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Monstre Cosmic

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Monstre Cosmic
A cartoon illustration of a giant rabbit overtaking a city. The band name is written in large red text on top, and the album name is written in cursive on the rabbit's head.
Studio album by
Released19 February 2008 (2008-02-19)
RecordedMarch − April 2007[1]
StudioInstant Zero Studio, France[1]
Length51:28
LabelToo Pure
Producer
Monade chronology
A Few Steps More
(2005)
Monstre Cosmic
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
MusicOMH[4]
Pitchfork7.1[7]
PopMatters5/10[3]
The Skinny[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes[5]

Monstre Cosmic is the third and final studio album from the French band Monade, released on 19 February 2008 on Too Pure records.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Lætitia Sadier, except the lyrics on track 5 by Nicolas Etienne

No.TitleLength
1."Noir Noir"0:53
2."Étoile"4:59
3."Lost Language"6:11
4."Elle Topo"4:27
5."Messe Joyeuse"3:06
6."Regarde"3:37
7."Invitation"6:45
8."Tout en Tout Est Un"2:56
9."Entre Chien Et Loup"5:02
10."Change of Destination"13:32
Total length:51:28

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[1]

  • Lætitia Sadier – guitar, singing, trombone, additional sounds
  • Marie Merlet – bass guitar, singing
  • Nicolas Etienne – keys (3, 4, 5, 7, 9 ,10), guitar (9), sleeve
  • David Loquier – drums (3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
  • Joe Watson – various keys and piano (3, 5, 7, 9, 10) acoustic guitar (10), string arrangements (3, 5, 7, 9), production (3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
  • Emma Mario – drums and percussion (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), recording (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), additional sounds
  • Julien Gasc – bass, slide guitar, singing. piano, keys (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
  • Rachel Ortas – additional singing (2, 5, 7, 10), illustrations
  • Marie-Laure Prioleau – strings
  • Emmanuèle Faure – strings
  • Nicolas Miller – strings
  • Rainer Halter – strings

References

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  1. ^ a b c Monstre Cosmic (liner notes). Monade. Too Pure. 2008. PURE207CD.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Monstre Cosmic - Monade". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Loar, Christel (20 February 2008). "Monade: Monstre Cosmic". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ Harvey, Darren (18 February 2008). "Monade - Monstre Comic". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Music Review: Monade - Monstre Cosmic". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ^ Gollock, Matt. "Monade - Monstre Cosmic". The Skinny. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ^ Patrin, Nate. "Monade: Monstre Cosmic". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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