After several years absence from the Canadian music scene, Gilles
returns with a moving collection of songs that effortlessly summarize
all that has transpired over the past decade. Still rooted in his folk
background, the new album extends the path begun with Zolty Cracker and
arrives at this amalgamation of acoustic and electronic ideas: "folk
noir" in his own words. Leonard Cohen and Serge Gainsbourgh share
equal space on Gilles' mantel: who seems as fluent sharing his European
heritage as his now-Saskatchewan postal code. The songs were recorded
in an equally interesting path; some initially recorded in basement
studios in Vancouver in 2000, others during early morning post-pub
inspired moments within stone walled flats across London, all to be
completed and compiled at his personal studio in Saskatoon over the last
year. There are performances on record featuring the acoustic
brilliance of The Real Ones from Norway, an operatic duet with his sister Tania Zolty, the wonderful bass manipulation of Tomaz Grom, as well as collaborations with Wayne Adams (formerly of Zolty Cracker) and Mark Henning …
After several years absence from the Canadian music scene, Gilles
returns with a moving collection of songs that effortlessly summarize
all that has transpired over the past decade. Still rooted in his folk
background, the new album extends the path begun with Zolty Cracker and
arrives at this amalgamation of acoustic and electronic ideas: "folk
noir" in his own words. Leonard Cohen and Serge Gainsbourgh share
equal space on Gilles' mantel: who seems as fluent sharing his European
heritage as his now-Saskatchewan postal code. The songs were recorded
in an equally interesting path; some initially recorded in basement
studios in Vancouver in 2000, others during early morning post-pub
inspired moments within stone walled flats across London, all to be
completed and compiled at his personal studio in Saskatoon over the last
year. There are performances on record featuring the acoustic
brilliance of The Real Ones from Norway, an operatic duet with his sister Tania Zolty, the wonderful bass manipulation of Tomaz Grom, as well as collaborations with Wayne Adams (formerly of Zolty Cracker) and Mark Henning (Guilty About Girls).
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