Gontran

LIMITED TO 300 COPIES

The first ever vinyl reissue of Gontran's second album L'Envol, recorded in two hours on a Paris studio with a bass player (F.D. Aldonse) and two female vocalists whose surnames have been lost in the depths of time - Victorine and Theodorine. As the other Gontran albums, it was self released in a limited run private pressing which has nowadays become an elusive piece in the collectors market - so rare that it doesn't even appear on Phileas Folk's great The French Folk Magic Time Guide book.

The beautiful music contained within is a delightful sample of Gontran's excellent singer-songwriter qualities and his commitment to portray his inner world and livings through his musicated poems. He names as his biggest influences big names like Leonard Cohen, who he had the chance to meet and chat with when in Mumbai back in 1999, Bob Dylan or Jack Kerouak, but Gontran was centered in his vivences and commited to his need to express himself that he really doesn't sound like anyone but Gontran. Amazing homemade folk sounds from an artist who, ironically, was always traveling abroad and stayed little at home!

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 E3 Autobahn
• A2 Si Un Jour En Voyage
• A3 Greame
• A4 Mon Premier Jour Ici
• A5 Un Homme Silencieux
• A6 L'Aube

• SIDE B
• B1 L'Autorail
• B2 Comme Avant
• B3 Drôle De Ville
• B4 Le Dompteur
• B5 L'Envol
• B6 La Nuit Va Bientôt Tomber