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Shades & Parasols

by DENNER

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD digisleeve 6 pages ltd 500 copies.
    15 tracks album contains all three EP's released in 2021 (from the Raven Studio Summer 2020 Sessions) + three bonus tracks exclusive to this cd.
    Graphic Design: Yves Bigot
    Photography: Frank Hurley, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

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1.
The Kelp 04:21
Running by, roaming by the beach & cliff. Sands soothe me. Exploring the unknown. My wildest dreams. Resting on a seaweed bed. The sound of sleepy music sent me back to the beach. Below sea level we can see. Me zo gannet e kreiz ar mor. Floating world. Waters soothe me. Tempted by the deep. Beneath the surface. Magnified ! Attracted to the tide. A kelp forest in full bloom. The moon up above shines down upon us. Hidding in the trees. Living by the sea. Dancing in the waves. Dreaming the sea. Diving to the depths. Sailing on the sea. Gliding on the sea. Swimming in the Kelp ! Raving in the Kelp !
2.
Low Life 03:44
My heart is dry. My vision bleak. I’m running out of self esteem. My heart bleeds with shame & guilt. Because you lied endlessly. Our dreams are real. Our feelings hard. We shared our gods. We built our myths. My world is out. Hell on earth. In between worlds. We stay and stand ! My skin itches. My face freezes. I get anger in my veins. Can’t feel my spine anymore. Rage and wrath fuel my soul. I LIVE IN HELL. GLOOM AND DOOM I GOT IT ALL BACKWARDS ! I’M PASSING OUT. UPSIDE DOWN ! A FIT IN HELL. GLOOM AND DOOM STRUGGLING WITH MY LOW LIFE !!!
3.
Turbulence 03:48
Too much turmoil. Chaos ! Turbulence. So I can’t sleep. Too much noise. Murmur. Disturbances. So i can’t breathe. I’m no man to oppose any man, anyone. But if you can hear me, my words, pleas. Dreamless tribulations under observation ! Too much talking. Static ! Interferences. So i can’t phrase. Wordless conversations. I always tried not to think ! I’m no man to oppose any man, anyone. But if you can feel me. I am harmless. Too much blind disorder. Loudness. So i can’t voice. Loveless interactions. I always tried to distance things ! This Is Turbulence.
4.
Tranquility 02:58
A treasure of the ages Stones from across the night Unrubbed by wind. Unwashed by rain Scattered on Tranquility Perhaps we’ll see what these rocks have seen Decipher the light of the sun A moonrock like a diary of the sun An eye unblinking since time began A moonwalk like a walk through my youth Fascination. Images. A moonwalk like going backwards Towards innocence (excerpt from NASA « Moonwalk One » movie)
5.
I walked this path before. I dreamt of dead ends. Rooms with no windows. Hidden alcoves. Semi Monde ! I’ve been aching not to fall I talk too much too loud. I drink too much too fast. Rage that grows on you. You end up empty hearted You fall over and over. You can’t phrase your thoughts. You pray to the void. Suddenly you hit the floor ! We run out of breath. Can’t fake our feelings. We raise our hands up in the sky. Up the sky ! I’ve been aching not to fall. Life and Limb. I’ve been aching not to fail. We Are Unstoppable. We’re fearless like wolves and beasts We Are Unmovable. We’re not afraid We’re strong and proud. We’re a fortress.
6.
“But even so, every now and then I would feel a violent stab of loneliness. The very water I drink, the very air I breathe, would feel like long, sharp needles. The pages of a book in my hands would take on the threatening metallic gleam of razor blades. I could hear the roots of loneliness creeping through me when the world was hushed at four o'clock in the morning.” Haruki Murakami "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" (1997)
7.
Est-ce une terre qu’on voit là-bas ? Un désert froid ? Inconnu. Je me rappelle d’une route, une ville. Une soif du Nord me dévore. J’étais sauvage. J’avais peur. Embarqué dans une nuit. Interminable. Incandescente. Un culte obscur du soleil. Est-ce une mer ? Une terre de glace ? Quelque chose de bleu. Instants Damnés. Fantasmés. J’voudrais toujours être ailleurs ! A NEWFOUNDLAND. ULTIMA THULÉ THE GREAT NORTHERN. FINIS TERRAE TERRA INCOGNITA. TERRA NOVA PENINSULA. FINIS TERRAE.
8.
Tel est le jour. Telle est l’aube. Je marche sur des fins nuits. De promesses vaines. Une aube mirage. De l’or pourtant, pavait les rues. Le jour se lève … Tel est le jour. Telle est l’aube. Crépusculaire. Impénétrable. Je sors des murs. Aveuglé. Nos corps de plomb. T’en souviens-tu? Tel est le jour. Telle est l’aube. Désenchantée. Sans dieux ni rêves. An afterhour in pagan land. La terre se dérobe. Mon corps se penche. Blinded by the lights. Un semi monde. Evanoui. Guided by voices. Un semi monde. Eblouis. Voici le jour. Tel est le jour. Pourquoi le jour ?
9.
You can feel the pain in dreams. You can see the light afar. You can drop all your praise. Carry me. Enlighten me. Please, Stay. Let Me Stay … Felt the sun too near and bright. Burned our wings. Our fragile ties. Now our lives are upside down. Why we fight ? In Love In Ache. Love and Ache. Oh! Love In Ache. Please, Stay. Let Me Stay … You Don’t Owe Me. Please Don’t Praise Me. Praise Me. Praise Me ! Enlighten me please. Illuminations. Our lives upside down. Why are we fighting ? In love and aching ! What are we fighting ? Enlighten me please ! Together in Obscurity
10.
1982 03:38
Combien d’étés dans la pénombre ? Dans ces jardins d’égarements. Je me suis senti enfin bien. Les nuits de la pleine lune. Te souviens-tu des jours d’envie ? Courir plusieurs éternités. Tout étourdi. Enivré. Parfois la mer est noire ici. Enfin l’été s’adosse au doute. On avance dans une brume tiède. Morning sun. Je n’sens plus rien. Y’aura-t-il un autre été ? HEAVEN KNOWS WHERE I AM OH YES ! YES I DO NOW. LE CIEL SEUL SAIT OÙ JE SUIS JE SUIS RESTÉ SILENCIEUX Immobile. Submergé. I’m Overwhelmed. I’m Motionless. A Sketch For Summer / Time to Lose Everything’s Gone Green. FAC 53 I Miss That Endless Summer En Mille Neuf Cent Quatre Vingt Deux
11.
She gets the truth from high above Venomous. Flesh and bones I gravitate towards her Adrift like a satellite She says we failed. Lost the flame She reigns. Screening my dreams She keeps me at a distance Even god is on her side She moves and talks. Odd ways I worshiped her gods. Her body talks She puts my back to the wall She bailed on me. Can’t you see ! We’re Sparks. We’re Crowned. She Sparkles We’re Stars. We Shine. She Shines She Radiates Darkness ! Resurrection. Attraction. Frustration Contradiction. Confrontation. Devotion. Infatuation !
12.
Tu vois. Les feux nous illuminent. Nous embrasent. Eclaire-moi. Déja tu me tournes le dos. Du même sang. Nous étions pourtant. Reste avec moi. Emporte-moi. Nous avons brûlé les rêves. Nos vies à l’envers. Tu m’as tué de moitié. Pourquoi nous battre ? Baisse la garde. Reste avec moi. Emporte-moi. Oh! Baisse la garde. Tu ne m’dois rien. Reste avec moi. Emporte-moi. Tu m’enfièvres. Ne me prie pas. Me louer. Detester. Together in Obscurity
13.
Sometimes i feel so good. Sometimes i feel so bad. I bite my nail. Eat my skin. Can’t move my arms. My hands are cold. Sometimes i feel so low. Sometimes i feel so high. i’ve been tempted by the deep. Sometimes i feel so numb. Sometimes i feel so dumb. Angst is good. Angst feeds me. Angst fuels night and day. Sometimes i feel so sick. Sometimes i feel so dazed. i get seasick from your words. All Blurred in the Fog. I’m Walking Blind. Walking Numb. The Sun Will Rise and Shine Again.
14.
We have slept for centuries. When we woke up. Washed up on shore. Surrounded by statues. Emerging an empty land. Now we’ve reach another bank. We build bridges and church at night. Tear them down. Burn them at dawn. Wondering how we got here. We wandered for centuries. Singing out madrigals. A lament like new way of joy. I want to sleep a thousand years. Waiting on a Beach We Come from an Old World Tainted Loves and Old Cold Sounds Standing on a Beach Faded Melancholy Behind Shades & Parasols les plages se souviennent. nos nages à perdre-pied. rejettés par la mer. nos danses macabres. pas de couronne ni de rois. enveloppés dans le noir. sauter de joie. et nos émerveillements !
15.
You can feel the pain in dreams. You can see the light afar. You can drop all your praise. Carry me. Enlighten me. Please, Stay. Let Me Stay … Felt the sun too near and bright. Burned our wings. Our fragile ties. Now our lives are upside down. Why we fight ? In Love In Ache. Love and Ache. Oh! Love In Ache. Please, Stay. Let Me Stay … You Don’t Owe Me. Please Don’t Praise Me. Praise Me. Praise Me ! Enlighten me please. Illuminations. Our lives upside down. Why are we fighting ? In love and aching ! What are we fighting ? Enlighten me please ! Together in Obscurity

