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Incredible album by French singer Pierre Barouh recorded July 1982 at Nippon Columbia Studio in Tokyo and composed, arranged, and played by a monumental cast of legendary musicians and producers including Yasuaki Shimizu, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Francis Lai, Kazuhiko Katoh, Motohiko Hamase, most of the Moonriders (Keiichi Suzuki, Tohru Okada, Masahiro Takekawa), Daniel Lavoie, Masanori Sasaji, Hideo Yamaki (Toshinori Kondo & IMA) and many more. Also featuring David Sylvian, Harumi Ohzora, and Nanako Satoh. Scroll down for full credits!
INFO
WRWTFWW Records is beaucoup happy to announce the official reissue of Pierre Barouh’s hard-to-describe-but-easy-to-enjoy French flair meets Japanese avant-garde lost treasure of experimental-electronic-chanson-pop with a new-wave-minimal-bossa touch, Le Pollen. Originally recorded July 1982 at Nippon Columbia Studio in Tokyo and composed, arranged, and played by a who’s who of Japan’s most groundbreaking musicians of the 80s, the album comes as a LP with bonus 7inch, housed in a heavy sleeve displaying two immaculate photos of Barouh and holding a printed lyrics insert.
A free-spirited world traveler with an incredible ear for music, Paris-born singer and activist Pierre Barouh introduced the sounds of Brazil (and more) to Europe and pushed the envelope with his pioneering label Saravah, home of adventurous innovators Brigitte Fontaine, Areski, Jacques Higelin, Naná Vasconcelos, and Roland Bocquet’s Catharsis among many others. His bohemian border-free vision of modern chanson, blending musical tradition from various parts of the globe with forward-looking artistry, resonated particularly well in Japan, where the scene spearheaded by Yellow Magic Orchestra fell in love with everything Barouh.
And so one day in 1981, Pierre Barouh received an invitation from a Japanese label to come record an album in Tokyo. Not one to turn down an escapade around the world, the French visionary jumped on a plane and landed in a studio surrounded with a dream line-up of musicians: Yukihiro Takahashi (who had named his solo debut Saravah! after Barouh’s imprint) and Ryuichi Sakamoto of YMO, Yasuaki Shimizu and his Mariah bandmates Masanori Sasaji and Hideo Yamaki, members of the Moonriders, Motohiko Hamase, Mitsuru Sawamura of Interior, Kazuhiko Katoh and the list goes on. Also participating in the making of the album were longtime collaborator Francis Laï and the mysterious and beautiful David Sylvian.
The result is Le Pollen, a sincere and affectionate mix of nouveau chanson, techno-pop, post-punk, jazz, bossa, ambient, and minimalism. And probably something else entirely. Honestly impossible to classify in a particular genre, Pierre Barouh’s fascinating cosmopolitan music melting pot is, above all, a reassuring ode to humanity, where friendship, exchange, and collaborative creativity breeze freely. Making music together. It’s all love.
Pierre Barouh sadly passed away in December 2016, leaving behind a monumental legacy of music and art for us to cherish, and a life philosophy that’s well worth considering:
La vie, qu’elle soit longue ou brève Moi, tous mes rêves Je les prends toujours au sérieux Quand l’utopie brise les chaînes C’est l'oxygène, De ceux qui sont restés curieux
Life, be it long or brief Me, all my dreams I always take them seriously When utopia breaks the chains It’s the oxygen, Of those who’ve remained curious
From the song "L’Autre Rive" on Le Pollen.
