des Visages des Figures

des Visages des Figures
Studio album by Noir Désir
Released September 11, 2001
Genre Rock
Length 68:52
Label Barclay Records
Producer Nick Sansano, Noir Désir, Jean Lamoot, and Akosh Szelevényi
Noir Désir chronology

666667 Club
(1996)
des Visages des Figures
(2001)

des Visages des Figures is an album by French rock band Noir Désir. It was released in France and other European countries on 11 September 2001. Manu Chao plays the guitar in "Le vent nous portera", among numerous musicians participating in the album. All music was composed by Noir Désir, where not otherwise specified. Lyrics are by Bertrand Cantat, where not otherwise specified.

The group received five Victoires de la Musique award nominations for the album, winning both Best Rock Album of the Year for 2001 and Music Video of the Year for "Le vent nous portera." The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 60th greatest French rock album (out of 100).[1]

Track listing

All tracks by Noir Désir

  1. "L'enfant roi" – 6:03
  2. "Le grand incendie" – 4:36
  3. "Le vent nous portera" – 4:48
  4. "Des armes" – 2:48 - Lyrics: poem by Léo Ferré
  5. "L'appartement" – 4:11
  6. "Des visages des figures" – 5:14
  7. "Son style 1" – 2:06
  8. "Son style 2" – 2:31
  9. "À l'envers à l'endroit" – 4:07
  10. "Lost" – 3:23
  11. "Bouquet de nerfs" – 5:13
  12. "L'Europe" – 23:44 - Lyrics by Cantat, Brigitte Fontaine - Music by Noir Désir and Akosh Szelevényi

produced by Nick Sansano, Noir Désir, Jean Lamoot, and Akosh Szelevényi.

Personnel

References

  1. Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-107L