> hector zazou
> Quadri+Chromies Release February 2006| Sortie Février 2006.

CD
Chutes Géométriques
Matière Pensante
Lignes Et Rectangles
Elipses
Horizontales/Verticales
Chromatisme Horizontal
Textures
Carrés Du Noir Au Bleu
Noir, Blanc, Gris
Triangles
Arc En Ciel Vertical

DVD
Identique moins Elipses
Identical except Elipses



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sortie 2006 cd/dvd Taktic Music/Music Operator/Materiali Sonori
released 2006 cd/dvd Taktic Music/Music Operator/Materiali Sonori
music arranged & produced by Hector Zazou
digital paintings by Bernard Caillaud
artwork : david@Hotspot Design
executive producer : Jean-Michel Reusser


with

Archea Strings :
Peter Buck (Matière Pensante, Lignes et Rectangles, Chromatisme Horizontal)
Brian Eno ( Elipses, Horizontales/Verticales, Textures)
Bill Rieflin (Horizontales/Verticales, Carrés du Bleu Au Noir, Chromatisme Horizontal, Noir Blanc Gris)
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Chutes Géométriques, Lignes et Rectangles, Elipses,
Chromatisme horizontal,/Carrés du Bleu au Noir)
David Sylvian (Matière pensante).
Hector Zazou (all other instruments & electronics)

Recorded at NME (Paris),
Strings recorded by Lorenzo Moka Tommasini at Valter B. Neri Studio (Italy).
Mixed by Peter Walsh at Le Snark (Paris).
Mastered by Kai Blankenberg at Skyline Tonfabrik

Digital Paintings editing : Valentin Z assisted by Samir Dhamani
DVD Coordination : Valentin Z
DVD design , coding and authoring by York Tiller, Stefan Goodchild, Lee Parry at Real World.

Peter Buck appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Brian Eno appears courtesy of Opal Ltd, Ryuichi Sakamoto appears courtesy of KAB Inc., David Sylvian appears courtesy of Samadhisound.

> L'Absence Release March 2004 | Sortie Mars 2004.

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Etranges Attracteurs
Surrender
Trouble Fête
Lies Will Flow
Joseph & Tim
Paralysed
Elle Est Si Belle
Goëland
Eye Spy
Double Jeu
The Workers

extrait | excerpt > surrender

l'absence par | by Zazou


released 2004 cd/digipack Taktic Music/East/West Warner
released 2004 cd/digipack Taktic Music/Santeria/Audioglobe for Italy & Greece
arranged & produced by Hector Zazou
artwork : Michel Collet

Nicola Hitchcock, Caroline Lavelle, Emma Stow, Edo, Lucrezia Von Berger, Asia Argento (vocals)
Laurence Revey & Caroline Crawley (harmony vocals)
Harold Budd, Medor Mader (piano)
Lone Kent, Marco Lamioni & Ronnie Bird (guitars)
Philippe De La Coix Herpin (saxophone)
Vieri Bugli, Mauro Tabbrucci (Violins)
Marcello Puliti (viola)
Damiano Puliti (cello)
Bill Rieflin (drums & percussions)
Hector Zazou (all other instruments & electronics)

Mixed by Peter Walsh and Alexis Mauri aka Alexkid.

Etranges Attracteurs, Trouble Fête, Joseph & Tim by Hectosr Zazou Published by Taktic Music. Surrender by Nicola Hitchcock & Hector Zazou Published Taktic Music/ Chrysalis Music Ltd. Lies Will Flow by Caroline Lavelle & Hector Zazou Published by Taktic Music & Caroline Lavelle. Paralysed & Eye Spy by Emma Stow & Hector Zazou, Published by Taktic Music. Elle Est Si Belle by Ronnie Bird, Mader & Hector Zazou Published by Taktic Music & Copyright control. Goëland by Lone Kent & Hector Zazou Published by Taktic Music. Double Jeu by Jean-Luc Godard & Hector Zazou. The Workers by Karl Marx & Hector Zazou Published by Taktic Music.I

 

> hector zazou
> Strong Currents

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Into your dreams
Mmmh
Beauty
In the middle of the night
Let it blow
Under my wing
The freeze
Remember
Is this
Indiana moon
Morning
ocean of sound

extrait | excerpt > let it blow

plus d'info | more info

presse | press

 

released 2003 cd/digipack French edition
Taktic Music/Telescopic/Discograph
arranged & produced by Hector Zazou
artwork : Christophe Portier
photos : Jean DuboisBerranger

