Music

Julien Neto — Le Fumeur De Ciel

Julien Neto — Le Fumeur De Ciel (TYPE006)

When
Jun 2005
Cover of Le Fumeur De Ciel by Julien Neto
Artwork: Kabegami

This is a release on Type Records, the label I co-founded with John Xela. John was responsible for its musical output; I contributed in the first few years on design and running the label. The catalogue is archived here for posterity.

Parisian Julien Neto has been an active member of the music scene for some time with releases on various labels under various monikers, so it comes as a surprise that this is his debut album. Like a poem, each track is a verse, part of a much larger piece; Neto based part of the record on the poems of Keats, finding a kindred spirit in his deep and moving romanticism. Propelled by a tireless Gallic melancholy, this is a work which confronts tragic loss with an unflinching honesty. Fans of Colleen, Susumu Yokota, Sylvain Chauveau and Max Richter are sure to find solace in these peaceful and measured electro acoustic compositions.

Made at Type.

Around the same time

Earlier in music: Ryan Teague — Six Preludes. Later in music: Midaircondo — Shopping For Images.