Tristesse des Manes
Category: Music

A highly awaited comeback for one of the most gifted Heavenly Voices acts worldwide! Back to their Classical roots, with Cello, alto, piano and a beautiful female voice.

The great revelation of this early year and a highly appreciated comeback for one of the most gifted Heavenly Voices acts worldwide!!! Collection d'Arnell Andrea is back with a completely new classical direction. With Cello, alto, piano and voice,Collection bring back 7 old titles in new orchestrations and offer 7 new beautiful jewels (= 14 titles). This is a romantic walk along the french river: La Loire. Chloe sings the fog, the emotions, the poetry and the spleen. This album describes the french romantic spirit of the end of the 19th Century. Beaudelaire and the war are the favourite themes for this fantastic masterpiece.
Only acoustic instruments are used to perform the 14 titles: piano, cello, viola, ... and Chlo's voice. 7 titles are acoustic versions of previously released tracks, 7 are brand new titles.

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Un Automne à Loroy
Category: Music

First album reissued with new tracks and video of the mythic french band, the origin of their Dark Wave/Heavenly Voices sonority. Highly recommended!

REVIEW:
''Classy french purveyors of touching pop', an emerging movement across the water, Collection d'Arnell Andrea unveil a spellbinding LP of such ethereal beauty it knocks spots off the Cocteau Twins circa 'Victorialand', no mean feat believe me. Chloe's voice, around which the songs are built (it couldn't be another way), is breathtaking; a quivering choral delight of almost operatic proportions which hovers most hauntingly above the piano, bass and cello accompaniment.Designed to send a shiver up the spine of even the most bluberry of sumo wrestlers. The pinnacle of mood music." Recoll

1. A l'Aurore Assassin
2. Aux Funestes Douleurs
3. Automne Et Long Silence
4. Aux Alertes Saisons
5. Aux Averses de Grle
6. Au Del Des Lierres (Elischeba)
7. Aux Glycines Dfuntes
8. Aux Aurores
9. Aux Sources De Gel
10. Anton's Death
11. Comme Un Marbre De Roses
12. Collection
13. Le Vent Bless

Multimedia track Mac/PC:

• Video composed of 5 extracts from concerts between 1989 and 1990 with Anton's Death used as soundtrack
• Concert and press pictures of the band (19) circa 1986-1990

Tracks 10, 11, 12 are original tracks from the 12" Autumn's Breath for Anton's Death

2004 Prikosnovnie [PRIK079]

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The Bower of Despair

The new electric album of Collection! Chloe's voice is full of black sensuality, the bass is punk/rock, guitars are dark and twisted, the violin suffers neurotic spasms, rhythms are like a crazy horse heart beats, choirs come from a deep grave...

8 years after 'Cirse des Champs', finally comes the new electric album of Collection! This expected album could have been disappointing after so many years but it's the extreme contrary. In fact the band releases theirbetter album ever done and furthermore a mythic CD for the dark cold wave scene. Music starts smoothly with Chloe' s voice, violin and guitar rising gradually in beats' trance with distorted guitars. The track ''WildTrees' is a real 'chef d'oeuvre' of black softness, with symphonic melodies, ethereal voices and a deep feeling of nostalgia. Chloe' s voice is full of black sensuality, the bass is punk/rock, guitars are dark and twisted reminiscent of 'Siouxsie & the banshees', the violin suffers of neurotic spasms, rhythms are like a crazy horse heart beats, choirs come from a deep grave... Death fits them perfectly... Frenetic dances, romanticism and dark melodies are the ingredients of this sensual and poisoned liqueur of black Beauty..to make you live forever.

1. From our Dark Side
2. The Spirits of the Dead
3. Before I die
   
4. Wild Trees
5. Dark is Veiling my Dawn
6. All I prayed, all I need
7. Because your Soul
8. Time is Fallen
9. Doomed to Memories
10. Time Always Blows Away
11. Procession

2004 Prikosnovnie [PRIK086]

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Au Val Des Roses
Category: Music

Yet another re-release from CdAA's brilliant career, this time in a more Neo-Classical/Chamber music format with abundant cello and violin presence, yet with the ever-present droning bass lines and drum machine, and the ethereal voice of Chlo St Liphard.

"This music is both impassioned and ravishing. Entrance me to the end of love." (D. Simpson / MELODY MAKER).

"The style of this french combo could almost be categorised as a form of chamber music in which they add droning bass, drum machine and the etheral vocals of Chlo St Liphard to violins and cellos." (FOR THE RECORD).

"You can hear a connection to the old parlor orchestras from the turn of the century ; hauntingly beautiful strings, with a driving bass line, and flowing, lush harmonies and... Well, what else could you want ?"(Ken DEWDROPS).

PRESS :
"A reissue from 1990 by the French neo-classical ensemble on the Priksnovenie label. This release veers from Dream Pop towards classical music, somehow taking in early 1990s shoe-gazing, romantic neo-classical: imagine 4AD label type material accompanied by a string quartet, or even a mellower version of the Banshees. All with defined melodies, usually tinged with a sense of melancholy that never spills over to indulgence. A very talented band whose work is always produced to a high standard. Chloe St. Liphard takes lead vocals throughout, with most of the lyrics being sung in French. 'Un Refuge Lointain' is perhaps the most impressive offering, it is hard to imagine a British band managing to produce a pop song which is also serious and sophisticated, closely followed by an impressive instrumental 'Un Tiede Respoir'. The release is rounded off by a track from 2005, 'Refuge, We're Watching Them Dying', which is altogether more Gothic rock orientated and dramatic. Mike Shankland"

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Villers-aux-Vents (Fevrier 1916)
Category: Music

An splendid re-issue for one of CAA's finest releases, which finds the band merging Neo-Classical elements with bits reminiscent of Siouxsie and the Banshees on acid. The album has been remastered and includes bonus tracks and a video.

This abum is about the first World War. The music of CDAA can be described as emotionnal Cold wave: drums, electric guitars are mixed with classical instruments like cello. Chloé Saint Liphard female voice is clear and marvellous giving the mood of this tragic masterpiece. She describes the suffering of the fighters, the death, the fear, the sadness. The songs are sometimes aggresive, sometimes melancholic and always romantic. This album is full of energy of life and Collection deals about this difficult theme of War with their legendary integrity and delightful elegance. The beautiful melodies of this neo-classical rock album is an ode to the Life.
Villers-aux-vents (Février 1916) is presented in digipack. Additionnally, you will find a fantastic remix blending electro sounds and heavy guitars and a wonderful video-track.

1. Les Cendre-Lisires
2. L'Aulne et la Mort
3. Le Chemin des Dames
4. Les Hauts de Meuse
5. Les Parvis Dserts
6. Deaf or Crazy
7. Verdun
8. Deafening Breath
9. Le Ravin des Fontaines
10. L'Ornire
11. Les Cendre-Remixes

Multimedia track Mac/PC:

1. Pictures of the band (17)
2. Deafening Breath video
3. Verdun video

2003 Prikosnovnie [PRIK 070] 

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