Thursday, March 5, 2020

Cabane collab album w/ Bonnie “Prince” Billy, out now. Making-of doc sees Henri asking artists what they think of his record (without hearing it!)

“An atmospheric wisp... with glimmers of Leonard Cohen and Serge Gainsbourg,” says The New York Times. See lovely video for latest single via The Fader.

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Thomas Jean Henri (R) of Cabane accompanied by Kate Stables (L) of The Is The Kit. Photo credit: Elise Péroi.

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Cabane | In The Press

“An atmospheric wisp.” — The New York Times

“Beautifully constructed, wistful folk.” — The Line of Best Fit

“Graceful and delicately arranged.” — The FADER

“A bit of warmth during a particularly cold time.” — Pitchfork

“Gorgeous” — Brooklyn Vegan

“Reminiscent of the light, transient nature of the beach.” — Stereogum

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Hear “Take Me Home (Part 2)” by Cabane via Brooklyn Vegan and see the video at The Fader or at the links below.

Cabane leader, the Belgian composer Thomas Jean Henri, explains, “I worked on ‘Take Me Home (Part 2)’ when I was writing music at the sea side of Belgium. It is the foundation of the entire album. For the video, we wanted to shoot our loved ones listening to the song for the very first time to keep in memory of all the persons and family I love(d).”



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“A Document” explores the making-of Cabane’s Grande Est La Maison and goes about asking the artist’s friends “What do you think of my record?” though they had yet to hear it.

The 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.


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Cabane
Grande Est La Maison
Out Now
(Cabane-Music)

Streaming Link:
  

Track Listing:

01. Tu ne Joueras Plus à L’amour (feat. Bonnie “Prince” Billy)
02. Now, Winter Comes (feat. Kate Stables) (STREAM | LYRIC VIDEO)
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 1) (feat. Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Kate Stables)
07. Sangokaku (feat. Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Kate Stables)
08. Îlot (Part III)
09. Take Me Home (Part 2) (feat. Bonnie “Prince” Billy) (STREAM | VIDEO | LYRIC VIDEO)
10. Until The Summer Comes (feat. Kate Stables)

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Cabane | Live

05/08/2020: Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique (w/ Rachael Dadd) (TIX)
05/14/2020: Paris, France @ Center Wallonie-Bruxelles (performing Grande Est La Maison) (TIX)

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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.

Thomas Jean Henri of Cabane is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Cabane | Links


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Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion | Contact


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