{"product_id":"bruno-menny","title":"[CP 043 CD] Bruno Menny; Cosmographie, Le Petit Tigre Qui Sifflait Comme Un Merle +","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJune 2026; fourth offering in this current (heat) wave of rééditions featuring a newly fine-tooth-combed remaster of the canonic Bruno Menny Ariston LP, augmented\u003cem\u003e considerably\u003c\/em\u003e through the addition of the \"Le Petit Tigre Qui Sifflait Comme Un Merle\" book\/10\" set (written by Martine Mora, narrated by Christian Alers, and with Menny's unmistakeable foley\/concrète \u0026amp; psych-flute ruminations throughout) along with the song he co-wrote for the Hungarian folk-psych troupe Kolinda, \"Csodafiu Szarvas\" from their second Menny-produced LP for Disques Hexagone, featuring a hell of a synth-burst undercarriage that erupts in the closing minutes. Unavailable for aeons, glad to have this available once again!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eOnce again, i’m reminded that one can twist \u0026amp; turn, uncovering rocks looking for stray Paleozoic lifeforms one’s whole life and still never find 0.01% of what’s out there. To my knowledge, the early 70s platter replicated here is the sole LP by one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBruno Menny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e; he’s mainly known for his endless CV of engineering, arrangement, and production credits for people\/groups like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePierre Bensusan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eEmmanuelle Parrenin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e (whose 1977 \"Maison Rose\" is essentially a collaboration w\/ Menny), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMouloudji\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e - yes, the voice on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eJean Genet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAndré Almuro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \"Un Condamne a Mort\" LP - Cohelmec Ensemble, La Bamboche, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMichel Portal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBenoît Widemann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSteve Potts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, and little-known but fairly fantastic french Experimental Folk groups \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLa Chiffone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMalicorne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e - ad infinitum (currently there are 190 engineering credits on Discogs!) once again working that magic combination of Early Electronic \/ Electro-Acoustic Composition and Space themes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is pretty much your premium \u003cstrong\u003eFrançois Bayle\u003c\/strong\u003e-lineage bleep fest with the occasional detour into “Music” - the closing section of “Orbite Autour de la Planete 3” a is a bit too lyrical for my tastes; but then again’s it’s so perfectly microtonal that it almost works! - what does it for me is the side-long “Cosmos”; starting with its downright angry-sounding Synths - almost on par with something off of “Mise en Musique du Corticalart de Roger Lafosse” - before the space-winds and some super-cool \u003cstrong\u003eEchoplexed\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ detuned electric guitar spazz cuts through the haze, leaving a trail of ghost-voices in its wake. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJust so good, early \/ obscure, beautiful cover featuring some kind of \u003cstrong\u003eNeon Space Gel\u003c\/strong\u003e - completely apropos of the music - “Out” electric guitar; everything about it’s gold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2338810046\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\u0026amp;visual=true\" height=\"175\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Creel Pone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19049112132,"sku":"CP 043 CD","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/0116\/files\/cp043cd.1.2026.jpg?v=1781378162","url":"https:\/\/alphastate.nyc\/products\/bruno-menny","provider":"Alpha State NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}