Ocean Pictures Project
Author: Toupin, Genevieve
Release Date: 09-10-2012
Details: Geneviève Toupin’s road to the release of The Ocean Pictures Project reads like a traditional folk tale, a kind of tapestry woven together from various traditions and lands. Exposed to music at a young age by her grandmother—an artist and self-taught musician in her own right—Toupin is classically trained in piano and voice. And while there is a kind of classic quality to her music, it is far from conventional. Equally informed by the percussive powwows of her Metis roots and her time spent in Paris at 19, Toupin’s particular blend of folk music is all her own. The Ocean Pictures Project is a collection of eleven original compositions that explore themes such as love, the environment and politics, set to captivating and heartfelt folk melodies. If there is one consistent strain running through her music, and writing in general, it’s the sense of the fluidity of life, of creative and personal possibilities. That also means that Toupin is not afraid to venture into the darker, more mysterious corners of the human experience—a carry-over, perhaps, from the late-nights spent star-gazing with her father as a girl. Toupin surrounded herself with an impressive list of collaborators for the creation of The Ocean Pictures Project. The album was mixed in Los Angeles by Sheldon Gomberg, known for his work with Rickie Lee Jones, Eleni Mendell and Ben Harper. Geneviève Toupin (vocals, piano, mellotron, organ, banjo, acoustic guitar and accordion) coproduced the album with Benoit Morier (mixing, bass, guitarron, drums, lapsteel, pedal steel, banjo, organ, vibraphonette, vocals). Fellow musicians contributing to the album were: Olaf Gundel (electric guitar, vocals, lapsteel), Émilie Proulx (acoustic guitar, vocals), Yves Desrosiers (acoustic guitar, lapsteel), Mario Légaré (upright bass), Alex Cattaneo (ukulele), Simon Pelletier-Gilbert (percussion), André Papanicolaou (lapsteel, piano, organ, percussion, xylophone), Anique Granger (vocals), Mélanie and Stéphanie Boulay (vocals) Emilie Clepper and Andrea Lindsay (vocals). Mastered by Richard G. Benoit. Graphic design by Marilou Longpré. Photography by Pierre-Luc Racine.
UPC: 623339156028
EAN: 0623339156028
Languages: English
Binding: audioCD
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood
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Author: Toupin, Genevieve
Release Date: 09-10-2012
Details: Geneviève Toupin’s road to the release of The Ocean Pictures Project reads like a traditional folk tale, a kind of tapestry woven together from various traditions and lands. Exposed to music at a young age by her grandmother—an artist and self-taught musician in her own right—Toupin is classically trained in piano and voice. And while there is a kind of classic quality to her music, it is far from conventional. Equally informed by the percussive powwows of her Metis roots and her time spent in Paris at 19, Toupin’s particular blend of folk music is all her own. The Ocean Pictures Project is a collection of eleven original compositions that explore themes such as love, the environment and politics, set to captivating and heartfelt folk melodies. If there is one consistent strain running through her music, and writing in general, it’s the sense of the fluidity of life, of creative and personal possibilities. That also means that Toupin is not afraid to venture into the darker, more mysterious corners of the human experience—a carry-over, perhaps, from the late-nights spent star-gazing with her father as a girl. Toupin surrounded herself with an impressive list of collaborators for the creation of The Ocean Pictures Project. The album was mixed in Los Angeles by Sheldon Gomberg, known for his work with Rickie Lee Jones, Eleni Mendell and Ben Harper. Geneviève Toupin (vocals, piano, mellotron, organ, banjo, acoustic guitar and accordion) coproduced the album with Benoit Morier (mixing, bass, guitarron, drums, lapsteel, pedal steel, banjo, organ, vibraphonette, vocals). Fellow musicians contributing to the album were: Olaf Gundel (electric guitar, vocals, lapsteel), Émilie Proulx (acoustic guitar, vocals), Yves Desrosiers (acoustic guitar, lapsteel), Mario Légaré (upright bass), Alex Cattaneo (ukulele), Simon Pelletier-Gilbert (percussion), André Papanicolaou (lapsteel, piano, organ, percussion, xylophone), Anique Granger (vocals), Mélanie and Stéphanie Boulay (vocals) Emilie Clepper and Andrea Lindsay (vocals). Mastered by Richard G. Benoit. Graphic design by Marilou Longpré. Photography by Pierre-Luc Racine.
UPC: 623339156028
EAN: 0623339156028
Languages: English
Binding: audioCD
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood
