Louise Vertigo - Femme Fin De Siecle

HinweiseLouise Vertigo recorded her first solo album in 1998. "Femme fin de siècle", produced by Chris the French Kiss for Yellow Production, featured collaborations with writers as diverse and original as Kid Loco, Zend Avesta and Bang Bang. The single "Où est la femme?" received wide radio play and its video was shown on M6. In 1999, Louise Vertigo set out to find the perfect partnership--a singer/songwriter herself, she wanted to work with different producers--and so her songs featured on several compilations: "Paris, Sound for the City" (by DJ Yellow for Max magazine), "Hi Fidelity Lounge" (on Guidance) and "Jet Society" for the Thievery Corporation. In 2000, nearing her goal, she prepared her second album, working with artists whose styles were as diverse as their nationalities--Kid Loco (France), Mum (Austria), Mighty Quark (Norway) and Olaf Hund (France)--only this time it was Louise who methodically selected the pieces and helped produce them. After meeting and getting on well with the Musiques Hybrides label, she released "Blue Lagoon" (with Olaf Hund) and "Tellement" with Kid Loco, two songs that mark her transition to a new style, more personal and experimental. In 2001, she finished her work at Musiques Hybrides with Léonard de Léonard, who oversaw the production of her eponymous album "Louise Vertigo", released by Delabel on September 18th--and Louise's career took off. Her pure, elliptical writing style serves to highlight emotion (the blues remains her principal influence). Her writing draws on the oral tradition, with fairy tales often providing the framework for her songs, while her themes of existential inspiration explore the mysteries of the Psyche, the unconscious. Her texts and compositions alternate with music by recognised "electronic" talents such as Kid Loco, Roudoudou, Olaf Hund, Rubin Steiner and Baccuzzi. With help from newcomers on the musical scene such as OB One and Léonard de Léonard, the album opens up a world of new sounds.