{"id":96,"date":"2006-12-22T04:34:37","date_gmt":"2006-12-22T04:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidfenech.fr\/wp\/?p=96"},"modified":"2020-10-01T16:22:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T16:22:50","slug":"cagesan-i-love-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidfenech.fr\/wp\/2006\/12\/22\/cagesan-i-love-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"cagesan &#8211; i love machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davidfenech.fr\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/cagesan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>release date : 2006<br \/>\nlabel : beau brun<\/p>\n<p>the first cd of cagesan the bird, produced by 15 artists. Includes exclusive tracks by Momus, Felix Kubin, Toog, Montag, O.Lamm, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Tracklisting :<br \/>\n01. fashion flesh &#8211; costume prince des tenebres<br \/>\n02. dj chienloup &#8211; blouse societe secrete<br \/>\n03. momus &#8211; costume de lapin<br \/>\n04. mc cat genius &#8211; manteau de ville<br \/>\n05. digiki &#8211; manteau chic<br \/>\n06. toog &#8211; habit de plage<br \/>\n07. david fenech &#8211; coiffe de parade<br \/>\n08. cubist literature &#8211; parure royale<br \/>\n09. o.lamm &#8211; echarpe et bonnet<br \/>\n10. felix kubin &#8211; blouson en soie<br \/>\n11. james harvey &#8211; besace a graines<br \/>\n12. davide balula &#8211; chemise de nuit<br \/>\n13. olga &#8211; cape san de lumiere<br \/>\n14. montag &#8211; chandail maille<br \/>\n15. reznicek &#8211; petite robe de printemps<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1022677983\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"http:\/\/toog1.bandcamp.com\/album\/cagesan-i-love-machine-2006\">Cagesan : &quot;I love machine&quot; (2006) by Toog<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97\" src=\"https:\/\/davidfenech.fr\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/13_cagesanflyer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidfenech.fr\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/13_cagesanflyer.jpg 353w, https:\/\/davidfenech.fr\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/13_cagesanflyer-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/davidfenech.fr\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/fenechKubinOpeningCagesan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s not everyday that a special thing occurs, a historical moment that\u2019s bound to shape our lives to come, and the lives of those after us. Yes, I\u2019m talking about a point in time when a breakthrough is made, when liberty is found, when\u2026a fabulous fashion loving Bicheno finch by the name of Cagesan sends you her debut album in bubble wrap. Now that\u2019s something to tell the grandkids. Cagesan (pronounced keidjesan) appears on the press release, suitably draped in a glam sparkle cape but don\u2019t be fooled, this bird is no ditz. She\u2019s decided to use her looks, her style and natural singing ability to champion bird rights and fight discrimination in the music industry, emphasising that this is not just another anonymous \u2018bird singing recording\u2019 but the work of a fully-fledged artist who has been poorly represented in the past. The message is clear and simple, \u201cwe\u2019re regarded as \u2018outsider musicians\u2019 because humans don\u2019t speak our language; but truly, it\u2019s human music that is \u2018outsider language\u2019, as it imitates the fusion of music and language that we songbirds perfected millions of years ago\u201d. Respect. Cagesan knows that any revolution requires a communal following so she\u2019s enlisted fifteen international artists to produce her music\u2026with varying results.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018Costume Prince Des Tenebres\u2019 by Fashion Flesh opens the album with some old-school synth treated guitar, anologue blobs and theremin effects while Cagesan chips in with vocal stylings. It builds to a psychedelic meets sci-fi crescendo leading the way for the quirky little ditty feel of \u2018Blouse Societe Secrete\u2019. If you hadn\u2019t noticed, there is a pattern emerging with the song names \u2013 they\u2019re all homage to an item of clothing in Cagesan\u2019s prolific wardrobe. Next comes what is the real highlight on the compilation, a track called \u2018Costume De Lapin\u2019 by Momus. It\u2019s a true expression of melodic bird sensibility, capturing what seems to be random time signatures to the human ear (but are in fact highly complex patterns for forming song structure) and replicating them using computer sampling techniques. It\u2019s amazing stuff, so good that you\u2019d almost forget this is the work of a Bicheno finch until about two-thirds of the way in when Cagesan flaps her wings, the tiny flutter registering