Susan Frances
06/23/08, 09:28 AM
Le Concorde - Suite
Record Label: Fourchette Records
Release Date: November 6, 2007
If you are looking for an album with cheery melodies that don’t over think the chord changes or overdo it in the synth-effects department, then Le Concorde have an album which you are sure to like. Le Concorde is the one-man band of multi-instrumentalist Stephen Becker who sings lead, plays guitar and keyboards, as well as designing the drum programming on his latest recording the Suite EP. With all songs written by Becker, the Suite EP galvanizes neo-folk with synth-pop spores and creates a comfortable sounding alloy. Produced by Becker and Ed Tinley, the album is a cool display of wispy drumbeats and supple chord movements that folks can ingest aurally with complete ease.
The jiggling synth effects on “I Want You Back” are a suction to comfy melodic hooks while they take on wings with an aromatic phrasing in “Break You Like A Promise.” The squiggling synth patterns of “April Wine” cape around Becker’s vocals like psychedelic colors moving to the sound of his voice. The upbeat thrusts of “International Flight” give the tune bursts of complementing surges and display a jovial lift in the catchy rhythmic grooves through “All These Fragile Unions.” Becker excels at creating melodic hooks that move to the natural rhythm of the human voice. The refined melodicism of “Lullaby for Dollface” exhibits this point perfectly as Becker matches his voice to the soft fluid motions of the verses, “Although miles apart / I can almost feel the rhythm / Of the gentle heart / That softly breathes beside me / When it’s home / Wherever it may roam / I know I am known / As the one who misses her / Dollface, will you be home soon?”
Le Concorde’s Suite EP is very comfortable music that brushes gently like an endless reel of Elysian fields counter weighed by energetic pumps coursing out a series of cliffs along the melodic movements. Stephen Becker shows that neo-folk and synth-pop make for great bed-fellows. Becker imprints the melodies with personalized inflections, giving them an intimate feel that keeps congruent with the music and strengthens the album’s appeal with audiences.
The Rapture, Radiohead, Klaxons
myspace.com/leconcorde (http://www.myspace.com/leconcorde)
Record Label: Fourchette Records
Release Date: November 6, 2007
If you are looking for an album with cheery melodies that don’t over think the chord changes or overdo it in the synth-effects department, then Le Concorde have an album which you are sure to like. Le Concorde is the one-man band of multi-instrumentalist Stephen Becker who sings lead, plays guitar and keyboards, as well as designing the drum programming on his latest recording the Suite EP. With all songs written by Becker, the Suite EP galvanizes neo-folk with synth-pop spores and creates a comfortable sounding alloy. Produced by Becker and Ed Tinley, the album is a cool display of wispy drumbeats and supple chord movements that folks can ingest aurally with complete ease.
The jiggling synth effects on “I Want You Back” are a suction to comfy melodic hooks while they take on wings with an aromatic phrasing in “Break You Like A Promise.” The squiggling synth patterns of “April Wine” cape around Becker’s vocals like psychedelic colors moving to the sound of his voice. The upbeat thrusts of “International Flight” give the tune bursts of complementing surges and display a jovial lift in the catchy rhythmic grooves through “All These Fragile Unions.” Becker excels at creating melodic hooks that move to the natural rhythm of the human voice. The refined melodicism of “Lullaby for Dollface” exhibits this point perfectly as Becker matches his voice to the soft fluid motions of the verses, “Although miles apart / I can almost feel the rhythm / Of the gentle heart / That softly breathes beside me / When it’s home / Wherever it may roam / I know I am known / As the one who misses her / Dollface, will you be home soon?”
Le Concorde’s Suite EP is very comfortable music that brushes gently like an endless reel of Elysian fields counter weighed by energetic pumps coursing out a series of cliffs along the melodic movements. Stephen Becker shows that neo-folk and synth-pop make for great bed-fellows. Becker imprints the melodies with personalized inflections, giving them an intimate feel that keeps congruent with the music and strengthens the album’s appeal with audiences.
The Rapture, Radiohead, Klaxons
myspace.com/leconcorde (http://www.myspace.com/leconcorde)