“Passeports” reviewed by Goûte Mes Disques

La majorité des gens normalement constitués détestent les transports en commun : antithèse de la propreté, lieu de transit tout ce qu’il y a de plus impersonnel et moments d’attente bien souvent rédhibitoires. Les allégories ne manquent pas quand il s’agit d’évoquer cette institution pourtant au cÅ“ur de la vie de tous. Pourtant, au delà …

“Passeports” reviewed by Monsieur Delire

A moving reccord (pun intended). First, Mathias Delplanque made field recordings in transportation-related locations (train stations, harbours, parking lots, etc.) and in a call centre in India (which deserves Europe and America, hence its ties to the “transportation” theme). Then, he “moved” these recordings to his living room, playing them at home and recording that …

“Passeports” reviewed by Rockerilla

Mathias Delplanque sta vivendo un periodo di incontenibile creatività: solo nel 2010 sono già stati pubblicati due album (su Cronica e Bruit Claire) a suo nome più il dodici pollici di Lena recensito sullo scorso numero di Rockerilla . Questa la marcia in più di Delplanque, che a differenza di molti suoi colleghi che operano …

“Passeports” reviewed by Vital Weekly

The ever so active, but perhaps these days even more active Mathias Delplanque delivers another album here, co-released on his own Bruit Clair label and Cronica Electronica. This is a sort of thematic album, in which Delplanque uses field recordings from transport related areas, such as train stations, harbors, parking lots, transit areas all over …