In any right-thinking world, Pierre Daven-Keller would be a huge star. He's probably more known for the artists he's worked with than as a solo artist in his own right, but over the years he's quietly been releasing a catalogue of strong material that deserves attention, the first days of 2023 seeing another release that continues that trend.
Pierre Daven-Keller features with Philippe Katerine on the video for the track Le Roi, another pop piece that gently haunts the sub-conscience, letting you decide if it's a dream or a very strange nightmare. It may float lightly, but there's more going on here than it might seem at first.
I've featured Pierre Daven-Keller on this blog before, in an interview from way back in 2015, and one of the great things about this blog is seeing artists develop and get the recognition they deserve.
Pierre Daven-Keller's Planete album was one of 2022's good things, a collection described as somewhere between Stereolab and Air. It certainly takes some of the colourful cosmic vibes of the 70s and 90s and updates them without losing any of the flavour or underlying strangeness. It's a thoroughly enjoyable voyage.
Philippe Katerine plays in Paris as part of the Hyper Weekend Festival with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performing some of his work.
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