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YOU CAN BUY THE CD AT : meidosemrecords.bandcamp.com/album/shades-parasols

Shades & Parasols est la collection des titres enregistrés lors des Raven Studio Summer 2020 Sessions, sortis sur trois 12’ EP vinyl en 2021 : Dreamless Tribulations (janvier 2021), Semi Monde (mai 2021), Together in Obscurity (novembre 2021).

Trois titres bonus ont été ajoutés : Sometimes, Shades & Parasols (inédits 2019), et une version orchestrale 2022 de Together in Obscurity, arrangée par François Houplain.

Merci à Jennifer Mears du groupe Tiers (NYC), chœurs sur Shades & Parasols.

Enregistré et mixé par Steeve Lannuzel, au Raven Studio, Pouldouran, Bretagne

Musiciens : Marc Corlett (bass, guitar, synthesizers, drum machine), François Houplain (synthesizers, piano), Gilles Le Guen (vocals), Yann Even (guitar)

Mastering : Bernard Marie

Graphisme : Yves Bigot

Photographie : Frank Hurley, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

Musiques : Marc Corlett – excepté She Radiates Darkness, François Houplain; The Kelp, Low Life et Life and Limb, Yann Even

Textes : Gilles Le Guen – excepté A Stab of Loneliness, Haruki Murakami


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"Waiting on a Beach
We Come from an Old World
Tainted loves and Old Cold Sounds
Standing on a Beach
Faded Melancholy
Behind Shades & Parasols"

To the Wierd People

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released June 3, 2022

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DENNER Rennes, France

Denner is Gilles Le Guen, Francois Houplain, with guest Pierre Corneau and Bernard Marie. The french cold wave outfit is based in Rennes.
The band -formed in New York in 2010- has four self-released studio albums. In 2021, the new line-up released a 3x12" vinyl EPs series, gathered on a 15 tracks album CD named Shades & Parasols, on french cold wave/darkwave independant label, Meidosem Records
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