CITRON CITRON - CHAGRIN BLEU [CD]

Les Disques Bongo Joe

£13.18

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: BJR077CD
Barcode: 7640159732778
Release Date: 25 Nov 2022
Genre: Synth

TRACKS
01 Silence Violence
02 Tu Mas Reveille.E Dans Mon Sommeil
03 Complainte Des Tisserandes
04 Le Feu Marche Avec Toi
05 Citron
06 Cataclop
07 La Nuit Galope
08 Perdu
09 Rapace
10 Le Ciel Nest Quun Immense Chagrin Bleu

Brother and sister, Citron Citron is the new revelation of the Geneva underground scene!

Chagrin Bleu explores the melancholy of the night and the joy of a flight under the sun. Songs with transcendent refrains, and synthetic laments with romantic melodies, carried by groove box-like rhythms. An album on the borders of chamber pop, medieval chants and ambient. The lyrics are at times poetic, angry or dreamy.

The first sketches of the album were drawn during the first confinement when time was slowing down. The songs were then recorded in a DIY way by the band in their studio in Geneva during the year 2021. The first sessions were recorded on tape with a Tascam 688, then expanded and edited on computer. Some additional recordings were made with the help of sound engineer Yavor Lilov (L'Éclair) and some guests : Fhunyue Gao on theremin, Sébastien Bui (L'Éclair) for some synth parts.

The album was then worked on and mixed with Jacco Gardner in his Antwerp studio. His analogue world allowed the sound of the album to grow and deepen. With his echoes and tape machines, the mix could be approached in an organic and evolutionary way.