Name: Sous Influences
Brand: Isabelle Antena

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Limited edition

Release date

2017-01-13

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Isabelle Antena

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Indie Pop / Shoegaze

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Les Disques Du Crepuscule

Isabelle Antena is a French pop and jazz singer who began her career in the trio Antena. She has toured with Paul Haig, Tuxedomoon, and Cabaret Voltaire before recording her first solo album in London. Isabelle has become particularly popular in Japan and has recorded numerous albums under different names such as Antena, Powaga Sisters, and Pause Cafe. She has also collaborated with artists like Buscemi and Thievery Corporation.

In 2003, Isabelle featured on Buscemi's album Camino Real and released a best of compilation called L'alphabet Du Plaisir. Her song "Nothing to Lose" appeared on Thievery Corporation's album Versions in 2006. In 2007, she released French Riviera with producers from the Japanese nu-jazz scene including Kyoto Jazz Massive, Jazztronik, Yukihiro Fukutomi, and Tatsuo Sunaga.

Throughout her career, Isabelle Antena has showcased her talent as a versatile artist with a unique blend of pop and jazz influences. Her music continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

Les Disques Du Crepuscule is a renowned music label founded by Michel Duval and Annik Honoré, along with the famous illustrator Benoît Hennebert. The label officially started in August 1980 with the release of A Certain Ratio's Shack Up 7". Over the years, Les Disques Du Crepuscule has released nearly 400 titles on vinyl, cassette, and CD, covering a wide range of musical genres from pop to jazz, classical to experimental. They have also ventured into book publishing, video production, and fashion. With their unique presentation of artists and distinctive graphic design, Crépuscule stands out among independent record labels established in the late 70s and early 80s.

Crépuscule maintained strong connections with Factory Records in Manchester while also operating subsidiary labels in various countries including the UK (Operation Twilight and Operation Afterglow), the US (Crepuscule America), France (Crépuscule Section Française), and Japan (Crépuscule au Japon). In 1984, they even opened "Interferences," a cosmopolitan brasserie cum performance space in Brussels.

In the early 2000s, Les Disques du Crépuscule briefly relocated to Paris with a focus on soundtracks and the French domestic market. Michel Duval continued to oversee Crépuscule until 2006 when James Nice took over as

Sous Influences is a brand new studio album from Isabelle Antena, the French jazz-pop-bossa polymath who first found fame with electro-samba trio Antena and influential debut album Camino del Sol. Mostly produced by husband Denis Moulin in Brussels, Goa and Soumont (France), the 12 track album began life as an album by occasional band Pause Cafe. ‘But then Denis lost his father Marc,’ explains Isabelle, ‘and the project had to be put on hold. The other members of Pause Cafe worked on other projects, while I released a lot of dance tracks via Beatport as Antena-Solar. That’s how I met the DJ and House music producer J.T. Donaldson, from Dallas. He wanted to produce some jazzy music with me and that lead to My Lexicon and Aht Uh Mi Hed.’ In 2016, with Denis back on board, the couple decided to round up all these tracks as a new Isabelle solo album, Sous Influences, mixing jazz and bossa nova styles. The working template was an old skool vinyl album. ‘With two distinct sides,’ says Isabelle. ‘Our own original material, and also covers of key songs that have influenced my current musical direction, arranged by Denis a la Bill Evans, thus fulfilling a musical dream.’ Sous Influences is Isabelle’s first new album on Les Disques du Crepuscule since 2001. Welcome home!

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