Jean Claude Vannier

L'enfant assassin des mouches is a favourite album of mine (been in my sig for a long time now), and I have been thinking about reviving discussion on inclusion, as well as bringing this wonderful album to other people's attention.

Here's a track from youtube from the album:
[which, incidentally, is my two year old's favourite track in all of my music collection (the only one he ever asks to listen to).  It's a great album.  My problem is not being familiar with most of his music.

Here's another youtube clip from the album (edit, had to fix broken link):





While he has avant qualities, I'd like to see him in an art rock sub (Eclectic for L'enfant, though I think that Crossover would fit his overall work better -- lots of chanson).  His music is described as French pop at his myspace.

Here is the official myspace: http://www.myspace.com/jcvannier

Here's is an unnoffical myspace: http://www.myspace.com/vannier for looking into some of his other music (chanson etc.)

Love that first tracks

Here is the rateyourmusic page: http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/jean_claude_vannier

And see wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Vannier

This is another very good album of his: L'orchestre de Jean-Claude Vannier interprète les musiques de Georges Brassens

It would be shame, I think, for this artist not to find a place here.


Edited by Logan - December 07 2009 at 12:31

Yes, even in France! If I remember having seen the cover... somewhere, I never heared his music until now.

Too many great artists don't get their due -- even PA worthy ones. ;) I'm glad to belatedly offer my support (Vannier and Sheller have been two of my favourite artists from France over the past months),

This, which was released as a single, is a song I really like that he collaborated on with Gainsbourg and features the lovely France Gall.




Edited by Logan - December 07 2009 at 12:50

Alucard wrote: Shame on you! ....but I am sure you heard his arrangements on Gainsbourgs Melody Nelson so....   BTW there will be a great concert friday 19th of march 2010 at Le TRiton a double bill with Camembert (French) and Phlox (Estonia)

Gainsbourg? Euh... Ben, en fait... Je n'aime pas Gainsbourg...

Mais je veux bien aller au Triton en mars.

Alucard wrote: and always the "nasty" lyrics of Gainsbarre in the mouth of "young innocent girly singers another France Gall : Les Sucettes by SG   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpDvpsxom8c&feature=related   the first ever popular TV prime time  track about blow jobs....

Ah yes, a classic.

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What a great album this is, and very eclectic.  "Danse des Mouches..." reminds me so much of Elton John instrumental.