as an artifact from the production process. Subtle and brilliant stuff. The next track, lifts the humour with MC Cat Genius remixing \u2018Manteau De Ville\u2019. The Cat plays guitar \u2018real good\u2019, and knows so many cool riffs destined to impress an \u201cexotic hotty with a small brown puffy body made of feathers\u201d. Actually I caught up with MC Cat Genius\u2019 owner earlier this week on last.fm and this is what he had to say about it, \u201cthe entire backing track is actually a Nina Hagen song about a teenage abortion and the questioning of a woman\u2019s duty to society, \u201cUnbeschreiblich Weiblich\u201d; so the remix is about the male attitudes inherent in remixing. Plus he says \u2018butt\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next Digiki work up a glitch dance-floor oriented storm with \u2018Manteau Chic\u2019 but after this the mix starts to feel a little tired. Unfortunately Cagesan\u2019s repetoire is fairly limited and her singing gets a little mechanical, like Kylie in her Stock, Aitken and Waterman days. Actually, kinda still like Kylie today. Don\u2019t get me wrong, there\u2019s some killer tracks on the album especially if you like quirky, playful compositions but to be fair to you dear reader, I can\u2019t imagine you parting your cash for an \u2018activist bird meets wardrobe\u2019 concept album when you could buy the latest J.O.Y album instead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Renae Mason, <\/strong><a title=\"cyclic defrost\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cyclicdefrost.com\/blog\/2007\/02\/05\/cagesan-i-love-machine-beau-brun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.cyclicdefrost.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quinze cr\u00e9ateurs taillent chacun un costard (musical) \u00e0 un oiseau australien, un diamant de Bicheno, affectueusement d\u00e9nomm\u00e9 Cagesan. Cet exercice de stylisme est le pr\u00e9texte \u00e0 un excellent album doux-dingue, dont le piaillement de l&#8217;oiseau exotique sert de fil rouge (-gorge). On y croise l&#8217;\u00e9lectro Casio d&#8217;O.Lamm (&#8220;Echarpe et Bonnet&#8221;), la musique concr\u00e8te et la guitare &#8220;pr\u00e9par\u00e9e&#8221; de Momus (&#8220;Costume de Lapin&#8221;), le groove planant pour clavecin et laptop de Montag (&#8220;Chandaille Maille&#8221;), l&#8217;exp\u00e9rimentale d\u00e9cal\u00e9e de David Fenech (&#8220;Coiffe de Parade&#8221;), la pop d\u00e9charn\u00e9e de Reznicek (&#8220;Petite robe de printemps&#8221;) et son refrain minimaliste &#8220;Free as a Bird&#8221;&#8230; Elizabeth Creseveur concr\u00e9tise les miniatures de haute-couture destin\u00e9es \u00e0 Cagesan, miniatures que l&#8217;on d\u00e9couvre en images (silencieuses) sur la vid\u00e9o en bonus sur le cd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Neospheres<\/strong> ( <a href=\"http:\/\/neospheres.free.fr\/disques\/cagesan.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">link<\/a> )<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Au d\u00e9but, on croyait \u00e0 une compilation en lisant les noms d\u2019artistes inscrits au dos de la pochette, justes \u00e0 cot\u00e9 des noms de v\u00eatements tels que \u00ab chandail de maille \u00bb ou \u00ab parure royale \u00bb. On a vite compris que dans le monde des oiseaux on ne s\u2019improvisait pas \u00ab rossignol milanais \u00bb.<br \/>\nIl n\u2019y a pas si longtemps encore, il usait ses petits cris sur les march\u00e9s aux oiseaux \u00e0 cot\u00e9 d\u2019un mandarin ou d\u2019un couple d\u2019ins\u00e9parables. Jeune \u00e9migr\u00e9 Australien, sans nom ou peut \u00eatre celui que lui avait donn\u00e9 un jeune spectateur avant de le perdre \u00e0 tout jamais. Le voici chantant, sautant sur les petites barres de sa cage un peu us\u00e9e .Il est saisi d\u2019une main, mis dans une petite cage et le voici transport\u00e9 au dessus des pav\u00e9s jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 l\u2019appartement tr\u00e8s bien \u00e9clair\u00e9. Ce qu\u2019il ne savait pas encore, c\u2019est qu\u2019il avait \u00e9t\u00e9 choisi pour son chant.<br \/>\nLoin du laboratoire du savant fou des casques \u00e0 \u00e9lectrodes ou du cerveau \u00e0 ciel ouvert, nourri et pos\u00e9 pr\u00e8s de la cuisine, Cagesan de son nouveau nom a compris qu\u2019on l\u2019observait, qu\u2019on l\u2019\u00e9coutait intens\u00e9ment. A ses cot\u00e9s, ses heureux propri\u00e9taires veulent en faire un chanteur. Pas une \u00ab Castafiore \u00bb ou une \u00ab Piaf \u00bb mais un oiseau qui a quand m\u00eame du coffre.<br \/>\nPr\u00eat \u00e0 tout chanter, voyageant de studios en studios, il ne deviendra pas un de ces requins mais restera un oiseau rare, capable de s\u2019adapter aux compositions de musiques \u00e9lectroniques pour la plupart. Pass\u00e9 dans les circuits du computer ou m\u00eame attaqu\u00e9 par un chat d\u00e9jant\u00e9 et propuls\u00e9 dans les ann\u00e9es quatre-vingt du nom de MC Cat Genius.