L’AUTRE RIVE Written and composed by Pierre Barouh Arranged by Yasuaki Shimizu Acoustic Guitar - Takayuki Hijikata Backing Vocals - Harumi Ohzora, Nanako Satoh Drums - Hideo Yamaki Electric Bass - Morio Watanabe Marimba, Clarinet - Yasuaki Shimizu Acoustic Piano - Masanori Sasaji
PEPE Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Kazuhiko Katoh Arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Backing Vocals - Harumi Ohzora Drums - Yukihiro Takahashi Prophet-5, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer Bass - Nobuyuki Shimizu
SANS PARLER D’AMOUR Written by Pierre Barouh Composed and arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Drums - Yukihiro Takahashi Prophet-5, Acoustic Piano - Nobuyuki Shimizu
PERDU Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Michel Rivard Arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Acoustic Bass - Motohiko Hamase Drums, Prophet-5 - Yukihiro Takahashi Electric Guitar - Kenji Omura, Yoshiaki Shirai Sopranino Saxophone - Mitsuru Sawamura Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada
LA LETTRE Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Francis Lai Arranged by Keiichi Suzuki Drums - Tetsuro Kashibuchi Electric Bass - Hirobumi Suzuki Folk Guitar - Yoshiaki Shirai Prophet-5 - Keiichi Suzuki Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada Violin - Masahiro Takekawa
LE POLLEN Written by Pierre Barouh Composed & arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Additional vocals by David Sylvian Drums, Prophoet-5 - Tetsuro Kashibuchi Electric Bass - Hirobumi Suzuki Electric Guitar - Yoshiaki Shirai Gut Guitar - Keiichi Suzuki Prophet-5 - Yukihiro Takahashi Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada Violin - Masahiro Takekawa
PARENTHESE Written by Pierre Barouh Composed & arranged by Yasuaki Shimizu Acoustic Piano, Tenor Saxophone, Emulator - Yasuaki Shimizu
LES UNS ET LES AUTRES Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Francis Lai Arranged by Nobuyuki Shimizu Drums - Tetsuro Kashibuchi Electric Bass - Hirobumi Suzuki Electric Guitar - Yoshiaki Shirai Prophet-5 - Keiichi Suzuki Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada Violin - Masahiro Takekawa
DEMAIN Written and composed by Pierre Barouh Arranged by Yasuaki Shimizu Backing vocals - David Sylvian Acoustic Guitar - Takayuki Hijikata Drums - Hideo Yamaki Acoustic Piano, Clarinet, Flute, Prophet-5 - Yasuaki Shimizu Jupiter-8 - Masanori Sasaji Prophet-5 - Morio Watanabe
SAINT PAUL DE VENCE (on bonus 7") Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Francis Lai Arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto
BOULE QUI ROULE (on bonus 7") Written and composed by Daniel Lavoie Arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Recorded July 1982 at Nippon Columbia Studio (Akasaka, Tokyo) Producer: Naoki Tachikawa Artistic direction: Ken Okada Engineered by: Toshimitsu Takahashi & Keishiro Sonoda Recorded by: Toshihiko Takahashi & Keishiro Sonoda Cover photo: Kishin Shinoyama Design: Haruo Koguchi
Includes unlimited streaming of Le Pollen
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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"IL Y A DES ANNÉES OÙ L'ON A ENVIE DE NE RIEN FAIRE"
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The LP, the 7inch and the super limited sweatshirt!
Sweater -> SARAVAH il y a des années où l'on a envie de ne rien faire silkscreened on Gildan heavy sweatshirt
Incredible album by French singer Pierre Barouh recorded July 1982 at Nippon Columbia Studio in Tokyo and composed, arranged, and played by a monumental cast of legendary musicians and producers including Yasuaki Shimizu, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Francis Lai, Kazuhiko Katoh, Motohiko Hamase, most of the Moonriders (Keiichi Suzuki, Tohru Okada, Masahiro Takekawa), Daniel Lavoie, Masanori Sasaji, Hideo Yamaki (Toshinori Kondo & IMA) and many more. Also featuring David Sylvian, Harumi Ohzora, and Nanako Satoh. Scroll down for full credits!
INFO
WRWTFWW Records is beaucoup happy to announce the official reissue of Pierre Barouh’s hard-to-describe-but-easy-to-enjoy French flair meets Japanese avant-garde lost treasure of experimental-electronic-chanson-pop with a new-wave-minimal-bossa touch, Le Pollen. Originally recorded July 1982 at Nippon Columbia Studio in Tokyo and composed, arranged, and played by a who’s who of Japan’s most groundbreaking musicians of the 80s, the album comes as a LP with bonus 7inch, housed in a heavy sleeve displaying two immaculate photos of Barouh and holding a printed lyrics insert.
