The Big Machine
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The Big Machine is the fourth studio album by French singer, composer and producer Émilie Simon
. The album is completely in English; no French songs were included on the album. However, some songs have fragments in French.
The viral videos for "Dreamland", "Chinatown" and "Rocket to the Moon" were made available for free download from her official new website, launched on September 21 and designed by La Jungle Design.
Several songs from the album have been also performed live during her summer shows solo tour and other ones with her back band.
The songs were composed by Émilie and co-written by English novelist Graham Joyce
("Rainbow", "Nothing to Do with You", "Fools Like Us", "The Way I See You" and "This Is Your World") and Faroese singer-songwriter Teitur Lassen
("Rocket to the Moon").
Émilie Simon
Émilie Simon is a French singer and composer of electronic music.-Émilie Simon:In May 2003, she released her debut album Émilie Simon. The electronic album was critically acclaimed and went on to become a commercial success. To promote her album, she did numerous live performances and TV...
. The album is completely in English; no French songs were included on the album. However, some songs have fragments in French.
Promotion
Four viral videos have been posted on her official MySpace page. The videos include the same artwork used on her official website, created by AATOAA. The first one includes the full album version of "Dreamland" which is the lead single of the album. The second one includes a 36-second instrumental sample of "Chinatown". And, the third one includes a 50s snippet of "Rocket to the Moon". The fourth one appeared on her official site only promoting the digital release of the album, it includes "Rainbow".The viral videos for "Dreamland", "Chinatown" and "Rocket to the Moon" were made available for free download from her official new website, launched on September 21 and designed by La Jungle Design.
Several songs from the album have been also performed live during her summer shows solo tour and other ones with her back band.
Track listing
The album was released digitally on September 14, 2009 in France.The songs were composed by Émilie and co-written by English novelist Graham Joyce
Graham Joyce
Graham Joyce is an English writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards for both his novels and short stories. He grew up in a small mining village just outside of Coventry to a working class family. After receiving a B.Ed. from Bishop Lonsdale College in 1977 and a M.A. from...
("Rainbow", "Nothing to Do with You", "Fools Like Us", "The Way I See You" and "This Is Your World") and Faroese singer-songwriter Teitur Lassen
Teitur Lassen
Teitur is a Faroese singer-songwriter. On 3 March 2007, he was awarded Best Male Singer at the Danish Music Awards.The word teitur is Old Norse and means happy. In Modern Faroese, it is archaic but used as a male given name....
("Rocket to the Moon").
Release history
| Date | Country | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-14 | France | Barclay Barclay Records Barclay Records is a French record label founded in the mid-1950s by Eddie Barclay under the alias, Edouard Ruault. Eddie Barclay also founded the Riviera label in the early-1950s.... |
Digital download |
| 2009-09-21 | CD | ||
| 2009-10-20 | United Kingdom | Wrasse Wrasse Records Wrasse Records is a British record label. It was started in 1998 by Ian and Jo Ashbridge. Both had been involved in the music industry prior to them starting up their own company. Its offices are based in the UK, but it distributes its CDs all around the world... |
CD, Digital download |
| 2010-06-04 | Japan | Rambling | CD, Digital download |
| 2011-04-26 | United States | Le Plan | CD, LP, Digital download |
Singles
- "Dreamland" is the lead single from the album, it was made available for digital download on June 8, 2009. The download is a radio edit of the song that lasts 3:58. A music video for the song was released on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
in September. - "Rainbow", a digital single is available for download from November 23, 2009. The single includes the radio edit of the song with a length of 3:38. A music video was released through her official YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel on November 15, 2009.
Other songs
Performed during the shows:- "Mercy Street" (Peter GabrielPeter GabrielPeter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
cover) - "Smalltown Boy" (Bronski BeatBronski BeatBronski Beat were a popular British synthpop trio who achieved success in the mid 1980s, particularly with the 1984 chart hit "Smalltown Boy". All members of the group were openly homosexual and their songs reflected this, often containing political commentary on gay-related issues...
cover) - "The Ballad Of The Big Machine" (featuring Charlie WinstonCharlie WinstonCharlie Winston is an English singer-songwriter.-Music Career:Early Career...
)
Engineering and production
- Mark PlatiMark PlatiMark Plati is a New York-based musician, record producer, and songwriter, widely acclaimed for his work in the 1990s with David Bowie. An in-demand producer, Plati also has worked with Spookey Ruben, The Cure, Duncan Sheik, Hooverphonic, Robbie Williams, Joe McIntyre, and Natalie Imbruglia...
- recording - Renaud Létang - mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
- François Chevallier
Instruments
- Jeremy GaraJeremy GaraJeremy Gara is a Canadian drummer originally from Ottawa, Ontario. He currently plays with successful indie rock band Arcade Fire. He has played in many other bands in the past, including "slow-core" band Kepler and math rock band Weights and Measures. He also had a part in the self-titled album...
- drums - Darren Beckett - drums
- Adam Chilenski - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Kelly PrattKelly Pratt (musician)Kelly Pratt is a multi-instrumentalist best known for his brass work in the bands Beirut and Arcade Fire.-Biography:Born in Lexington, KY, Pratt has been a member of Beirut since the band's relocation to Brooklyn, playing in the live band and on the recordings...
- brassBrass instrumentA brass instrument is a musical instrument whose sound is produced by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips... - John Natchez - brass
Album
| Chart (2009) | Peak Position http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Emilie+Simon&titel=The+Big+Machine&cat=a |
|---|---|
| French Album Charts | 8 |
| Belgian Album Charts Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... (Wallonia) |
11 |
| Swiss Album Charts | 36 |
External links & References
- Émilie Simon official website
- Émilie Simon at FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
.