<br \/>\nHypnotis\u00e9 par James Harvey qui lui extrait de sa pens\u00e9 les morceaux de pop 80\u2019s \u00e9cout\u00e9s pendant son s\u00e9jour chez lui (video killed the radio star). De cette exp\u00e9rience, Cagesan ressortira marqu\u00e9 par les \u00e9ph\u00e9m\u00e8res r\u00e9voltes de la rue, les morceaux d\u2019un orgue de barbarie accompagnant Cubist Literature. Ce disque est une histoire de ramage et de plumage, d\u2019un chant compos\u00e9 d\u2019attaques rapides et d\u2019un cri long presque g\u00e9missant qui reste en t\u00eate.<br \/>\nPour la premi\u00e8re fois avec I Love Machine, il se produit l\u2019inverse : non plus des humains qui se servent de ses ailes pour d\u00e9corer leur chapeau, mais un humain ;Elizabeth Creseveur ; qui lui confectionne de pr\u00e9cieuses tenues.<br \/>\nOn a l\u2019habitude de les entendre derri\u00e8re les groupes qui avaient laiss\u00e9 la porte ouverte pendant l\u2019enregistrement. Ou bien comme sample pour faire planer au dessus des chansons l\u2019id\u00e9e que les vrais chanteurs viennent du ciel, quand \u00e7a n\u2019\u00e9tait pas Andrew Bird qui lui volait son nom pour siffler dans ses compositions. C\u2019\u00e9tait aussi sans compter les chansons qui lui consacrent les plus belles plumes. Ici chacun vient le costumer pour son morceau. Tout \u00e7a pour que Cagesan devienne le roi et l\u2019oiseau<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joey, Hi-Nu<\/strong> ( link )<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few days before 2006 ebbed I received this French disc with Cagesan&#8217;s debut. Cagesan is a bird, a Bicheno owl finch &#8211; which is a small Australian (or, Tasmanian) bird. I love machine is a fantastic voyage up in the trees, with 15 songs (or sound sketches) presented in collaboration with 15 different musicians: British eccentric Momus, David Balula (France), Cubist Literature (USA), Montag (Canada), O.lamm (France), Olga (Argentina), Felix Kubin (Germany), MC Cat Genius (USA), James Harvey (UK), Digiki (France, based in Japan), to name some of them. A world wide spectre of electronica\/hip-hop\/futuristic pop magicians and wizards. Enjoy an analogue-goes-digital bird remixed! I love machine is for sure a playful and experimental platter, with careful layers of rhythms and sounds built around the tweets and whistles of Cagesan (whose singing drew the attention of 2 producers in the Paris bird market: the illustrator Florence Manlik and the musician and poet Toog &#8211; according to Beau Brun). It somehow\/sometimes make me think of Japanese artist Cornelius, except Cagesan takes the songs some steps further. Not as pop as Cornelius can be. To underline the creative, free-floating imagination every song is named after Cagesan&#8217;s fashion collection wardrobe &#8211; for birds! It&#8217;s not hard to find some favourite creations: DJ Chienloup&#8217;s &#8220;Blouse soci\u00e9t\u00e9 secr\u00e8te&#8221; is smart and colourful, with a touch of dance (tango) elegance. Olga&#8217;s &#8220;Cape San de lumi\u00e8re&#8221; is beams of light twisting and swirling. Montag&#8217;s &#8220;Chandail maille&#8221; is a very pleasing, gliding piece of (imagine) birds in flight, suddenly speeding up into tough motion. Momus&#8217; cut-up minimalism technique with &#8220;Costume de lapin&#8221; is intriguing, but also quite challenging. MC Cat Genius&#8217; &#8220;Manteau de ville&#8221; is a wild stroke of &#8211; if not genius, then pretty close to it &#8211; good fun entertainment, with its crazee, rocked-up guitar stomp. Like Brother Danielson on helium, with Snakefinger filling in with his guitar. Digiki&#8217;s track &#8220;Manteau chic&#8221; is digits going crazy, and Cubist Literature&#8217;s &#8220;Parure royale&#8221; is almost brutal with its simplistic naivety. It&#8217;s maybe wise to portion this CD, not to take all in one listen. On the other hand, tracks like Toog&#8217;s &#8220;Habit de plage&#8221; and O.lamm&#8217;s &#8220;\u00c9charpe et bonnet&#8221; is of a milder, more gentle nature. Presenting more relaxing moods, keeping the journey both pleasant and disturbing. And when Reznicek&#8217;s &#8220;Petite robe de printemps&#8221; closes the album, chanting &#8220;free as a bird&#8221; Cagesan must be happy. I love machine is lo-fi minimalism and modernism sampled live from an open bird cage. Birdwalk is the new catwalk! This CD brought a thrilling exit out of the old year, and it&#8217;s a splendid way to start the new one. I love I love machine!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luna Kaf\u00e9 e-Zine<\/strong> ( link )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the first cd of cagesan the bird, produced by 15 artists. 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