A free-spirited world traveler with an incredible ear for music, Paris-born singer and activist Pierre Barouh introduced the sounds of Brazil (and more) to Europe and pushed the envelope with his pioneering label Saravah, home of adventurous innovators Brigitte Fontaine, Areski, Jacques Higelin, Naná Vasconcelos, and Roland Bocquet’s Catharsis among many others. His bohemian border-free vision of modern chanson, blending musical tradition from various parts of the globe with forward-looking artistry, resonated particularly well in Japan, where the scene spearheaded by Yellow Magic Orchestra fell in love with everything Barouh.
And so one day in 1981, Pierre Barouh received an invitation from a Japanese label to come record an album in Tokyo. Not one to turn down an escapade around the world, the French visionary jumped on a plane and landed in a studio surrounded with a dream line-up of musicians: Yukihiro Takahashi (who had named his solo debut Saravah! after Barouh’s imprint) and Ryuichi Sakamoto of YMO, Yasuaki Shimizu and his Mariah bandmates Masanori Sasaji and Hideo Yamaki, members of the Moonriders, Motohiko Hamase, Mitsuru Sawamura of Interior, Kazuhiko Katoh and the list goes on. Also participating in the making of the album were longtime collaborator Francis Laï and the mysterious and beautiful David Sylvian.
The result is Le Pollen, a sincere and affectionate mix of nouveau chanson, techno-pop, post-punk, jazz, bossa, ambient, and minimalism. And probably something else entirely. Honestly impossible to classify in a particular genre, Pierre Barouh’s fascinating cosmopolitan music melting pot is, above all, a reassuring ode to humanity, where friendship, exchange, and collaborative creativity breeze freely. Making music together. It’s all love.
Pierre Barouh sadly passed away in December 2016, leaving behind a monumental legacy of music and art for us to cherish, and a life philosophy that’s well worth considering:
La vie, qu’elle soit longue ou brève Moi, tous mes rêves Je les prends toujours au sérieux Quand l’utopie brise les chaînes C’est l'oxygène, De ceux qui sont restés curieux
Life, be it long or brief Me, all my dreams I always take them seriously When utopia breaks the chains It’s the oxygen, Of those who’ve remained curious
From the song "L’Autre Rive" on Le Pollen.
L’AUTRE RIVE Written and composed by Pierre Barouh Arranged by Yasuaki Shimizu Acoustic Guitar - Takayuki Hijikata Backing Vocals - Harumi Ohzora, Nanako Satoh Drums - Hideo Yamaki Electric Bass - Morio Watanabe Marimba, Clarinet - Yasuaki Shimizu Acoustic Piano - Masanori Sasaji
PEPE Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Kazuhiko Katoh Arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Backing Vocals - Harumi Ohzora Drums - Yukihiro Takahashi Prophet-5, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer Bass - Nobuyuki Shimizu
SANS PARLER D’AMOUR Written by Pierre Barouh Composed and arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Drums - Yukihiro Takahashi Prophet-5, Acoustic Piano - Nobuyuki Shimizu
PERDU Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Michel Rivard Arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Acoustic Bass - Motohiko Hamase Drums, Prophet-5 - Yukihiro Takahashi Electric Guitar - Kenji Omura, Yoshiaki Shirai Sopranino Saxophone - Mitsuru Sawamura Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada
LA LETTRE Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Francis Lai Arranged by Keiichi Suzuki Drums - Tetsuro Kashibuchi Electric Bass - Hirobumi Suzuki Folk Guitar - Yoshiaki Shirai Prophet-5 - Keiichi Suzuki Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada Violin - Masahiro Takekawa
LE POLLEN Written by Pierre Barouh Composed & arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Additional vocals by David Sylvian Drums, Prophoet-5 - Tetsuro Kashibuchi Electric Bass - Hirobumi Suzuki Electric Guitar - Yoshiaki Shirai Gut Guitar - Keiichi Suzuki Prophet-5 - Yukihiro Takahashi Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada Violin - Masahiro Takekawa
PARENTHESE Written by Pierre Barouh Composed & arranged by Yasuaki Shimizu Acoustic Piano, Tenor Saxophone, Emulator - Yasuaki Shimizu
