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- Date Released: May 25, 1999
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Pop
- Label: Le Grand Magistery / The Orchard
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Louis Philippe has been crafting beautiful pop records that fall somewhere between Debussy and Brian Wilson for the better part of 15 years. With fans and contributors like High Llamas kingpin Sean O'Hagan and XTC's David Gregory (just to name two), Louis Philippe makes pop music that sounds like it came from the confectionary at a beautiful old neo-jetset theater. This stuff is sweet. But to simply write this music off as fey or ornate would do the artist (and the audience) a great disservice, for all of the songs included on this compilation are a triumphant declaration of Louis Philippe's skill as a songwriter/arranger. A Kiss in the Funhouse is a 23-track collection recorded for Japan's Trattoria label (released in America on Le Grand Magistery Records), featuring songs that at once evoke French pop from the mid-'60s and mine the rich and fertile pop soundscape that is "Beatles meet Bacharach." It is Philippe's sincerity, and his uncanny ability to sound happy, hazy, and decadent all at the same time, that would place him and his unique voice head and shoulders above his contemporaries, if he had any contemporaries to speak of. From chamber orchestra to big band and electronics, it is far more "punk rock" to play this style of music that almost any other, now that the world has moved out of the '90s and into the future. Although by no means comprehensive, A Kiss in the Funhouse is a perfect introduction that will leave you digging through record bins for more.
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A Kiss In The Funhouse |
0:47 |
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| 02. | |
She Means Everything To Me |
3:54 |
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| 03. | |
Only A Fool |
3:07 |
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| 04. | |
Rafaella |
3:30 |
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| 05. | |
Every Day Goes By |
4:47 |
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| 06. | |
Boy |
3:47 |
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| 07. | |
Lazy English Sun |
3:21 |
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| 08. | |
Bus #13 |
2:31 |
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| 09. | |
Ripples In The River |
4:16 |
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| 10. | |
Don't Blame It On The Summer |
3:07 |
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| 11. | |
L'Hiver Te Va Bien |
3:11 |
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| 12. | |
Martine |
2:53 |
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| 13. | |
Le Voyageur |
4:03 |
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| 14. | |
Ainsi Va sa Vie |
3:17 |
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| 15. | |
La Pointe Du Jour |
3:04 |
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| 16. | |
Bali Lied |
2:00 |
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| 17. | |
Carioca |
2:57 |
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| 18. | |
Sunshine |
1:58 |
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| 19. | |
Sweet Dollar Bill |
4:22 |
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| 20. | |
Jealous |
4:30 |
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| 21. | |
Sirens Call |
2:02 |
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| 22. | |
Heaven |
3:30 |
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| 23. | |
The Girl In The Attic |
1:50 |
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23 Total Tracks, 72:44 Total Length
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Credits
- Richard Thomas - Percussion // Richard Thomas - Drums // Steve Noble - Percussion // Steve Noble - Drums // Chris Batchelor - Trumpet // Chris Batchelor - Flugelhorn // Sid Gauld - Trumpet // David Gregory - Guitar // David Gregory - Guitar (Electric) // Paul Kendall - Engineer // Paul Kendall - Mixing // Paul Kendall - Mixing Engineer // Dennis Rollins - Trombone // Mike Williams - Sax (Soprano) // Philip Eastop - French Horn // Gerard Johnson - Engineer // Gerard Johnson - Mixing // Gerard Johnson - Mixing Engineer // Martin Owen - French Horn // Matt Fox - Dulcimer // Louis Philippe - Guitar // Louis Philippe - Guitar // Louis Philippe - Piano // Louis Philippe - Piano // Louis Philippe - Arranger // Louis Philippe - Arranger // Louis Philippe - Keyboards // Louis Philippe - Keyboards // Louis Philippe - Vocals // Louis Philippe - Vocals // Louis Philippe - Vocals (Background) // Louis Philippe - Vocals (Background) // Louis Philippe - Producer // Louis Philippe - Producer // Louis Philippe - Main Performer // Louis Philippe - Main Performer // Paul Jayasinha - Trumpet // Paul Jayasinha - Flugelhorn // Dean Speedwell Brodrick - Piano // Nick Terry - Engineer // Nick Terry - Mixing // Bertrand Burgalat - Bass // Bertrand Burgalat - Guitar // Bertrand Burgalat - Piano // Bertrand Burgalat - Drums // Bertrand Burgalat - Keyboards // Bertrand Burgalat - Producer // Mark Bassey - Trombone // Glen Fox - Percussion // Glen Fox - Drums // David Longdon - Flute // David Longdon - Guitar // David Longdon - Vocals // David Longdon - Vocals (Background) // Anthony Adverse - Vocals // Anthony Adverse - Vocals (Background) // Richard Bolton - Guitar // Richard Bolton - Guitar (Electric) // Nick Wesolowski - Photography // Paul Taylor - Trombone // Matthew Jacobson - Design // Matthew Jacobson - Photography // Hussein Badreldin - Percussion // Hussein Badreldin - Drums // Mamoudi Kamara - Percussion // Mamoudi Kamara - Drums // Danny Manners - Bass // Danny Manners - Piano // Danny Manners - Arranger // Danny Manners - Keyboards // Danny Manners - Producer // Danny Manners - Double Bass // Patrick Messina - Photography // David O'Driscoll - Photography // K.V. Brake - Engineer // K.V. Brake - Mixing
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