Well well well, what have we here?
An unreleased track by Noir Désir accompanied by Alain Bashung in what must be for some the best two-for-the-price-of-one offer ever.
For all I love Bashung and was a huge fan of Noirdez, it's not to these ears the best example of either, and certainly not a pooling to their talents to create something better than they could create on their own. I mean, it's not awful, but as the title suggests, it's pretty dumb and for acts that are both celebrated for being articulate and poetic, it's a bit of a letdown.
The track comes from a forthcoming Noir Desir box set that rounds up their complete discography over 18 (!) CDs and a DVD. Entitled Intégrale it covers their discography including all their studio albums remastered in HD, the live albums Dies Irae and Noir Desir En Public, as well as several discs of out-takes, demos and unreleased material. There's also another live album recorded at the Elysee Montmartre in 1991.
It looks like the definitive article wrapping up the entire Noir Désir story, from their peak to their tragic ending.At under 100 euros it's likely to be found under many trees this Christmas.
As for Bashung, it's great to hear something I've not heard before., despite my reservations. It's not his finest work, and 2018's En Amont will probably be the last word in quality posthumous Bashung material, but there's pleasure to be found in hearing him obviously having fun with some friends and kicking up some imbecile rock 'n' roll.
Intégrale is released on December 4.
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