LES UNS ET LES AUTRES Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Francis Lai Arranged by Nobuyuki Shimizu Drums - Tetsuro Kashibuchi Electric Bass - Hirobumi Suzuki Electric Guitar - Yoshiaki Shirai Prophet-5 - Keiichi Suzuki Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada Violin - Masahiro Takekawa
DEMAIN Written and composed by Pierre Barouh Arranged by Yasuaki Shimizu Backing vocals - David Sylvian Acoustic Guitar - Takayuki Hijikata Drums - Hideo Yamaki Acoustic Piano, Clarinet, Flute, Prophet-5 - Yasuaki Shimizu Jupiter-8 - Masanori Sasaji Prophet-5 - Morio Watanabe
SAINT PAUL DE VENCE (on bonus 7") Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Francis Lai Arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto
BOULE QUI ROULE (on bonus 7") Written and composed by Daniel Lavoie Arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Recorded July 1982 at Nippon Columbia Studio (Akasaka, Tokyo) Producer: Naoki Tachikawa Artistic direction: Ken Okada Engineered by: Toshimitsu Takahashi & Keishiro Sonoda Recorded by: Toshihiko Takahashi & Keishiro Sonoda Cover photo: Kishin Shinoyama Design: Haruo Koguchi
Includes unlimited streaming of Le Pollen
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
...more
shipping out on or around January 29, 2021
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€45EURor more
You own this
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
"IL Y A DES ANNÉES OÙ L'ON A ENVIE DE NE RIEN FAIRE"
Save 25% by ordering before December 18th 2020.
*This is a pre-order, ships late January*
The LP, the 7inch and the super limited t-shirt!
Tee -> SARAVAH il y a des années où l'on a envie de ne rien faire silkscreened on Gildan heavy t-shirt
Incredible album by French singer Pierre Barouh recorded July 1982 at Nippon Columbia Studio in Tokyo and composed, arranged, and played by a monumental cast of legendary musicians and producers including Yasuaki Shimizu, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Francis Lai, Kazuhiko Katoh, Motohiko Hamase, most of the Moonriders (Keiichi Suzuki, Tohru Okada, Masahiro Takekawa), Daniel Lavoie, Masanori Sasaji, Hideo Yamaki (Toshinori Kondo & IMA) and many more. Also featuring David Sylvian, Harumi Ohzora, and Nanako Satoh. Scroll down for full credits!
INFO
WRWTFWW Records is beaucoup happy to announce the official reissue of Pierre Barouh’s hard-to-describe-but-easy-to-enjoy French flair meets Japanese avant-garde lost treasure of experimental-electronic-chanson-pop with a new-wave-minimal-bossa touch, Le Pollen. Originally recorded July 1982 at Nippon Columbia Studio in Tokyo and composed, arranged, and played by a who’s who of Japan’s most groundbreaking musicians of the 80s, the album comes as a LP with bonus 7inch, housed in a heavy sleeve displaying two immaculate photos of Barouh and holding a printed lyrics insert.
A free-spirited world traveler with an incredible ear for music, Paris-born singer and activist Pierre Barouh introduced the sounds of Brazil (and more) to Europe and pushed the envelope with his pioneering label Saravah, home of adventurous innovators Brigitte Fontaine, Areski, Jacques Higelin, Naná Vasconcelos, and Roland Bocquet’s Catharsis among many others. His bohemian border-free vision of modern chanson, blending musical tradition from various parts of the globe with forward-looking artistry, resonated particularly well in Japan, where the scene spearheaded by Yellow Magic Orchestra fell in love with everything Barouh.
And so one day in 1981, Pierre Barouh received an invitation from a Japanese label to come record an album in Tokyo. Not one to turn down an escapade around the world, the French visionary jumped on a plane and landed in a studio surrounded with a dream line-up of musicians: Yukihiro Takahashi (who had named his solo debut Saravah! after Barouh’s imprint) and Ryuichi Sakamoto of YMO, Yasuaki Shimizu and his Mariah bandmates Masanori Sasaji and Hideo Yamaki, members of the Moonriders, Motohiko Hamase, Mitsuru Sawamura of Interior, Kazuhiko Katoh and the list goes on. Also participating in the making of the album were longtime collaborator Francis Laï and the mysterious and beautiful David Sylvian.
