Artist: Beatrice Graf

Date of Release: 28/02/2007

Catalogue no: AS219

Label: Altrisuoni

Price: £12

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Helene Corini

Trip to Cloud Nine

The take-off! Inevitably. The music lifts off, aerial and penetrating, with 2 Ailes, the duo with singer Hélène Corini and drummer Béatrice Graf. Hélène’s voice is pure and powerful. She reaches out to body and soul, modulating melodies tainted with hints of jazz, blues and soul.
Carried on the tight and subtle rhythms of Béatrice Graf, she dares spoken escapades, sensuality and fiery flights to the limits of the soprano range. From the voluptuous and jazzy moods on Stronger than before to the bewitching atmosphere on Paradis artificiels borrowed from Charles Baudelaire, through the eccentric Poissons Morts or the sumptuous melancholy of Tears, each piece is a world of discovery.
Whether in English or in French, the text invokes the sensitivity of two young contemporary women confronted by the daily stresses and complexities of today’s world. The mood is basically soft and low, but then scatters some preciously refreshing pearls here and there. The beautiful complicity of the duo is intense in this first album with a sound which is modern yet timeless. Built upon solid musical roots, 2 Ailes launch themselves into sonar space with power and grace.

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