Debut album of “chamber pop wonderment” (UNCUT) follows-up previous critically-praised single
releases. “Grande est La Maison” arrives Feb. 28th.
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Thomas Jean
Henri of Cabane as photographed by Jean Van Cottom.
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Grande est La Maison will contain an updated version of Cabane’s 2015 single “Sangokaku”
“An incredibly melancholic
number of layered vocals built upon a tangle of guitar and strings. The video
sees the singer’s loved ones react to hearing the track for the first time. It’s
emotional, humbling and, just like the track, there is more there than meets
the eye.” — The Line of Best Fit
“The track swoops between
swathes of vocal harmonies, simple acoustic finger-picking, and string
arrangements. For the video, Henri and director Jerome Guiot
recorded the reactions of his loved ones listening to the song for the first
time.” — Stereogum
“The song plays out like a
faint but cherished memory, perhaps of loved ones who provided a bit of warmth
during a particularly cold time.” — Pitchfork
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Cabane
Grande est La
Maison
Feb. 28th, 2020
(Cabane Records)
Track Listing:
01. Tu ne Joueras Plus à L’amour (feat. Bonnie “Prince”
Billy)
02. Now, Winter Comes (feat. Kate Stables)
03. Easily, We’ll See (feat. Kate Stables)
04. Îlot (Part II)
05. By The Sea (feat. Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Kate
Stables)
06. Take Me Home (Part I) (feat. Bonnie “Prince” Billy
& Kate Stables)
07. Sangokaku (feat. Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Kate
Stables)
08. Îlot (Part III)
09. Cabane - Take Me Home (Part II) (feat. Bonnie “Prince”
Billy)
10. Until The Summer Comes (feat. Kate Stables)
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Cabane | About
Cabane’s first album is the outcome of
Belgian composer Thomas Jean Henri bringing together the American Will
Oldham (Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy) and English musician Kate Stables (This
Is The Kit), to perform some songs arranged by Sean O’Hagan (The High
Llamas); a dream line-up for this collection of tunes, bordering on both
folk and orchestral pop. Far from the maddening sounds, Grande est
La Maison will be a warm shelter for lovers of Nick Drake
or Vashti Bunyan.
Cabane is the latest project of
musician and photographer Thomas Jean Henri, ex drummer of the Belgian
group, Venus, with whom he released two albums, Welcome to the
Modern Dancehall (1999) and The Man Who Was Already
Dead (2000), before taking a more personal direction, which
resulted in the solo album Soy Un Caballo, Les heures de raison
(2007)
In 2015 Thomas Jean Henri laid the foundations for his Cabane,
a multi-faceted project, blending music, photography and video. After two
singles, (“Sangokaku” / “La Gomera”) released in 2015 and ”Wooden
Home / Here in the Wind” in 2017, a dream collaboration started
taking shape: Will Oldham (alias Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy) and Kate
Stables (This Is The Kit) on vocals, Sean O’Hagan (The
High Llamas) looking after the string arrangements of the songs composed by
Henri. Lyrics were written with Caroline Gabard and Sam
Genders (Tunng, The Diagrams). Ash Workman (Metronomy,
Baxter Dury) was responsible for the mixing
And today, this splendid casting is to be found on Cabane’s first
album release, Grande est La Maison. A collection of ten
songs whose echoes of folk and delicate orchestral pop, swing from a rhythmic
section, wrapped comfortably in the voices of Will Oldham and Kate
Stables, an acoustic guitar, a string quartet, a vibes and some choral
sections, managed by an ensemble of five singers, Bost Gehio. These
sections function as would a Greek choir
“During the work process a vibrant image of Will and Kate
treading through the river waters, passing each other like ships in the night,
never left me. Each one setting out from the opposing river bank, slightly
uncomfortable and their meeting in the middle. The choir is on the river side,
keeping their distance,” explains Henri. “Time and the slowness of
oblivion are at the heart of the Cabane project. An essential question
is asked : ‘What do we do with what we have in our hands?’
Grande est La Maison is an album that slowly, but surely seduces, whose beauty is revealed
more and more, as each day goes by. Melodies, vocals, arrangements, each
element is at once elegant and moving, retained, but generous. It’s a
large, welcoming home, as were those shelters built by Nick Drake, Vashti
Bunyan, Sufjan Stevens, or Cardinal
It is also a refuge for Henri, who offers up a profoundly
personal, yet eminently collaborative album. It is signs of friendship put to
music, a warm embrace with Caroline Gabard and Englishman Sam Genders
(Tuung), who co-wrote the texts. Tu ne joueras plus à l’amour
and By The Sea were composed with Sean O’Hagan
This sense of friendship is also expressed visually – in motion and
pictures. Firstly, a 26-minute documentary, directed by Jérôme Guiot and
Thomas Jean Henri, in which 20 or so artists, close friends and family
open up and discuss the issues of creation, an artist’s expectations, letting
go, and the importance of releasing records in 2020. Amongst them - Kate
Stables, Elise Peroi, Victoire de Changy, Veence Hanao,
Vincent Théval, Charles Berberian, Nicolas Michaux, Sylvain
Chauveau, Myriam Pruvot and François Atlas
And two series of candid photos, taken by Thomas, which will be part of
the Cabane album: “Qu’as-tu gardé de notre amour?” was
presented in February 2018 at the 10/12 Gallery in Brussels; “J’ai
toujours cherché à fuir ceux que j’aimais,” will be presented in April
2020, also in Brussels. — Text by Vincent Théval
Thomas Jean Henri of Cabane is available for interviews.
Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
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