Hey hey – How proud are we to be announcing the release of this wonderful
collection of music???!!!
Christian Renou ‘ex-voto’ cd
http://www.elsieandjack.com/elsieandjack/eaj016.html
It’s one of our favourite pieces that we’ve heard in the past couple of years
– yes, that good! go here for an instant fix – listen while you read this
[http://www.elsieandjack.com/mp3s/eaj016/ex-voto-part2.m3u]]]

This music follows a definite narrative structure that rewards repeated
listening [try it with headphones!]. Intricate layers of wondrous sound develop
the narrative of this recording.
Yes, it is incredibly melodic, hauntingly so, though at times this is broken
by shards of noise and implacable clicks. Half-remembered voices babble
incoherent noise which battle against the sweet, sweet cracked melodies which
pitter-patter and dance around your head.

The cd is packaged in the usual high standard expected of elsieandjack – spot
varnish and silver ink over beautiful photography and simple layout, printed on
thick cardstock - plus Renou’s liner notes printed on a vellum overlay.
Remember, there is a hand-numbered edition of 100 with laser-etched jewelcases
only available direct from Christian Renou and elsieandjack.
The remainder of the 500 edition are also hand-numbered and available from
ourselves and fine distributors such as Carbon, CarrotTop, Drone, Eclipse,
MelodyBar, NormanRecords, + Tonevendor.
Please visit the e+j website for mp3’s, photos and ordering guff.
http://www.elsieandjack.com

Barry G. Nichols [Spekk recording artist] has given ‘Ex-Voto’ an exemplary
review in words that fully echo our thoughts –
‘…there are very few upon whom I would bestow the status of “genius”, but
Renou has to be one…’
‘This is more of a journey of discovery than a musical work, with microscopic
sampled fragments being fused with conventional instrumentation, at times
creating a tense, unsettling atmosphere that has come to characterise Renou’s
signature techniques..creating moments of sublime beauty, that are suddenly
severed by stark, almost frightening moments, that appear to breach all notions
of reality, and transport the listener into an alien netherworld peopled by
disembodied voices, and frenzied rhythms.’
Read more here:

http://whiteline1.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/ex-voto-christian-renou-cd-elsiejack/

John [Phosphene / Radio Six presenter http://www.radiosix.com] Cavanagh’s
review of the cd for Foxy Digitalis, awarding the cd a mighty 8/10!!! Full
review can be found here -
http://www.digitalisindustries.com/foxyd/reviews.php?which=2854

Gayle Brogan / MelodyBar had this to say:
‘Brand new album from Christian Renou, formerly Brume. This really is a
delight, with the focus often firmly on the melodic rather than textural. On the
second track the trebly chime of acoustic steel-string becomes manipulated into
a baroque improvisation that sounds like it is played on a harpsichord. Later a
recording of "Amazing Grace" sung by a solo voice initially, later by a full
choir, finds itself manipulated into a fogged reverie, in a similar way to Felix
Kubin's assault on Jane Birkin a few years ago. Later the same bell-like guitar
finds itself soundtracking disturbed dreams, like a faintly remembered degraded
version of the theme to "Get Carter". The kind of music that makes you hear
things that aren't really there. Interspersed with enough clicks and cuts,
subliminal drones and bursts of abrasive noise to make you jump out of the sweet
torpor. Superb photography and packaging from E&J as always.’

and and and believe it or not, we have a limited number of Christian’s final
recording under his Brume alias – the masterpiece of musique concrète that is,
‘Zona Ventille’ – go here for more details:
http://www.elsieandjack.com/elsieandjack/eaj008.html

ok, time for bed
take good care of yourselves
phil+james///elsieandjack

p.s. if you haven’t already picked up the new Tabata cd, please go here:
TABATA ‘La Vie Electrique : Last Exit to Brainsville’ [eaj013]
http://www.elsieandjack.com/elsieandjack/eaj013.html


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