Laurie Anderson, Melanie Gabriel, Jane Birkin, Lori Carson, Emma Stow, Nina Haynes, Caroline Lavelle, Sarah-Jane Morris, Catherine Russell, Lisa Germano, Nicola Hitchcock (lead vocals)
Stefano Bollani, Ryuichi Sakamoto (piano)
Mathias Desmiers, Lone Kent, Dennis Rea, Pierre Chaze (guitars)
David Coulter (musical saw)
Orio Odori, Renaud Pion (clarinet)
Marisa Rossi, Carlos Nuñez (flute)
marco Bardi (bassoon)
Bill Rieflin (drums & percussions)
Mauro Tabbrucci, Vieri Bugli (violins), Marcello Puliti (viola), Damiano Puliti (cello)
Jacques de Rignancourt (treated violin)
Hector Zazou (sounds etc...)

Mixed by Peter Walsh assisted by Lorenzo Moka Tomasini.


Into Your Dreams, Remember, Ocean Of Dreams by Hector Zazou Published by Taktic Music. Mmmh, Beauty, Under My Wing by Nina Hynes & Hector Zazou Published by Taktic Music & Nina Publishing. In The Middle Of The Night by Lori Carson & Hector Zazou Published by Taktic Music & Fee Good For A Minute Music. Let It Blow by Emma Stow & Hector Zazou, Published by Taktic Music. The Freeze by Caroline Lavelle & Hector Zazou Published by Taktic Music & Caroline Lavelle. Is This by Sophie Moleta & Hector Zazou Published by Taktic Music and Copyright Control. Indiana Moon by Lisa Germano & Hector Zazou Published by Taktic Music, Emotional Wench Music & Universal-Songs Of Polygram International, Inc.Morning by Nicola Hitchcock, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Hector Zazou Published Taktic Music/ Chrysalis Music Ltd. & KAB America Inc.

 

> hector zazou
> Strong Currents/Sonora Portrait #2

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Into your dreams
Mmmh
Beauty
In the middle of the night
Let it blow
Under my wing
The freeze
Remember
Is this
Indiana moon
Morning
ocean of sound
Blue

released November 2003 under Sonora Portrait #2/Strong Currents
cd/book (96 pages including a foreword by Giampiero Bigazzi, an interview with Hector Zazou, discography and original photos by John B.Root
Taktic Music/Materiali Sonori

the CD includes one extra track, Blue, by Italian singer Irene Grandi.

Blue by Irene Grandi & Hector Zazou Published by Taktic Music & Materiali Sonori.

> hector zazou "Enquête Sur Un Monde Invisible"

> Bande originle du film de jean-Michel Roux "Enquête Sur Un Monde Invisible" incluant deux compositions d'Hector Zazou dont un inédit "Underworld" composé pour l'occasion.

> OST from the film by Jean-Michel Roux "Enquête Sur Le Monde Invisible" (Universal Jazz). The soundtrack includes "Underworld" by Hector Zazou, a new piece composed for the film.

Universal Jazz

> hector zazou & sandy dillon
> 12 (las vegas is cursed)

i can't hear you
channel 12
her eyes are blue a million miles
still moving in fear
sandwiched part i
sandwiched part ii
sombre (le submarine)
god believes in show-bizz
accident of love
i saw you fall
excuse me
squawk # 2

extrait | excerpt

presse | press

plus d'info | more info


released 2000 cd
Crammed Discs
arranged & produced by hector zazou
artwork : russell mills

sandy dillon (vocals)
marc ribot (guitars)
porl thompson (guitars)
justin adams (guitars)
christian lechevretel (trumpet & trombone)
renaud pion (clarinet, flute, saxophone)
daniel yvinec (double-bass)
bill rieflin (drums)

all compositions by sandy dillon & hector zazou except "her eyes are blue a million miles" by captain beefheart, "excuse me" by lisa germano & hector zazou, "sombre(le submarine)" by hector zazou, "squawk#2" by steve bywater.
all compositions published by taktic music & © control, except "her eyes are blue a million miles" by green bump music, "excuse me" by universal & taktic music, "sombre(le submarine)" by taktic music, "squawk#2" © control.

