Colleen - Le Jour Et La Nuit Du Réel
Reviewed by Yo, Pierre
Colleen is the pseudonym for French artist Cécile Schott. Le Jour Et La Nuit Du Réel is Colleen’s first purely instrumental work since 2007 and her first double album. The double album is a collection of synth-wave lofi beats and instrumentals that are calming and relaxing. I liked the lack of lyrics and the placement of focus on the beats and melodic highs and lows.
RIYL: Lofi Girl
FCC CLEAN!
Recommended Tracks: 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21

1. (3:43)–Subterranean - Movement I: It is great for zoning and focusing on something, while having a slight headbop. Very techno.
2. (3:30)–Subterranean - Movement II: It is very similar to track 1, almost like they have an extended version. Very rough and bass-heavy fade-out
3. *(3:11)–Subterranean - Movement III: It gives me techno, lofi vibes; almost like exploring space. And a nice fadeout on song three.
4. (2:33)–The long wait - Movement I: It sounds more ominous than the previous 3 tracks.
5. *(3:00)–The long wait - Movement II: It has a nice fade-in and a lighter frequency of repeated beats.
6. (1:29)–To hold and to be held - Movement I: It sounds as if you were lost, exploring the wild.
7. (1:35)–To hold and to be held - Movement II: It sounds very similar to track 6, and feels like an extension of the song
8. (1: 51)–Mon coeur - Movement I: It sounds hopeful.
9. (1:10)–Mon coeur - Movement II: It sounds perplexing, like what thoughts and deliberation would sound like if given auditorial form.
10. (1:17)–Mon coeur - Movement III: It sounds perplexing as well but almost like you are close to a solution or ending your train of thought. Very similar in highs and lows as track 9.
11. (2:05)–Be without being seen - Movement I: It sounds like daydreaming
12. *(1:29)–Be without being seen - Movement II: It has lots of highs and lows—very synth-wave.
13. *(1:21)–Be without being seen - Movement III: It sounds like an argument between robots. Very stimulating.
14. (4:40)–Les parenthèses enchantées - Movement I: It sounds like waking up and looking around.
15. (4:40)–Les parenthèses enchantées - Movement II: It sounds like lazily blocking guitar strings but on a synth-guitar
16. (5:26)–Les parenthèses enchantées - Movement III: It sounds sounds very happy go lucky. A melodic up and down flow.
17. *(3:01)–Les parenthèses enchantées - Movement IV: It has a very slow fade in; calming–static buzzing at the end.
18. (3:00)–Les parenthèses enchantées - Epilogue: It sounds very similar to a full set on a synth-guitar
19. (2:11)–Night looping - Movement I: It sounds like relaxing on an island vibes.
20. *(2:17)–Night looping - Movement II: It has a very rapid back-and-forth repetition, with the illusion of a slow build-up in the background.
21. * (3:46)–Night looping - Movement III: It is very similar to track 20 with the rapid back and forth, but a slightly slower repetition, but with a constantly oscillating background sound—first build down then build up, repeat. It ends with a repeated sound at the end that flows the partner of build up then build down, with a fade out at the end.