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CD `tutu To Tango`

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★★★★★ 4.5 points (6 reviews)


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  • Issued : 23 May 2007

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : VICP63785
Format : CD Label : Victor Entertainment
Issued : 23 May 2007 Item sourced from : Japan
Number of Discs : 1

`tutu To Tango`

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Tutu to Tango is the first solo album by Tahiti 80's Xavier Boyer (Axe Riverboy is an anagram of his name). He's cast aside nearly all the electronic leanings of that band for a more organic, acoustic guitar-led approach. Luckily, none of Tahiti 80's melodic grace and sweet soulfulness has been removed. Boyer's tender croon is at the center of the record, he piles on all kinds of strings, brass and backing vocals and rocks out occasionally (Roundabout, Carry On) but at its core this is an intimate, heartfelt record. Anyone who found Tahiti 80 a bit too glib and detached will find there's much more to hold on to here. Boyer will never win awards for his lyrics but they feel personal and lean toward quiet melancholy, and the real instruments give the record warmth. Songs like Morning Blues with its hushed atmosphere, the molasses slow Long (on which Boyer pulls off the neat trick of making the drum machine sound melancholy), and Cross the Line with its somber strings and aching vocal are the work of someone pouring out their soul. Of course if you liked the slickness and plastic pop of Tahiti 80, there are enough hooks here to make it worthwhile. Besides it's not like Boyer made a lo-fi, bedroom four-track record, Tu Tu to Tango is slick enough for AAA radio and he makes sure to include a giant dollop of sugar to make the heartbreak go down smoothly for those tender, pop-loving souls who need it that way. Whether the release of this album means the end of the road for Tahiti 80 is unclear but it wouldn't be a terrible thing if Boyer keeps releasing records as nice as Tutu to Tango. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide

Credits

Jonas Muel(Saxophone),  Raphael Leger(Drums),  Remy Galichet(Trombone),  Sophie Maurel(Violin),  Vanessa Jean(Violin),  Xavier Boyer(Vocals),  Elektrocution(Handclapping),  Helene Silici(Cello),  Mehdi Zannad(Vocals (Background)),  Sylvain Marchand(Tambourine),  Victor Lemasne(Cymbals),  Victor Lemasne(Drums (Snare)),  Sylvain Marchand(Shaker),  Victor Lemasne(Tom-Tom),  Guilain Ranouil(Engineer),  Julien Perraudeau(Engineer),  Pedro Resende(Engineer),  Pedro Resende(Producer),  Xavier Boyer(Arranger),  Xavier Boyer(Producer),  Benjamin Nitot(Photography),  Laurent Fetis(Art Direction),  Pedro Resende(Mixing),  Remy Galichet(Conductor),  Remy Galichet(Orchestration),  Remy Galichet(String Arrangements),  Tony Lash(Mixing),  Xavier Boyer(Composer),  Xavier Boyer(Cover Photo),  Xavier Boyer(Group Member),  Xavier Boyer(Instrumentation),  Remy Galichet(Brass Arrangement),  Benoit Tregouet(Management),  John Dehais(Management),  Pedro Resende(Audio Engineer),  Pedro Resende(Audio Production),  Xavier Boyer(Audio Production),  Xavier DeBaillenx(Management)

Songs

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    1
    Guard
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    2
    Whisper
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    3
    Carry On
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    4
    Roundabout
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    5
    Follow Me
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    6
    Long
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    7
    On An Island
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    8
    Fences
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    9
    Cross The Line
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    10
    Morning Blues

-Bonus Track-

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    11
    Long [Alternate Version]
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    12
    If You Tell A Lie (The McCoysのカヴァー)
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    13
    Milkman (Aphex Twinのカヴァー)

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  • ★★★★☆ 

    A CROSS THE UNIVERSE  |  不明  |  27/December/2008

    '07年発表。タヒチ80のフロントマンでありソングライターでもあるグザヴィエ・ボワイエのソロ・ユニットで、このユニークな名前は自分の名前のアナグラム(つづり換え)なのだそう。 あらたな試みである本作はタヒチ80の親しみやすいメロディはそのままに、ソングライターとしての非凡な才能と人なつこい一面が音から伝わってくる作品に仕上がっている。 まるで自分の部屋で演奏してくれているかのような自然体の一枚。飾らないナチュラル・メロディは、10年後も側にいてくれるはずだ。

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  • ★★★★☆ 

    よんまる  |  はじめ  |  不明  |  05/July/2007

    いい感じに軽いです、ほどほど夏っぽくてオススメ。

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  • ★★★★★ 

    MOTHER  |  不明  |  22/May/2007

    めちゃくちゃ最高です☆タヒチ80大好きなのですが、このアルバムが一番いいかも〜♪

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