With two mentions of musician Jacno - the performer originally known as Denis Quillard - in the past couple of weeks on the site, with Stinky Toys and with his later duo with Elli Medeiros Jacno and Elli, I was pleased to hear that a tribute album to Jacno, who died in 2009, has been released.
Jacno Future came out in June, and features his music performed by artists including Jacques Higelin, Brigitte Fontaine, Miossec and Thomas Dutronc.
There are two versions of his key piece Rectangle, the instrumental that established him as an electro artist following the demise of Stinky Toys.
This track Amoureux Solitaires is performed by Etienne Daho, who worked with Jacno on his solo works. Daho has had a long career since the 1980s and is one of the few French artists to have a following in the UK primarily on account of his work with St Etienne.
Daho collaborated with Jacno on Jacno's 1991 album Une idée derrière la tête and on his 1995 Faux Témoin album. Jacno produced Daho's 1981 debut album Mythomane.
The video, directed by Gaétan Châtaigner takes its inspiration from the Fritz Lang film Metropolis, which with its retro futuristic style fits very well with Jacno's musical vision.
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