Elliott,Matt - Drinking Songs (Sealed) (LP)

After 8 albums mainly published under the name The Third EyeFoundation by Domino rcds (Franz Ferdinand, The Kills, Pavement...), Matt Elliott now lives and works in France and chose Icid'ailleurs to release his "Drinking songs" which confirm hisevolution to a tormented folk, which owes as much to hiselectronica roots as to his taste for Slavic & Eastern Europeanmusic. Well known for his dark and organic songs as The ThirdEye Foundation, his collaboration with Ici D'ailleurs startedin 1999 when he remixed Yann Tiersen's "La dispute" on the label's sampler. This song also opens his remix album, " I poopoo on your juju" (Domino). Matt is an historical figure in electronic music. Originally from Bristol, UK, he started out with the "Flying saucer attack" project and AMP among others. Today, he translates his former works' dark and oppressive atmospheres. "Drinking song" puts an emphasis on distant voices and ethereal ambiences. Guitars and keyboards are getting softer, almost affectionate, sometimes overwhelmed by drum n bass beats that carry the song upward. Choirs and echoes give an almost mystical dimension to the album.