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Des Rois, des Pions et des Fous, the fourth solo album by Stress, one of the top francophone rappers in Switzerland, more or less follows in the same direction as its chart-topping predecessor. Fans will want to hear the handful of front-loaded highlights, but the latter half of the album is unfortunately dicey, weighed down by too many duds. Renaissance (2007), Stress' previous full-length effort, marked new heights of success for the Lausanne rapper. He topped the Swiss albums chart for the first time, and he reached the Top Five of the singles chart for the first time with lead single "Avenues." Des Rois, des Pions et des Fous is a similar album to Renaissance in several ways, once again teaming Stress up with hitmaker Yvan Jaquemet, backup vocalist Karolyn, and some big-name guest features (Soprano, Diam's, Nega). Jaquemet, aka Yvan Peacemaker, is Stress' longtime producer, going all the way back to the days of Double Pact, a pioneering Swiss rap group the two were part of during the 1990s and early 2000s. Their partnership endured over the years as Stress embarked on a solo career and collaborated with Jaquemet on his debut album, Billy Bear (2003), and each of its follow-ups. The production work of Jaquemet on Des Rois, des Pions et des Fous is impressive as usual. Sure enough, he opens the album with the requisite bangers "Rester de Marbre" and "Shoote!" He then intersperses them with a couple Karolyn features in the pop-rap idiom, the jazz-inflected "Tous les Mêmes" and the rock-inflected "Saint Profit," and then pulls a delightful surprise with "En Ton Nom," a beatless track on which Stress raps over a looped Led Zeppelin sample of Jimmy Page's acoustic guitar picking. As Des Rois, des Pions et des Fous progresses, however, the material gets dicey. There are scattered highlights to be found among the later tracks, most notably the storming lead single "V" and the Diam's feature "Plus Rien Ne Nous Touche," but there are also duds like "Billy la Rockstarr."
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Karolyn, Choir - S. "Totorhead" Tornare, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Blanc, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Fred Hermann, Composer - Marco Bliggensdorfer, Composer, Author - Stefanie Heinzmann, FeaturedArtist - Brandy Butler, Choir - Raffi Jakob, Choir
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Sido, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Karolyn, Choir, Artist - Sara oswald, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Virginie Favre, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Karolyn, Choir, Chorus, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - S. "Totorhead" Tornare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack May, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Green Giant, D J, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - M. Samoura, ComposerLyricist - S. "Totorhead" Tornare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nacim Laifi, ComposerLyricist - "F" et GR, Composer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Melanie Fiona, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Karolyn, Choir - S. "Totorhead" Tornare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - G. Whurman, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Karolyn, Choir - Sara oswald, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrille Bugnon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sacha aka Salvatore Diamond, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Pablo, Composer - Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - M.A.M, FeaturedArtist - M. Samoura, ComposerLyricist - Karolyn, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - S. "Totorhead" Tornare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Rye Rye, FeaturedArtist - Electrolightz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, FeaturedArtist - Karolyn, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Diam's, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Laure Milan, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Freddy, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Oncle Ben, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Jaba, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - vulzor, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Green Giant, D J, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Soprano, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Version F, Composer - Greis, FeaturedArtist - G. Vuilleumier, ComposerLyricist - Karolyn, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - vulzor, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - L. Bio, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Karolyn, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Yvan Jaquement, Composer - GR!, Composer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Dynamike, FeaturedArtist - Karolyn, Choir - M. Ndeze, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Nega, FeaturedArtist - Mouss Mc, FeaturedArtist - Serge Djoungong, ComposerLyricist - G. Whurman, Composer, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Yvan Jacquemet, Composer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Nega, FeaturedArtist - Mouss Mc, FeaturedArtist - Justin Faust, Adapter - Serge Djoungong, ComposerLyricist - G. Whurman, Composer, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Fred Herrmann, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - ANDRES ANDREKSON, ComposerLyricist - STRESS, MainArtist - Karolyn, Choir, Artist - Yvan Jaquement, ComposerLyricist - S. "Totorhead" Tornare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Virginie Favre, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Dalibor Hrebec, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Stress, under exclusive license to Universal Music GmbH (Switzerland)
Album review
Des Rois, des Pions et des Fous, the fourth solo album by Stress, one of the top francophone rappers in Switzerland, more or less follows in the same direction as its chart-topping predecessor. Fans will want to hear the handful of front-loaded highlights, but the latter half of the album is unfortunately dicey, weighed down by too many duds. Renaissance (2007), Stress' previous full-length effort, marked new heights of success for the Lausanne rapper. He topped the Swiss albums chart for the first time, and he reached the Top Five of the singles chart for the first time with lead single "Avenues." Des Rois, des Pions et des Fous is a similar album to Renaissance in several ways, once again teaming Stress up with hitmaker Yvan Jaquemet, backup vocalist Karolyn, and some big-name guest features (Soprano, Diam's, Nega). Jaquemet, aka Yvan Peacemaker, is Stress' longtime producer, going all the way back to the days of Double Pact, a pioneering Swiss rap group the two were part of during the 1990s and early 2000s. Their partnership endured over the years as Stress embarked on a solo career and collaborated with Jaquemet on his debut album, Billy Bear (2003), and each of its follow-ups. The production work of Jaquemet on Des Rois, des Pions et des Fous is impressive as usual. Sure enough, he opens the album with the requisite bangers "Rester de Marbre" and "Shoote!" He then intersperses them with a couple Karolyn features in the pop-rap idiom, the jazz-inflected "Tous les Mêmes" and the rock-inflected "Saint Profit," and then pulls a delightful surprise with "En Ton Nom," a beatless track on which Stress raps over a looped Led Zeppelin sample of Jimmy Page's acoustic guitar picking. As Des Rois, des Pions et des Fous progresses, however, the material gets dicey. There are scattered highlights to be found among the later tracks, most notably the storming lead single "V" and the Diam's feature "Plus Rien Ne Nous Touche," but there are also duds like "Billy la Rockstarr."
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:25:18
- Main artists: Stress
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music GmbH
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2010 Universal Music GmbH ℗ 2010 Universal Music GmbH
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