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| 1. | Play Back
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| 2. | Easy Street
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| 3. | Seaside Weekend
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| 4. | Ten Minutes
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| 5. | How Can They Tell
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| 6. | Be Pop
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| 7. | Magic Words
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| 8. | Booby Trap
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| 9. | Life Is Too Short
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| 10. | Don't Think About It
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| 11. | Time to Work
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| 12. | Blow the World Away
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| 13. | Mummy's Not at Home Tonight
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| 14. | Be Pop
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| 15. | Life Is Too Short
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| 16. | Behind the Door
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Rock / Brazilian Pop; Adult Contemporary; Pop/Rock
Isabelle Antena - Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Project Coordinator, Vocals (Background), Voices
Camelle Hinds - Bass, Vocals (Background)
Danny Cummings - Percussion
Frank Ricotti - Vibraphone
Pascale Moiroud - Vocals
Philip Todd - Flute, Saxophone
Richard Morton - Vocals (Background)
Sylvain Fasy - Guitar
Originally released on chic Belgian independent label Les Disques du Crepuscule in 1986, En Cavale ('on the run') marks Antena's transition from minimalist electro-samba trio to smooth pop sophisticates. Largely produced by Martin Hayles (Orange Juice, Daryl Hall), the album's cosmopolitan dance-pop stylings embrace disco (Be Pop, Don't Think About It), latin-jazz (Play Back) and chilled-out ballads (Seaside Weekend, Ten Minutes). Little wonder, for at the time Antena cited Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, Chic and Sister Sledge as major influences. The album also includes a smart cover of the Chic classic Easy Street. Running for 70 minutes, this digitally remastered CD includes seven bonus tracks including the rare New Dance 12" from 1984.
* Alan Moulder - Engineer
* Antena - Producer
* Benoit Hennebert - Cover Painting, Design
* James Nice - Liner Notes, Project Coordinator
* Jay Upson - Assistant
* Julien Potter - Design
* Martin Hayles - Producer
* Pierre Vale - Remastering
The first solo release by Isabella Antena but essentially a continuation of her work from the days of the Antena trio (then duo), En Cavalle, with excellent production by Martin Hayles and with a crack studio band under his direction, is an immediate, enjoyable release. That Antena didn't make a bigger splash at the time (especially after Sade had popularized bossa nova grooves as modern pop) is downright remarkable -- she's in excellent voice throughout and her backing players, including earlier bandmate Sylvain Fasy on guitar, both perform and are recorded brilliantly. But such are the vagaries of the market, though at least those who listen in now will be well rewarded. Starting with the sassy-yet-cool kick of "Play Back," a great showcase for flautist Philip Todd, En Cavalle is also a showcase for Antena's songwriting ability, with six out of nine songs written solely by her. Her singing is confident, sly, and straightforward throughout -- there's no getting lost in the mix here -- more a perfect sympathy with the musicians -- from the rollicking punch of "How Can They Tell" to the more modern shock of "Life Is Too Short," an almost industrial-pop brawler at the start. "Seaside Weekend" in particular is a winner, the busy tropical beats set against soft, reflective piano work, then topped off by Antena's sweet singing and gentle scat work. There's also an inspired cover of Sister Sledge's "Easy Street," interpolating hints of Antena's other musical obsessions into the steady disco punch of the original to create a winning tribute. As with LTM's work in general, part of the appeal of the re-released album from 2005, retitled En Cavalle Bis, lies in the bonus tracks -- seven surface here, including earlier versions of "Be Pop" and "Life Is Too Short." [This version of the album includes bonus material.]
---Ned Raggett, All Music Guide |
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