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Gabriel Yacoub
Quatre
$18.99

Probably the most fully realized recording by Yacoub, one that flawlessly mixes high-tech and low in a way that few of his contemporaruies have yet to do, and this was back in 1994. Yet for all of the studio production and perfection (often this recording is compared to Peter Gabriel's late 90s work), this record proves that there can still be a live presence, a deep tap-root of tradition and a human touch. - CF

Read my 1995 review

Tracks (click to listen) and musicians:

• 1. solide (4'54")
  vocals, acoustic guitar: gabriel / synthesiser, percussion: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / percussion: jean-pierre arnoux / slide acoustic guitar: gildas arzel / harmonics: nicolaïvan mingo / kaval: ivan lantos / vocals: nikki matheson, sylvie berger, gildas arzel, brian gulland
• 2. le plus rapide des oiseaux (5'43")
  vocals, acoustic guitar: gabriel / words: jean yacoub / piano, synthesiser, percussion, gong: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / drums: jean-pierre arnoux / electric guitars: nicolaïvan mingo / vielle à roue: gilles chabenat / bagpipes (musette 11 pouces): jean blanchard / side flute, tin whistle: manu le houëzec / qanun: élie achkar / violins: élisabeth boudjéma, claire-hélène schirrer-gary / viola: virginie michaud / cello: pascale jaupart / vocals: nikki matheson, sylvie berger
• 3. tant pis que l'exil (4'55")
  vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin: gabriel / synthesisers, saz: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / drums: jean-pierre arnoux / electric guitars: nicolaïvan mingo / vielle à roue: gilles chabenat / bagpipes (musette 20 pouces): jean blanchard / cello: pascale jaupart / vocals: nikki matheson, gildas arzel, paul brady
• 4. beauté / twelfth song of the thunder (4'36")
  vocals, mandocello: gabriel / vocals: nikki matheson, paul brady, gildas arzel / synthesiser, kora, percussion, thunder: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / drums: jean-pierre arnoux / electric guitars: nicolaïvan mingo / vielle à roue, percussion: gilles chabenat / bagpipes (northumbrian half-long pipes): jean-pierre rasle
• 5. letter from america (1'00")
  vocals, acoustic guitar: gabriel / slide acoustic guitar: nicolaïvan mingo / bassoon: brian gulland
• 6. je suis à court (4'04")
  vocals, acoustic guitar: gabriel / synthesisers, portative organ, autoharp: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / percussion: jean-pierre arnoux / recorders, oboe, bassoons, positive organ: brian gulland
• 7. tourne tourne (4'43")
  vocals, mandolin: gabriel / piano, , tablas, percussion: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / drums: jean-pierre arnoux / electric guitars: nicolaïvan mingo / vielle à roue: gilles chabenat / violin: élisabeth boudjéma, claire-hélène schirrer-gary / viola: virginie michaud / cello: pascale jaupart / vocals: nikki matheson, sylvie berger
• 8. la mariole (4'21")
  lead bagpipes (musette 16 pouces): jean-pierre rasle / piano, synthesisers: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / vielle à roue, percussion: gilles chabenat / bagpipes (musettes du centre) 11 pouces: jean blanchard, 16 pouces: éric montbel, 23 pouces: robert amyot
• 9. les blés sur l'eau (5'29")
  vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolins: gabriel / vocals: mélaine favennec / synthesisers, tampura, didjeridoo, positive organ , orgamin: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / percussion: jean-pierre arnoux / electric guitars: nicolaïvan mingo / vielle à roue: gilles chabenat / bassoon: brian gulland / soprano sax: manu le houëzec / bagpipes (musette de cour): jean-pierre rasle / vocals: nikki matheson, sylvie berger
• 10. regarde bien petit (5'08")
  vocals: gabriel / synthesisers: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / drums: jean-pierre arnoux / electric guitars: nicolaïvan mingo / vielle à roue: gilles chabenat / accordion: françois hadji-lazaro / violin: élisabeth boudjéma / cello: pascale jaupart
• 11. le sel & le sucre (4'23") vocals, acoustic guitar: gabriel / synthesisers, upright bass: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / drums: jean-pierre arnoux / electric guitars: nicolaïvan mingo / vielle à roue: gilles chabenat / bagpipes (16 pouces): jean blanchard / violins: élisabeth boudjéma, claire-hélène schirrer-gary / viola: virginie michaud / cello: pascale jaupart / vocals: nikki matheson, sylvie berger, patrice clémentin
• 12. ces dieux-là (4'45")
  vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolins, autoharp: gabriel / synthesisers, programmation, percussion: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / drums: jean-pierre arnoux / electric guitars: nicolaïvan mingo / violins: élisabeth boudjéma, claire-hélène schirrer-gary / viola: virginie michaud / cello: pascale jaupart
• 13. les bannières qui claquent (4'27")
  vocals, acoustic guitar: gabriel /synthesisers ,strings, crumhorns, snare drum, choir (coro del supramonte di orgosolo): patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / drums: jean-pierre arnoux / electric guitars: nicolaïvan mingo / piano: nikki matheson / crumhorn, bombarde: manu le houëzec
• 14. lfa (reprise) (1'58")
  acoustic guitar, mandolin: gabriel / programmation, cello: patrice clémentin / bass: yannick hardouin / slide acoustic guitar: nicolaïvan mingo / violin: élisabeth boudjéma / bagpipes (musette de cour): jean-pierre rasle / bassoons: brian gulland

  Some of instruments noises listed describe sounds obtained by sampling or programming, some of them only refer to the imagination of the artists - gy

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