Funny How

Description

Funny How? is the fifth album by Christophe Chassol. While it follows directly in the continuity of his work around "Ultrascores", it also marks a turning point: a more contemporary sound, a broader writing style, and a more explicitly political and social message make "Funny How?" his most accomplished record to date. Also his most accessible: inspired by American stand-up, Funny How? sounds like a joyful blend of all the music that inspires the artist: Soul, Jazz, Rap, musical comedy... Thus, throughout the album, major stand-up figures like Dave Chappelle, Marina Franklin, Dulcé Sloan, or Tiny Thickemz rub shoulders with emerging comedians filmed in more intimate comedy clubs, composing a moving portrait of the new American scene. Using archival footage and sequences shot for the project in New York and Chicago, and faithful to his principle of harmonizing reality, he reveals their hidden notes, replaying and developing them throughout a fascinating process. The result is a major work, a choral, political, and deeply musical narrative.In concert, the work unfolds majestically through a hybrid performance where music and images respond to and dialogue with each other.