Phosphène

Description

Phosphene (n.m.): the sensation of seeing light or floaters. Fredda's new album is therefore one of sparks dancing at night under closed eyelids. A new emotional life, a new artistic direction, and the feeling of rediscovering that flood of light and emotion that overwhelmed her as a child in Saint-Dié in the Vosges. The head spins with so much freedom, but that's also what makes this album so intoxicatingly charming: Fredda ventures a little further into being herself. Matt Low, from The Delano Orchestra and a collaborator with Jean Louis Murat, supports this transformation with musicians who master perfectly the winding path between folk influence and luminous pop. Arranger Pascal Parisot completes this meticulous work by subtly distilling a few analog synthesizers, the bite of claps, some brass, and the soaring celestial choirs. Like the rubbing of two flints, the spark of "Phosphene" arises from this relief: the warmth of wooden guitars and the skin of drums caress while the eventful film of a new life unfolding plays out.