> lights in the dark

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an realt (the star)
seacht suailcena maighdine muire (seven joys of the virgin mary)
dan nar marbh (song of the dead)
cadineadh na dtri muire (keening of the three marys)
seacht suailcena maighdine muire (seven joys of the virgin mary)
gol na dtri muire (lament of the three marys)
amhran na paise (song of the passion)
in aim an athar le bua (in the name of the father may we gain victory)
seacht ndolas na maighdine muire (seven sorrows of the virgin mary)
duan chroi iosa (little song to the heart of jesus)
caoine mhuire (mary's lament)
achaini an ghra (requests of love)
amergin (tomb of every hope)

presse | press

released 1998
Detour/Eerato/Warner
arranged & produced by hector zazou
executive producer : jean-michel reusser
artwork : jean-louis merlet & lili chromie
photos : robert leslie
breda mayock, katie mcmahon, lasairfhiona ni chonaola (lead vocals)
kristen noguez (harp)
papa d'jabate (kora)
noriko sanagi (koto)
mark isham (trumpet & trumpet arrangements)
andre compostel (hurdy gurdy & zither))
thierry robin (oud)
carlos nuñez (ocarina & flute)
ivan tchekine (flute)
didier malherbe (pekou)
hossam ramzay & pierre d'aquin (percussions)
brendan perry (percussions, berimbau, hurdy gurdy & backing vocals)
kent condon, jacques pellen (guitar)
françoise debout (bass & theremin)
germain de loing (indian violin)
richard bourreau (violin)
caroline lavelle (cello)
ryuichi sakamato (piano)
peter gabriel (backing vocals)
john b. (loops)
hector zazou (sounds)
&
silap' (choir) jean-paul elise, thierry françois, donovan jones, edouard lavanne, jean-marc reyno, aliou sangare
&
the wiltshire souls (english spoken words)
all compositions traditional (except amergin music by hector zazou). arrangements and amergin published by taktic music

> songs from the cold seas

annuka suaren neito
visur vatsenda-rosu
the long voyage
havel stomar
adventures in the scandinavian skin trade
she's like a swallow
the lighthouse
oran na maighdean mhara
yaisa maneena
yakut song
song of the water

presse | press


released 1995 cd + boxed special limited edition with postcard
Sony
arranged & produced by hector zazou
executive producer : jean-michel reusser
artwork : russell mills
photos : chip porter, philippe romeo, guy delacroix herpin
värttina, björk, siouxsie, suzanne vega, tokiko kato, jane siberry, lena willemark, catherine ann macphee, marina schmidt,
lioudmila khandi, elisha kilabuk, koomoot nooveya, wimme saari john cale (vocals)
tchoghtguerele chalchin (shaman song)
ale möller (mandola)
b.j. cole (peal steel guitar)
lone kent, marc ribot (electric guitar)
elisabeth valletti (harp)
noriko sanagi (koto)
jan johan andersen (khomou – mouth harp)
shakarine percussions group, sissimut dance drummers, aïnu dancers of hokkaido (percussions)
brendan perry, angelyn tytot, budgie (percussions)
ivan sopotchine (ethnic drums)
orlan mongouch (balalaïka bass)
sara lee, guy delacroix herpin (bass guitar)
harold budd, patrick morgenthaler (electric piano)
renaud pion (bass clarinet, keyboards, scottish pipes, clarient, flute, ewi)
mark isham (trumpet)
lightwave (sound programming)
the balanescu string quartet
hector zazou (programming, keyboards & electronic)
note :
a journey into the musical traditions of the northern hemisphere, three years in the making including travels in the coldest regions of the world, "songs from the cold seas", originally inspired by barry lopez's book "artic dreams" is one of hector zazou's most ambitious project. a creative and logistical challenge.


> the long voyages

6 remixes of "the long voyage" (sung by suzanne vega with john cale) by mad professor, lefdup & lefdup, alexis mauri, loop john b., gilles martin & hector zazou.

released 1995 (cd + double maxi vinyl)
produced by hector zazou
executive producer : jean-michel reusser
note : "adventures in the scandinavian skin trade" was remixed by william orbit but never publicly released.

