Francois Peglau: AEM107 Francois Peglau
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A-side “One Minute to Midnight Dream (So Sad)” would sound a little like the Beatles if you stripped away the disco drums and bass that makes it so damn groovy. You might also have to can the syncopated guitar strokes and lo-fi vocals, which bring to mind the classic reggae recordings of Horace Andy. But I promise you, there’s a healthy dose of classic British pop-rock’n’roll buried in there somewhere. He did receive a little help from Lucia Vivanco on violin, however, who’s sublimely catchy riff accentuates the groove. As you can see, there are a lot of pieces coming together in Peglau’s music.
B-side “I’ll Never Be Alain Delon” pays homage to the film star that Peglau regrets he’ll never become. It’s more than a whimsical fantasy, however, and he addresses a world in which broken dreams are the norm. Maybe that sounds a bit over the top but I pose the question, who wouldn’t like to be Alain Delon? This guy was the French James Dean, only he lived long enough to relish in the spotlight and enjoy flings with supermodels across the European continent. The chorus hits hard with a classic rock chord progression and crunchy guitars. The second verse is backed by an absolutely infectious synthesizer hook, while the samples from a Delon interview, in which he explains the role he so often played—le solitaire, the mysterious and dashingly handsome loner—spice things up later on. (via Ampeater)
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AEM107 Francois Peglau
AEM107 Francois Peglau by Francois Peglau is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.