WILFRIED*
CD
album "Songs For Mum&Dad"
Prohibited Records 2002
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at the SHOP
WILFRIED*
"Triton"
unreleased song
CD album "Ten Years Of Prohibited Records. Un anniversaire!"
Prohibited Records 2006
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Wilfried*
has been writing and recording songs since 1990 and has first been known
through 45's and compilations. He has kept himself out of the spotlight
so far, it was in order to prepare secretly many albums. It is not by
total random then to hear that his first tapes and records were sold in
a very tiny net of fans at shows, in the early 90's featuring on the same
tapes than Katerine, Dominque A, Anne Laplantine and many others.
We could compare his work to a young Serge Gainsbourg or Philippe Katerine
under the influence of LOFI American maestro Daniel Johnston. And finally
in 2002 Wilfried* completed his beautiful first colored album.
He writes fluent English and French lyrics and the Japanese and English
audience felt in love with his frenchy accent. His 45's "Central
Park" (on his own label Chlorophylle 1998) and "La perspective…"
(Ubik 1999) got a real success and were rapidly sold out. He seems to
make part of an imaginary community of singers, somewhere between Anne
Laplantine, Smog, Vincent Gallo.
As Label mate Nicolas Laureau explains : "We discovered Wilfried
in 1994, and always had the wish to release some of his albums. Now, we
work together, we know each other very well and have a good exchange on
the artistic point of view. It is now exciting to release this first real
album, that reveals the great talent and diversity of one of the most
atypical French singer.Ó For "Songs for mum & dad", Wilfried*
made the choice of working home, in the most absolute intimacy facing
his computer and instruments. He was helped by producer F.lor (mixing,
recording). He also invited many musicians : Anne Laplantine, O.lamm,
Gel:, David Ivar Herman Dune, André Herman Dune, Flop, F.lor…
The voice of Wilfried* recalls the sweetness of Brazilian singer Caetano
Veloso and floats on canvass of sparkling music, sometimes shifting from
really 80's arrangements to woody pop songs. This is Wilfried*, always
evoluating, always surprising, always moving.
photo © Johanne Bouvier 2002