R7EVE – L’amour, le sable, la mort, un nua
There are reasons to believe that the language in which a poem or song is written is quite irrelevant if the work is any good. The myth, and you can easily test it out for yourself, is that if the meaning is buried within the work, nobody needs a dictionary to understand it.
Maybe there’s something to it. This certainly fits with the tradition in which songs and poems have held such an important role across religions, for example. The songs are, normally, part of some ecstatic ceremony where truth is revealed to those ready to reveal it.
Heaven knows some of that is needed, especially in an era defined by both the banality of evil and, well, plain ol’ banality. It’s time to revive the poet prophets once more.
That’s what R7EVE attempts to do on the dreamy, hypnotic “L’amour, le sable, la mort, un nuage.” Strictly speaking, this is a poetic recitation handled over an anxiety-inducing, minimalist backing. It’s not untrue either that the quality of the French language resonates across this. But close your eyes and hold them that way, and without question, some of these truths will be transferred onto you.
Beau Monde – I’m the Color Green
Sure, what the 1960s all the way up to 1977 provided in terms of music in the Western world won’t ever happen again. As soon as ‘77 was over, the biz was dominated by greedy managers, leeching lawyers, confused record label executives and artists desperate to turn the proverbial “three chords and the truth” into a fortune.
This is why there’s a beautiful naivety about all the music made before that time. When you listen to interviews with the real music heroes of that era, you get the sense that they kind of fell into this life while they were busy singing songs. Perhaps it is time to will ourselves back to a life of beautiful simplicity. That’s certainly what Beau Monde what’s for his life and music.
“I’m the Color Green,” plays with two contrasting feelings. On the one hand, Beau Monde’s single tells the story of being lost amid endless expectations and tension. On the other hand, it glances at a better life, one of seeking innocence. The retro folk-rock approach and controlled singing work well in expressing both these emotions. And, in many ways, “I’m the Color Green” acts as a manifesto, as a kind of nouvelle hippieism. Can’t wait!
