ANNIE-CLAUDE DESCHENES - Les Manieres De Table LP (colour vinyl)

Limited edition ivory white vinyl.

Highly recommended.

Debut solo album from Annie-Claude Deschenes (of the Montreal bands Duchess Says and PyPy). Inspired by the pioneers of electronic music, Les Manieres de Table is as danceable and melodic as it is disquieting and dystopian. The album proposes to set the table differently by deconstructing the social codes of politeness, and draws from a wide range of influences, notably Steve Reich’s minimalism, Kraftwerk’s synthetic textures, Herbie Hancock’s stylistic diversity and experimental cinema’s unconventional approach to narrative.

If this isn’t a DJ-able record, I will eat my beret. Les Manieres De Table is stylistically nestled between high energy electronics, the fun of italo disco, and dour French cold wave. Easily one of my favorite records of the year.