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Recorded between France and Melbourne, “Quand C’est Mou” explores ideas of awakening, rebirth and genuine intimacy. The ‘theme’, as Klein describes the single, forms part of a larger conversation he had, grappling with these ideas, over the course of the album No Plans, No Rules, which will be released later this year.
Almost certainly all of us will encounter points during our lifetime where we must take steps away or outward, and redesign how we place ourselves in this world. Whilst living in Paris, France, this movement was drenched in passion, excitement and what felt like eyes seeing the world and the souls in it as if they were meeting for the first time. Finding intimacy in more than surface encounters… desire, words, conversation, romance, sounds, environment, expression. – Hugh Klein.
Those themes of intimacy and awakening are developed beautifully across the single’s runtime, with the delicate piano drawing the listener in. All in all it’s a well realised piece of music that is both relaxing and meditative. Like all good instrumental music, it successfully and adeptly captures and evokes mood and emotion. It’ll be interesting to see how it fits into the album’s wider musical narrative. But, even as a standalone piece it works wonderfully.
- The AU review (
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from
Lead The Way / Sensitive / Quand C'est Mou,
track released August 4, 2020
Written, arranged, performed & mixed by Hugh Klein
Mastered by Nicholas Di Lorenzo
Recorded privately in Pantin, France. Additional recordings in Melbourne, Australia.
Label - Lekker Collective