“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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