Murat Flac

Exciting, unpredictable, fascinating and brilliant, Murat is an artist in the 'noble' sense of the term. Bringing together all his emblematic titles, from the youthful seed until today where the Murat style reached its peak with songs that reach here peaks of emotions - the mark of the "greats". Jean-Louis Murat is now in the position of an artist who has reached a form of evidence that allows him all the audacity of a "Best Of" album which is already unanimous. A little magical masterpiece with a rebellious pen that fits perfectly with the times. We reach music lovers all over the world.

Lilith is the 2003 release by France's most creative singer-songwriter. With 23 songs this double CD has plenty of space to hit on many styles and feelings. Less "poppy" than his pre-Mustango albums. Lilith continues Murat's trend toward simpler arrangements that will remind English speaking audiences of the Velvet Underground(Emotion), Matthew Sweet(Le Cri du Papillon), and of course Neil Young and Leonard Cohen.

Tout Jean-Louis Murat est là, dans ce disque qui a marqué la fin d'une longue traversée du désert (ou dans son cas des volcans d'Auvergne). Après trois albums rapidement tombés dans l'oubli et un semi-succès avec le single "Suicidez- vous, le peuple est mort", Murat a disparu pendant plusieurs années pour peaufiner un grand retour. Et c'est bien de ça qu'il s'agit : un classique, l'inauguration d'un nouveau style, celui d'un chanteur de charme, à la voix chaude, qui a assimilé l'exigence littéraire de Manset, les innovations techniques de la new wave, l'élégance distante d'un Bryan Ferry, la langueur bizarre d'un Robert Wyatt et quelques influences latines.

Cinema enthusiasts all over the world can probably call up some of the wonderfully circus melodies to Federico Fellini's films at any time. The suggestive power of this music is irresistible, its composer Nino Rota (1911-1979) became an instant classic.

Ce pourrait être le titre d'un roman de Tolstoï. Jean-Louis Murat a choisi de baptiser son album Le Moujik et sa femme du nom de la formation qui a enregistré ce disque. Après l'expérience étonnante (et électronique) de Muragostang, Jean-Louis Murat reprend goût aux choses plus naturelles. Un retour à la musique organique, et aux chansons pop à guitares.

Recorded in the South of France with producers Fred Jimenez and Stephane Reynaud, enigmatic French singer/songwriter Jean-Louis Murat's 21st studio album, Grand Lièvre, eschews the blues-rock of its 2009 predecessor, Le Cours Ordinaire des Choses, in favor of a more alternative direction inspired by American indie bands Swell and Silver Jews.