Mathieu des Longchamps was born in Montreal, to a folk singer mother and a flamenco guitarist and harpist father. A childhood in La Guaira, Panama, in a stilt cabin, between the green jungle and the blue ocean, already provides the "off-the-grid" background of the man in the making and sketches the portrait of this eternal dreamer-traveler of rare authenticity. At 19, he spends weeks on the road in Uruguay, where living on nothing and singing in the streets to earn his keep becomes his daily life. This anecdote is important for understanding the genesis of *Le vert et le bleu* and its visual variations. Very acoustic, this 11-track album reveals an elegant and refined folk, where plenty of room is left for his own guitars, of course, but also for real instruments. Recorded at the legendary Ferber studios in Paris, six travel companions join him: Alexandre Millet on keyboards and piano, Mike Clinton on bass, Romain Joutard and Matthieu Zirn on drums, Adriano Tenorio on percussion, and Mathyas VJ on cello. The decision is made to name this opus *Le vert et le bleu* as an obvious allusion to what Mathieu needs to feel happy. This time, the artist chooses French as his only language. The years have passed since Panama and since Uruguay. Thus the album *Le vert et le bleu* reveals a collection of thoughts and deep reflections on time, the dreams we have and those we give up on, others and oneself... Between depth and lightness, nostalgia or tears, gentleness or carefreeness, the photos of the journey are alternately contrasted but always invite departure and wide open spaces.
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