balladur | pourquoi certains arbres sont si grands ?
digital | vinyl
ref cat baton15
1. Introduction
2. Pranzo con noi
3. Ces Affiches de toi
4. Ça m'a tellement manqué
5. Interlude
6. Ma dai
7. Les Oiseaux
8. La Saison de l'amour
9. Final
The 9 tracks of “Pourquoi certains arbres sont si grands” are haunted by nostalgia for hopes, happy days, and a taste of uniquely nihilistic ashes. Is it this Italian passion from the '70s? Is it the staggering upfrontness of the lyrics? This obsessive taste for chiaroscuro? The omnipresence of demonic synths in the background?
What's curious is that Balladur emerged in 2013 as a "Cold Wave band." And now, 10 years later, after breaking free from all pre-packaged labels, they deliver their hardest, most haunted, and stunning record.
Romain de Ferron | voice, keyboard, guitar
Amédée De Murcia | drum machine, synthesizer
crédits
recorded by Anotine Nouel, Romain de Ferron, Amédée De Murcia
mixed by Anotine Nouel, Romain de Ferron, Amédée De Murcia
mastered by Harris Newman
artwork by Virginia Genta
Written by Balladur between 2019 and 2022.
Recording & Mixing by Balladur and Anotine Nouel at Sound Love, Lyon and at the Citadelle Raspail in Saint-Etienne, during the year 2022.
september 29, 2023