The Chase

by Brisa Roche

Overview

American emigre turned Parisian expat Brisa Roche has assimilated a good deal of her adopted country's musical tradition. THE CHASE, Roche's full-length debut, is redolent with the sounds of French chanson, giving an overt nod to the arch cabaret-influenced styles of Serge Gainsbourg and Francoise Hardy. Yet Roche is equally steeped in rock, jazz, and the postmodern pop experiments of artists like Bjork (another notable influence); the album alternately swings, lulls, seduces, and packs a punch. Also impressive is Roche's songwriting, which dazzles with its variety and melodic invention--so much so that the 17 tracks on THE CHASE end up creating a multi-textured pastiche of 20th- and 21st-century music.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/14/2005
Label:	Emi Music Distribution
UPC:	0094633469822
Rank:	249225

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Brisa Roche   Primary Artist,Guitar
Michael Leonhart   Vocals (Background),Guitar,Vocals,Optigan,Trumpet,Mellotron,Xylophone,Chamberlin,Flugelhorn
Vinz Taeger   Drums
Philippe Rigal   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Nicolas Repac   Guitar
Fred Pallem   Bass
Jeff Hallam   Vocals (Background)
Ludovic Bruni   Guitar
Regis Ceccarelli   Drums
Nicolas Mathuriau   Drums
Daniel Yvinek   Piano,Celeste,Glockenspiel
Peck Allmond   Trombone,Mellophonium,Sax (Baritone),Clarinet (Bass),Clarinet
Garo Yellin   Cello
Erik Truffaz   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Michael Leonhart   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements,Composer,Engineer
Brisa Roche   Drawing,Arranger,Composer,Collaboration
Seb Janiak   Cover Photo,Photography
Philippe Rigal   Composer
Jeff Hallam   Composer
Claire Price   Photography
Marc Stelvio   Arranger
Daniel Yvinek   Arranger,Producer
Normyn   Assistant Engineer
Red Holiday   Arranger
Cosme Olvera   Composer
Nicolas Pflug   Executive Producer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Jean-Pierre Sluys   Engineer
Salvatore Adamo   Composer
Scott Harding   Mixing