspired by 40 years of the best backyard pop items, from Milton Delugg to early electronics, from the best of japanese pop (with a tribute to Chiku from Tama) to Morricone landscapes, from country-smurf to cosmo-surf.

Although the trailer gives a good overview, listen to the full "psychotic interstellar catastroph" or "further west of space" will introduce you the unique way this guy can drive an instrumental upside down all along 6 astonishing minutes.
The raw vocals from the early Juicy Panic album have turned to nowadays beautiful smooth voice , with a true universe developped along classy lyrics.

Rarely the digital playground has been used in such a deeply fresh way. Norman Bambi is playing every tools with both the most obvious and sophisticated musical attitude, driving a whole fake orchestra, carefully tuning his synths, mashing with various folk guitars and acoustic drums, switching sound effects in the best justified childish way.

Order your copy directly from the producer. Make my day.
Made in Normandie, and definitely nowhere else.
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