Presque fini

Tribe Tapes is honored to issue Klimperei's latest cassette, "Presque fini". For over 30 years, Christophe Petchanatz (France) has used the alias of Klimperei to produce intricate, charming music that defies the conventions of genre. Avant-folk, minimalism, and toy-box music are all brought into the bigger picture. "Presque fini" was produced under the effects of quarantine and is a product of our times. For example, the opening piece, "dehors on ne se", roughly translates to "outside we do not". Melancholic strings swell and glisten amongst the floating crackles of noise. The remnants of folk guitar bring to mind simpler times. Though the subject matter is serious, the music is never cynical. In the face of social isolation, Christophe has produced an incredibly human work. We hope too that the compositions on this tape bring you the same joy and optimism that they've brought us. Purchase of this album includes a bonus track, a version of "Un bout de pain" featuring longtime collaborator Frank Pahl on vocals. side a : La suite concombre ------------------ 00:00 - Dehors on ne se 01:56 - Un squelette en bois 03:36 - Le capitaine au caramel 04:34 - Le vent sur la lune 05:54 - Chocolat musical 06:38 - Un bout de pain 07:53 - Les vaches-fantômes 08:55 - Les yeux des rats crevés 09:46 - Le nuage brisé 11:03 - De petites images 11:42 - La nacre de l’oeil 13:35 - Ce n’est rien lui dit-on 15:21 - Le froid 16:48 - Il est drôle le courant (with Lola Petchanatz) 18:29 - Prison vide 20:23 - Soit le corps soit la tête face B : La suite ratatouille ----------------------- 00:00 - Le tabagnon 00:36 - Cochon pygmée (from Moondog) 02:08 - La vasière 03:22 - Si les chats 05:22 - Paysages ordinaires 07:29 - Photo d'un mouton 09:13 - Paysages banals 09:46 - Une montagne 10:41 - Près de cette rivière (from Brian Eno), with Madame Patate 12:55 - Je ne peins plus 14:28 - Seconde réaction 16:16 - La réalité du moment 17:50 - Les pieds 18:34 - Jour blanc 19:52 - Le soleil est très chaud 21:16 - Une autre montagne ------------------ This cassette is dedicated to Mami Chan and Denys-Louis Colaux, gone. This music owes a lot to Max Eastman of Tribe Tapes who inspired me to start the project, and to Roger Helfers who provided me with VSTi ! No real instrument was used for these recordings ------------------ Artwork by Eric Watier ------------------ Petchanatz/Klimperei is on klimperei.free.fr klimperei.bandcamp.com and of course discogs, facebook, twitter... tt-84