Nicolas Godin - ContrepointAfter seven albums with his alma mater Air, French producer Nicolas Godin releases his first solo LP. 'Contrepoint' combines Godin's own taste for pop, film soundtracks, soft rock, exotica and 80s Eurodance with eight works by man of the moment Johann Sebastian Bach. Each work serves as a jumping off point for Godin's compositions, with Canadian pianist Glenn Gould (who's known for his interpretations of Bach's keyboard pieces) acting as a "spiritual

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The album features nine brand new tracks as well as familiar favourites 'Waiting Game'

This is a band able to play pop magpies of the highest grade

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at the same time

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poetry and Far East melodies

The lead single ‰Û÷Physical Emotions‰۪ is a dancefloor blast that our ears and minds deeply needed and ‰Û÷Electric Brick Wall‰۪ solves even more problems by introducing more and harder beats

the group had a major influence over the new wave movement and beyond

Mostly recorded and produced in his bedroom at home in London and named after a fragment of verse from the poem 'Monument' by Rick Holland

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