A further Latin-flavoured single from international band Radio Delevine, in anticipation of a full album
Well-loved Paris live act from the late noughties, regulars at fabled Manu Chao haunt the Babel Café, now revived for studio work. Album to follow.
Trade cover art features Richard, rare cover art version only available from us 🙂
Richard: Vocals. Tenor ukulele. Cavaquinho. Guitars. Bass. Piano. Percussion.
Luz: Backing vocals.
Jess: Violin
Tom: Cello
A record that captures various live line-ups of Richard Lewis and musicians in Paris, between 2007 and 2012.
Includes 16-page PDF booklet of photos and posters.
Richard Lewis and Musicians (Tracks 1–5)
Laurence Freund – Violin
Aaron Roberston – Bass guitar
Amandine Origas – Piano
Richard Lewis – Guitar and vocals
Richard Lewis Band (Track 6)
Chloe Dunn – Violin
Laurence Freund – Violin
Thomas Hispa – Drums
Jean-Hervé Michel – Saxophones and flute
Claudio Zaretti- Double bass
Abgail Boucher – Backing vocals
Chaneze Kamoun – Backing vocals
Richard Lewis – Piano and vocals
Radio Delevine (Track 7)
Jane Burke – Cello
Chloe Dunn – Violin
John Hughes – Guitar
Aaron Robertson – Bass
Jimmy Virani – Theremin
Richard Lewis – Accordion and vocals
“A first class example of eclectic chamber music, nostalgic and intimate yet too enlightened to be sentimental.”
Ambient Music Guide
PERSONNEL
Richard Lewis, piano
Marcus Nimant, woodwinds
Pawel Kováč, violin
Lina Gruzska, cello
Orchestral parts recorded at CNSO Orchestra Studios, Prague.
“Naturally beautiful and inexorably moving.” — Letter from a listener.
Richard Lewis, piano, percussion, samples, whistles
Laurence Freund, violin
Pawel Kováč, viola
Lina Gruszka, cello
Marcus Nimant, woodwinds
Cover photography: Emilia Badin
“Your music will be the thing that shows us how we can always love a little more.” — Letter from a listener
Richard Lewis, piano
Laurence Freund, violin
Pawel Kováč, viola
Lina Gruszka, cello
Marcus Nimant, woodwinds
Richard Lewis, percussion
” … a small marvel, full of hidden treasures” — Indiepoprock
“Pick of the month … is Englishman Richard Lewis, exiled in France for five years. Classically trained and by turns jazz drummer, folk guitarist and composer of scores, [he] has created a perfect synthesis of his various influences and experiences. His new album, “Untitled” is a small marvel, full of hidden treasures, for which he summons not only flighty bursts of avant garde piano and folky guitar picking but also organ, accordion and banjo. The talent and technical prowess of this top-level musician are placed beyond doubt:
“Compositions of unbearable talent” — Zicazic
Third album from acclaimed songwriter and score composer Richard Lewis. A fixture on the Paris live circuit, Lewis effortlessly blends a range of influences from jazz, avant-rock and ambient to folk and electronica over ten captivating and atmospheric tracks. Seductive, assured and laid back, You Are Here is his most coherent and fully-realised work to date.
“In a whirlwind of creativity, instruments as diverse as flugelhorn, flute, violin, double bass and banjo, along with spikes of electronica and tribal percussion, all mix with a certain spontaneity, but no less ingenuity. This third personal album brings elegance and audacity together with sheer class to produce ten original pieces, in which the voice is more than just a supplement to compositions of unbearable talent!”
A restless traveller, Parisian singer Shanez is determined to take us with her, through Latin America, North Africa and dimly-lit Parisian cabarets. At once romantic and melancholy, her songs speak of everyday heartbreak in exotic locations.
Timeless, disturbing, postmodern
Many songwriters style themselves as artists. Music for grown ups’ frontman John Hughes is the genuine article. He doesn’t just wear his heart on his sleeve — he rips yours out and wears that.
“A universe worth discovering.” — POPnews
“RICHARD LEWIS, an English writer, video director and musician who lives in Paris, shows a particularly touching sensibility in the words that he chooses, the images that he uses and the music that he creates. Richard’s world is a personal one, often nostalgic, and similar in a way to those of YANN TIERSEN, TINDERSTICKS and DAVID SYLVIAN. There is sincerity in everything he does.”
Les Concerts du 7ème Ciel