YEARS IN MARBLE (vinyl)

Description

A native of Lyon, Raoul Vignal began performing solo at the age of 20. Through his stage performances, he weaves a delicate and harmonious universe, an intimate folk where his guitar playing (finger-picking and alternative tunings) subtly resonates with his soothing voice. After a self-produced EP, he recorded his first album 'The Silver Veil' in 2016 in Berlin. Released by Talitres in April 2017, the numerous rave reviews (both in France and abroad) allowed Raoul Vignal to string together concert dates. Building on this experience, he recorded his second album 'Oak Leaf' (2018) with his touring musicians. Here, the instrumentation is more expansive, and the evanescent melodies deliver a deliciously intimate folk. Raoul Vignal moved to Paris in early 2020. Far from the capital's hustle and bustle, he began writing his third album in the intimacy and calm of his kitchen. After another detour through Berlin, a city always present in his musical backdrop, the Croix-Rousse native settled in the Lyon region, away from urban agitation, in September 2020. And it was in the countryside, in this isolated place where time is suspended and the world is at a standstill, that Raoul Vignal recorded 'Years in Marble'. With only Lucien Chatin (drums) and Matteo Fabbri (sound engineer) as companions, he weaves enchanting compositions with clear tones and livelier tempos. More hypnotic than ever, Raoul Vignal's music is both timeless and deeply current, suspended and profoundly within us. "A world of lightness and folk sweetness such as we haven't heard much since the Norwegians of Kings of Convenience." --- ROCK & FOLK ---. "His folk is melancholic, but ethereal enough to pierce the cloud layer: heading towards the light" --- LES INROCKS ---. "Davey Graham, John Martyn, and especially Nick Drake, to whom it is so tempting to compare his dreamy arpeggios, his delicate picking, his evanescent melodies" --- TÉLÉRAMA ---.