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Le Continent

by Clémentine March

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Une Bougie 02:03
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Demi-Soupir 02:13
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Le Continent 03:59
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Abribus 02:36
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Elixir 02:48
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Sous Ta Peau 03:37
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Température 04:04
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Feux Rouges 03:06
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Sans Visage 03:36

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'Le Continent' is Clémentine March's first album, released in January 2020 on the Lost Map Records label.

Clémentine characterises herself as “an alt-rock teenager from the 90s,” yet one who studied classical guitar from a young age, and followed her love of Vila Lobos, Caetano Veloso and more to Brazil for two years in her 20s, where she became immersed in choro, samba and traditional Brazilian genres. Sung in four languages – English, French, Portuguese and Spanish – and influenced by everything from Nirvana to Milton Nascimento, Clémentine’s melodically idiosyncratic and joyfully wild music embodies her nomadic spirit by recognising no borders – be they musical, linguistic or geographical.

Released via Belgian label Freaksville Records in 2017, Clémentine March’s debut EP Les Etoiles à ma Porte (The Stars at My Doorstep) received acclaim from Clash, The Quietus and For The Rabbits among others, and saw her tour extensively in Europe as solo support for acclaimed American indie-rock band Big Thief. In parallel with her burgeoning solo career, Clémentine has become a much in-demand multi-instrumentalist, particularly on bass, for artists including Snapped Ankles, Rozi Plain, Alabaster dePlume, Dana Gavanski, Bamboo, Yama Warashi, Blue House, Bas Jan and Haha Sounds Collective.

Continuing a rich tradition of Anglo-Gallic alternative music from Stereolab to Frànçois & the Atlas Mountains, Clémentine’s debut album Le Continent is, as she puts it, “a farewell chant to my native country.” “It’s a fantasy,” she says, “mostly in the French language – on the sum of my musical influences, from Brazil to Young Marble Giants, and beyond. It’s also an open exploration of the world and an account of loss.” Produced by Syd Kemp (Thurston Moore, Ulrika Spacek, Vanishing Twin), 16 songs were recorded in six days at a studio in Hackney in London, all in live conditions, with sparse overdubs. Guillaume Magne and Pierre Caron join Clémentine in the core tri at the centre of the record, with additional contributions coming from Phil MFU (Vanishing Twin), Dimitrios Ntontis (Blue House) and Amélie Rousseaux (Sofia Bolt).

The album features beautiful artwork by Raimund Wong.
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released June 5, 2020

Produced by Syd Kemp and Clémentine March


Cast:

Clémentine March
Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bass (4, 8)

Guillaume Magne
Drums, Slide Guitar (7), Vibrato Guitar (11),
Piano (7, 10, 12), Clavinet (8), Backing Vocals (11)

Pierre Caron
Bass, Flute (3), Backing Vocals (11)

Phil MFU
Organ, Electronic Percussions,
Moog Synths (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13)

Dimitrios Ntontis
Piano (5, 8), Wurlitzer Piano (4),
Solo and Fuzz Guitars (2)

Syd Kemp
Electric Guitar (4), Sound Effects (11)

Sofia Bolt
Guest Vocals (7)


All songs written and composed by Clémentine March (Copyright Control), except “Le Mont Olympe” and “Late in the Evening” (music: Clémentine March - lyrics: Clémentine March and Amélie Rousseaux), “Température” (music and lyrics: Clémentine March and Sébastien Adam)

Special Arrangements by Guillaume Magne (7, 10, 11,12)

Engineered and mixed by Syd Kemp, Wilton Way Studios, Hackney, London, UK
Assistant: Sofia Lopes

Mastered by Peter Fletcher at Black Bay Studio

Artwork by Raimund Wong

Sofia Bolt’s vocals recorded by Cristián Sotomayor (Studios ruidomáximo, Paris, France)

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Clémentine March London, UK

London-based chanteuse, composer and filmmaker, Clémentine March forays into a very personal approach to pop songs, playing with languages and textures, with a Brazilian savoir-faire and a post-punk edge.

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