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Not a single new track in five years, an album on the side by Nicolas Gaudin in 2015 (Contrepoint, with Because Records) and now this H+, which formalizes the comeback of a solo Jean-Benoît Dunckel, after revealing his dark side on Darkel in 2006. Even if the lucrative international tours are still happening (they have visited Australia, the United States and Singapore during the summer of 2017, and completed a 5-star show at the Philharmonie de Paris), this disc should confirm the rumors of tensions between the two members of Air. Dunckel incidentally cultivates the ambiguity in his presentation, by declaring: “I built on the sound experience of Air, and this is the solo continuation of my sound on Air, without renouncing the past. This is a rope that I pull, and I live with that.” If Gaudin found inspiration through Glenn Gould’s work on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Dunckel presents himself here as an architect of the Air brand and its trademark sound, that is still acclaimed by the public twenty years after Moon Safari and the Virgin Suicides’ soundtrack.
Sound copyrights intersperse this album that starts with Hold On, the single released in December, with Guillemette Foucard’s ethereal voice, already heard on Music for Museum. Dunckel’s voice asserts itself more and more throughout this opus punctuated with contemplative pieces (Love Machine), analog melodies like on Transhumanity, filtered vocals (Space Age, some kind of Kraftwerk from the future), both electro and pop (The Garden, looking toward the Beatles). In the end, this H+ reminds us that Dunckel’s compositions have been appealing to the public for so many years because they do good for the body and calm the mind. It is in a sense a therapeutic disc to listen to after an hour spent on public transport or, even better, to take along with you on your commute. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
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JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephane Briat, Mixing Engineer - Guillemette Foucard, Background Vocal - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer - Ben Mc Connell, Drums
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer - Michael Tainturier, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephane Briat, Mixing Engineer - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer - Oleg Kontradenko, Conductor - Ben Mc Connell, Drums - F.A.M.E.' S Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra, Strings
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Olivier Marguerit, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Hayter, Background Vocal - Stephane Briat, Mixing Engineer - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thibaut Barbillon, Acoustic Guitar, Bass - Stephane Briat, Mixing Engineer - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Olivier Marguerit, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Hayter, Background Vocal - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer - Georgii Hristovski, Recording Engineer - Michael Tainturier, Mixing Engineer - Ben Mac Connell, Drums
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thibaut Barbillon, Electric Guitar - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer - Louis Arlette, Recording Engineer - Michael Tainturier, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer - Michael Tainturier, Mixing Engineer - F.A.M.E.' S Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra, Strings
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thibaut Barbillon, Electric Guitar - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer - Michael Tainturier, Mixing Engineer - Ben Mc Connell, Drums
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guillemette Foucard, Background Vocal - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer - Oleg Kontradenko, Conductor - Michael Tainturier, Mixing Engineer - Ben Mc Connell, Drums - F.A.M.E.' S Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra, Strings
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guillemette Foucard, Background Vocal - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer - Georgii Hristovski, Recording Engineer - Michael Tainturier, Mixing Engineer - Ben Mac Connell, Drums
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Alexander Thomas, Drums - JB DUNCKEL, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thibaut Barbillon, Electric Guitar - Benjamin Joubert, Mastering Engineer - Michael Tainturier, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2018 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
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Not a single new track in five years, an album on the side by Nicolas Gaudin in 2015 (Contrepoint, with Because Records) and now this H+, which formalizes the comeback of a solo Jean-Benoît Dunckel, after revealing his dark side on Darkel in 2006. Even if the lucrative international tours are still happening (they have visited Australia, the United States and Singapore during the summer of 2017, and completed a 5-star show at the Philharmonie de Paris), this disc should confirm the rumors of tensions between the two members of Air. Dunckel incidentally cultivates the ambiguity in his presentation, by declaring: “I built on the sound experience of Air, and this is the solo continuation of my sound on Air, without renouncing the past. This is a rope that I pull, and I live with that.” If Gaudin found inspiration through Glenn Gould’s work on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Dunckel presents himself here as an architect of the Air brand and its trademark sound, that is still acclaimed by the public twenty years after Moon Safari and the Virgin Suicides’ soundtrack.
Sound copyrights intersperse this album that starts with Hold On, the single released in December, with Guillemette Foucard’s ethereal voice, already heard on Music for Museum. Dunckel’s voice asserts itself more and more throughout this opus punctuated with contemplative pieces (Love Machine), analog melodies like on Transhumanity, filtered vocals (Space Age, some kind of Kraftwerk from the future), both electro and pop (The Garden, looking toward the Beatles). In the end, this H+ reminds us that Dunckel’s compositions have been appealing to the public for so many years because they do good for the body and calm the mind. It is in a sense a therapeutic disc to listen to after an hour spent on public transport or, even better, to take along with you on your commute. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:26
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: JB Dunckel
- Composer: JB Dunckel
- Label: Jive Epic
- Genre: Electronic
(P) 2017 Prototyp Recording under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
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