> sahara blue

i'll strangle you
first evening
ophelie
lines
youth
hapolot kenym
hunger
shara blue (brussels)
amdyaz
black stream
harar et les gallas
lettre au directeur des messageries maritimes

Released 1992
Crammed Discs/Sony
Arranged & Produced by Hector Zazou
Additional production & mix (i'll Strangle You) : Tim Simenon
Executive producer : Jacques Pasquier & Tanis Kmetyk
Artwork : Pop X Studio (Brussels)
Photos : Maria Dawlat
Anneli Drecker, Lisa Gerrard, John Cale, Dominique Dalcan, Barbara Gogan, Samy Birnbach, Sussan Deihim, Khaled,
Malka Spiegel, Ketema Mekonn (lead vocals)
Brendan Perry (lead vocals, bodhran, percussions)
Gérard Depardieu, Richard Bohringer (spoken words)
Yuka Fujii (introduction vocals)
Tim Simenon (beats & samples programming)
Bill Laswell (bass guitar, effects, beats)
Daniel Yvinec (bass guitar)
Keith Leblanc, Steve Shehan (percussions)
Kent Condon, Vincent kenis, David Sylvian (guitars) )
Daniel Manzanas (acoustic guitars)
Kenji Jammer (guitars & guitar effects)
Denis Moulin (guitar & percussions)
Nabil Khalidi (oud)
Ryuichi Sakamoto (piano)
Guy Sigsworth (keyboards)
Christian Lechevretel (trombones, trumpets, organ, keyboards)
Renaud Pion (clarinets, bass clarinet, saxophones, bass flute)
Elisabeth Valletti (harp & backing vocals)
Lightwave (Special effects)
Matt Stein (computer programming, loops)
Eric Henrion (additional drum)
Hector Zazou (keyboards, electronics, guitar)

 



All words Arthur Rimbaud. English texts based on Paul Schmidt's translations. Hebrew translations by Elyahou Mitous
Music : I'll Strangle You (Drecker/Laswell /Zazou), First Evening (Condon/ Zazou), Ophélie (Sylvian/ Zazou), Lines (Gogan/Pion/Zazou), Youth (Perry/gerrard/Zazou), Hapolot Kenym (Birnbach/Zazou), Hunger (Zazou), Sahara Blue (Gogan, Condon/Zazou), Amdyaz (Khlaed/Zazou), Black Stream (Perry/Gerrard/Zazou), Harar Et Les Gallas (traitionnal, arrangement Zazou), Lettre au Directeur des Messageries Maritimes (laswell Zazou)
Publishers : Editions de la Bascule, Opium Arts, Virgin Music, Sony Music Publishing

 

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Eramu In Campu
Onda
Acqua Chi Balla
Chi Lu Tempu
Moita
Terra Brusgiata
Nanna
Anima
Memoria
Veni
Lettera A' Mama
Bambinellu
In La Piazza
Serinatu
Roslua D'Orienti
Notte

Released 1991
Philips/Universal
Arranged & Produced by Hector Zazou

Patrizia Poli, Patrizia Gattaceca, Ghjuvan-Paulu Poletti, Petru Guelfucci, Fillipu Rocchi, Dumenicu Leschi,
Ghjuvan-Petru Lanfranchi, Maï Pesce, Petru Fondacci, Ghjuvan-Claudiu Tramoni (vocals)
Scola Di Canto Di Sarté (vocals)
Pierre Chaze, Terry Bikers (guitars)
Jon Hassell (trumpet)
Richard Horowitz (ney)
Manu Di Bango (saxophone)
Renaud Pion (soprano saxophone, clarinet)
Christian Lechevretel (trumpet, electric piano, accordion)
Ivo Papasov (clarinet)
John Cale, Ryuichi Sakamoto (piano)
Sheikh Khamid (violin)
Cristianu Andreani (cialamedda flute)
Ghjiseppu Figarelli (cetera)
Due Dung, Due Dau, Due Quang (xenh sua)
Steve Shehan, Shaymal Maltra (percussions)
Guillem Querzola (bass guitar)
Lightwave (synthesizers)
Hector Zazou (electronics)
Polygram Music Publishing except Anima Polygram Music/Opal Music and Notte Polygram Music/Taktic Music
Note : Victoires de La Musique 1992