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Track Listings
| 1. Rose Rouge |
| 2. Montego Bay Spleen |
| 3. So Flute |
| 4. Land Of... |
| 5. Latin Note |
| 6. Sure Thing |
| 7. Pont Des Arts |
| 8. La Goutte D'Or |
| 9. What You Think About... |
Product Description
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Techno and house music producer Ludovic Navarre is--along with Laurent Garnier, Air and DJ Cam--one of the biggest names in French electronic music of the past decade. His ability to imaginatively blend jazz elements with recent dance-music styles has been demonstrated before, but the seamless quality of this release is stunning. Compared to someone such as Amon Tobin, who obviously (although brilliantly) creates sampled collages, St Germain makes it pleasantly difficult to identify the boundary lines between "live" performance, programmed electronics, and sampled sound. Part of the credit must go to this album's musicians, including Pascal Ohsé, Eduoard Labor, Alexandre Destrez, and Idresse Diop (at least some of whom are francophone Africans making their mark in the post-colonialist European Afro-jazz scene). The CD's opening piece, "Rose Rouge," is centered on an edgy piano rhythm and a looped vocal fragment from jazz singer Marlena Shaw. The dub-inflected "Montego Bay Spleen" features Jamaican jazz guitarist Ernest Ranglin, who offers a clean, warm, neo-Wes Montgomery style filtered through his years as a session musician-architect of ska and reggae. And Edouard Labor's raspy flute tone on "So Flute," its role as much rhythmic as melodic, adds a Latin flavor to the mix. "Sure Thing," another high point of the release, is built around a vocal and guitar sample from blues guitarist John Lee Hooker, borrowed from the soundtrack to Dennis Hopper's film The Hot Spot and noteworthy on its own as probably the only time Hooker, Miles Davis, and Taj Mahal ever played together. Navarre's skill in selecting musicians, finding sample sources, and assembling cool, streamlined grooves adds up to quite an accomplishment. --Bob Bannister
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Smooth, downtempo grace flows through the veins of St. Germain, a.k.a. noted French composer-producer Ludovic Navarre. His record is a sensual flow of jazzy textures, Latin rhythms, and bass-ridden beats, hovering on the verge of techno, jazz, or experimental headphone music without tipping its hand too far in any direction. The result is irresistible: class with an edge. --Matthew Cooke
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Smoothest Euro-Techno,
By "pattiannr" (Cortez, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tourist (Audio CD)
"Tourist" by St Germain is the smoothest of the Euro Techno albums I have found (although I am fairly new to the genre). The album opening is reminiscent of Brubeck but heads off in a distinctly Techno direction. The vocals are minimal and in English! (The band is billed as French). This music is not necessarily for dancing; much better for listening. Very mellow and romantic.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Smooth electronic jazz,
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This review is from: Tourist (Frn) (Audio CD)
Fusion of roots, dance, electro-pop and other styles. Never tiresome, always simple with a strong melodic bass line, this is perfect background music for a party or a bar. And that's not a bad thing. So much better than Muzak, so much more to it. So French.
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Instant Classic and St. Germain's Best,
By CloudMan (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tourist (Audio CD)
Tourist by St. Germain is one of those albums that I doubt I'll ever tire of. Could have been a perfect album without weak tracks, "Montego Bay Spleen" and "What You Think About..." which in my opinion are just average. Nonetheless, the album is great with the now classic "Rose Rouge", "Pont des Arts", and "La Goutte d'Or" topping out as my favorites. Any fan of lounge music or electro-jazz should own a copy of Tourist.4/5 stars
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