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Friday, July 14, 2023

JJ Chardeau "Ombres And Lumières: In Terra Cognita 2 – Europa 1 : Occidentalis"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock Opera
Label: L Records - LR1901
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 14, 2023
Tracklist
1. Donibane Lohitzue (4:54) 
2. Eire (5:36) 
3. Iceland & Fire (3:03) 
4. Scandinavia (7:32) 
5. Sur Le Dam (2:53) 
6. Over The Channel (4:09) 
7. Belux Concerto (3:49) 
8. Swing Heil (5:33) 
9. Tyrol Canon Snow Dance (3:25) 
10. Cliché Suisse (3:02) 
11. Lisbonne Is Dying (5:28) 
12. Reconquista (6:36) 
13. Seborga (11:10) 
14. Edossa Fakelaki (3:57) 

Total Time 71:07 

Credits
JJ Chardeau - piano, lead & backing vocals (1, 5, 8, 13)
   With
​John Van EPS - orchestration, keyboards, vibraphone, programming
Francis Décamps (Ange, Gens de la Lune) (5, 10), Bob Ramsey (6), Jeff Holmes (6, 7, 11, & Big Band 8), Guy Allison (12) - keyboards
Jerry Goodman (Mahavishnu Orchestra) - acoustic and electric violins (2, 4, 5, 8, 13)
John McFee - acoustic guitar, jew's harp, violin, cello and mandolin (2, 3, 5, 13)
John Helliwell (Supertramp) - sax (8, 11, 12)
Stéphane Guillaume - flutes (2, 5, 12)
Tom Bergeron - trumpet (4, 9, 10, 12)
Christophe Kutx - Txistu & Xirula (1)
Alan Weinstein - cello (3, 4, 7, 9…)
Hank Linderman (1), Jimmy Haun (Arc of Life) (4), Dave Gregory (Big Big Train, XTC) (12), John Jorgenson (5, 8, 10, 13), Chris Pinnick (6, 11), Mauro Cicozzi (2) - guitars
Mark Andes (5, 6, 9, 11, 13), Jason Scheff (Chicago) (1, 2, 8), Fifi Chayeb (4, 11), Nicolas Chelly (3, 10), Karim Rachedi (14) - bass 
Danny Seraphine (Chicago) (1, 8), Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) (9, 12), Doane Perry (4), Mark Walker (2, 3, 6, 11, 14) - drums
Xavier Dessandre-Navarre - percussion (2, 5, 11, 13)
Groupe Moreas (14): Dimitri Mastrogioglou (bouzouki), Apostolos Moraitis (guitar), Costas Dourountzis (arrangement & programming), Antoine Karacostas (recording)
MMM Orchestra: Emlyn VanEps (violins), Alan Weinstein (cello), Bruce Krasin (flutes, clarinet & oboe), Orlando Pandolfi (English horn)
Swing Heil Big Band: Bruce Krasin (sax & flute), Tim Atherton (trombone), Jeff Holmes (trumpet & piano)
Christian & Tristan Décamps (8), Francesco Ciapica (13), Eric Troyer (Electric Light Orchestra) (6), Hank Linderman (11), Jeddrah Leiterding (2, 6, 9, 13), Eric Geisen (8) - lead & backing vocals 
Choirs Ascese (1): Inigo Vilas, Fernando Boto, Anais Darguy, Isabelle Castillon. Management: Philippe Mendes. Arrangements: Mario Gâchis. Recording: Studio Agora.

Produced, composed & written by JJ Chardeau, except Over the Channel (lyrics by JJC , music by JJC & Christian Planchier) and Lisbon is dying ((lyrics by Alan Simon & JJC, music by JJC).
Recording* and mixing by John Van EPS except Hank Linderman recording by Jerry Goodman, John Jorgenson and Jeddrah Leiterding
Mastering by Angelo Quaglia @ Northfire studio
Graphic design: Kristof Laroche for BoHu ToHu -
Image credit: NASA, K. Laroche, Pexels, Pixabay

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