Felicia Atkinson With Sylvain Chauveau - Roman Anglais

The artist is : Felicia Atkinson With Sylvain Chauveau
The album is : Roman Anglais
The format is : CD
It will be released on : 10th March 2008
The label is : O Rosa Records

Felicia Atkinson is an artist, poet and songwriter from Paris. Her work is inspired by the Japanese wabi-sabi philosophy (the aesthetic that describes beauty as imperfect, impermanent and incomplete) and lo-fi folk music. In her work, she explores the poetry of small things in which are hidden the deep questions of existence.

Sylvain Chauveau is one of Paris’ most prominent modern composers. He’s released music with Type and Fat Cat Records, toured with Sigur Ros and has worked with Christian Fennesz. He has composed film soundtracks and has worked with choreographers and writers. He is also a member of the bands Arco, Zero and the improve duo, ON.

Roman Anglais is the first fruit of their collaboration.

Combining Atkinson’s whispered, French/English spoken word poetry and Chauveau’s haunting attempts to stay as close as possible to the abstract beauty of silence, Roman Anglais is a record that flickers into a still, slow-motion life before serenely fading back into nothingness.

Aberdeen features Felicia’s gorgeous voice breathily repeating the names of cities around the world over a soft blanket of shimmering guitar. On Dans La Lumière, Chauveau backs Atkinson with a stunning backdrop of gentle electronics that recalls Labradford or Stars Of The Lid.

Listen to Aberdeen here...



Felicia Atkinson - www.lowfifelicia.blogspot.com
Sylvain Chauveau - www.sylvainchauveau.net
O Rosa Records - www.orosarecords.com