The result is Le Pollen, a sincere and affectionate mix of nouveau chanson, techno-pop, post-punk, jazz, bossa, ambient, and minimalism. And probably something else entirely. Honestly impossible to classify in a particular genre, Pierre Barouh’s fascinating cosmopolitan music melting pot is, above all, a reassuring ode to humanity, where friendship, exchange, and collaborative creativity breeze freely. Making music together. It’s all love.
Pierre Barouh sadly passed away in December 2016, leaving behind a monumental legacy of music and art for us to cherish, and a life philosophy that’s well worth considering:
La vie, qu’elle soit longue ou brève Moi, tous mes rêves Je les prends toujours au sérieux Quand l’utopie brise les chaînes C’est l'oxygène, De ceux qui sont restés curieux
Life, be it long or brief Me, all my dreams I always take them seriously When utopia breaks the chains It’s the oxygen, Of those who’ve remained curious
From the song "L’Autre Rive" on Le Pollen.
L’AUTRE RIVE Written and composed by Pierre Barouh Arranged by Yasuaki Shimizu Acoustic Guitar - Takayuki Hijikata Backing Vocals - Harumi Ohzora, Nanako Satoh Drums - Hideo Yamaki Electric Bass - Morio Watanabe Marimba, Clarinet - Yasuaki Shimizu Acoustic Piano - Masanori Sasaji
PEPE Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Kazuhiko Katoh Arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Backing Vocals - Harumi Ohzora Drums - Yukihiro Takahashi Prophet-5, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer Bass - Nobuyuki Shimizu
SANS PARLER D’AMOUR Written by Pierre Barouh Composed and arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Drums - Yukihiro Takahashi Prophet-5, Acoustic Piano - Nobuyuki Shimizu
PERDU Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Michel Rivard Arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Acoustic Bass - Motohiko Hamase Drums, Prophet-5 - Yukihiro Takahashi Electric Guitar - Kenji Omura, Yoshiaki Shirai Sopranino Saxophone - Mitsuru Sawamura Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada
LA LETTRE Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Francis Lai Arranged by Keiichi Suzuki Drums - Tetsuro Kashibuchi Electric Bass - Hirobumi Suzuki Folk Guitar - Yoshiaki Shirai Prophet-5 - Keiichi Suzuki Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada Violin - Masahiro Takekawa
LE POLLEN Written by Pierre Barouh Composed & arranged by Yukihiro Takahashi Additional vocals by David Sylvian Drums, Prophoet-5 - Tetsuro Kashibuchi Electric Bass - Hirobumi Suzuki Electric Guitar - Yoshiaki Shirai Gut Guitar - Keiichi Suzuki Prophet-5 - Yukihiro Takahashi Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada Violin - Masahiro Takekawa
PARENTHESE Written by Pierre Barouh Composed & arranged by Yasuaki Shimizu Acoustic Piano, Tenor Saxophone, Emulator - Yasuaki Shimizu
LES UNS ET LES AUTRES Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Francis Lai Arranged by Nobuyuki Shimizu Drums - Tetsuro Kashibuchi Electric Bass - Hirobumi Suzuki Electric Guitar - Yoshiaki Shirai Prophet-5 - Keiichi Suzuki Prophet-5, Sequencer, Acoustic Piano - Tohru Okada Violin - Masahiro Takekawa
DEMAIN Written and composed by Pierre Barouh Arranged by Yasuaki Shimizu Backing vocals - David Sylvian Acoustic Guitar - Takayuki Hijikata Drums - Hideo Yamaki Acoustic Piano, Clarinet, Flute, Prophet-5 - Yasuaki Shimizu Jupiter-8 - Masanori Sasaji Prophet-5 - Morio Watanabe
SAINT PAUL DE VENCE (on bonus 7") Written by Pierre Barouh Composed by Francis Lai Arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto
BOULE QUI ROULE (on bonus 7") Written and composed by Daniel Lavoie Arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Recorded July 1982 at Nippon Columbia Studio (Akasaka, Tokyo) Producer: Naoki Tachikawa Artistic direction: Ken Okada Engineered by: Toshimitsu Takahashi & Keishiro Sonoda Recorded by: Toshihiko Takahashi & Keishiro Sonoda Cover photo: Kishin Shinoyama Design: Haruo Koguchi
Includes unlimited streaming of Le Pollen
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
...more
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