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philippe chany - rive gauche - dark entries - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Wave / Pop / Rock - Synth

1. Aimez - Moi
2. Fiction
3. Cinecitta
4. Cairo Connection
5. La Mystique Du Male
6. Castor
7. Unsquare Dance
8. Lettre A Monsieur Le Legislateur (De La Loi Sur Les Stupéfiants)

Philippe Chany is a French songwriter, film music composer and producer from the town of Gap in the southeastern region of the Hautes-Alpes. He formed Love International with Philippe Krootchey and Fred Versailles in 1981 and released the #1 boogie disco hit single � Dance On The Groove And Do The Funk�. The B-side of this single featured a cover of Dave Brubeck�s �Unsquare Dance� released as a single in late 1981 credited solely to Chany.

In 1983 Philippe went into Studio O.M. to record songs for his solo project. The album titled �Rive Gauche� was released in 1983 by Polydor Records. Philippe was inspired by experimental film composers Michel Magne, Ennio Morricone, Lalo Schifrin. Songs are a fusion of Chanson synth pop, experimental Italo funk, majestic balearic disco and arabesque instrumentals. He enjoyed making blends, combining rhythms with scratches, utilizing a Roland TR-808, Jupiter 8 and various Akai samplers. All the songs are recited in French and English and revolve around themes of love and mysticism plus a passage read from Antonin Artaud�s 1925 poem �L�ombilic des Limbes�.

All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Housed in an exact replica of the original jacket, which features a photo of Philippe by Jean-Baptiste Mondino on the front and a painting of him by Nadia Back on the back. Each copy includes a 11x11 insert with lyrics and archive photo. �Fiction talks right to your brain, Never the same�Be different!� (Philippe Chany, 1983)