| St. Germain / St. Germain |
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| Album: | St. Germain | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | St. Germain | Added: | Jan 2016 | |
| Label: | Nonesuch Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2016-01-25 | Pull Date: | 2016-03-27 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Mar 13 | Mar 6 | Feb 21 | Feb 14 | Feb 7 | Jan 31 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 21, 2016: | The Intercept Real Blues | 4. | Feb 20, 2016: | Music Casserole Sittin' Here | |
| 2. | Mar 11, 2016: | Moonlight Impressions Voila | 5. | Feb 18, 2016: | Wispr Times Real Blues, Voila | |
| 3. | Mar 04, 2016: | Moonlight Impressions How Dare You | 6. | Feb 11, 2016: | Wispr Times Family Tree |
| Album Review |
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| DJ Postnatal Reviewed 2016-01-21 | ||
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St. Germain, a.k.a. Ludovic Navarre, is back after a 15-year hiatus with this self-titled album. The looping, electronica-influenced tracks are calm, soothing, jazzy, smooth. Navarre collaborated with Malian artist Guimba Kouyate, giving the record a distinctive Malian/African feel. Elements of samba also creep in. RIYL Amadou and Mariam, Cinematic Orchestra. Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6. No FCCs. 1. (5:17) Soulful male vocals, upbeat acoustic guitar, groovy percussion. 2. (6:24) Smooth clubby groove featuring female vocals. 3. (7:06) Jazzy drums, piano, guitar. Instrumental head-bobber. 4. (6:31) Twangy guitar with female vocals. 5. (7:55) Piano, sax, twinkly. Most traditional jazz-lounge sounding track. Male vocals. Nice long dancey groove. 6. (6:44) English/Malian male vocals. Bluesy. Twangy guitar. 7. (5:22) Breezy instrumental featuring guitar, drums, keys. 8. (5:45) Plucky guitar with a heavy beat that gently carries you away. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Real Blues | 5. | Family Tree | |||
| 2. | Sittin' Here | 6. | How Dare You | |||
| 3. | Hanky Panky | 7. | Mary L. | |||
| 4. | Voila | 8. | Forget Me Not |