Search - Stéphane Pompougnac :: Hello Mademoiselle (Dig)

Great Disc, New Music

K. Guyton | Chicago, IL | 01/25/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a really great disc. My original fear was that this would turn out to be just slightly different variations of "Costes" tracks, like his last attempt at a solo disc. Not the case. New music here and a very smooth beat that flows nicely from track to track. The tracks are pretty chill, yet upbeat, without getting too bizarre like the last couple Costes CDs."

MELANGE A DEUX

peter christian | los angeles | 02/05/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"POMPYS FOLLOW UP TO "LIVING ON THE EDGE"ADVANCES HIS INTERNATIONAL MUSIC

CAREER BY NO LONGER RELYING ON OTHER ARTISTS MATERIAL - HELLO MADEMOISELLE

CONTAINS FIFTEEN PERSONALLY PRODUCED TRACKS FEATURING HIS FAVORITE

VOCALISTS - INSTEAD OF PLAYING IT SAFE BY STICKING WITH A REVAMPED HOTEL

COSTE COMPILATION STEPHANE CREATES A DISTINCTIVE,MODERN AND SURPRISINGLY

UNIQUE MUSICAL STATEMENT OF WHERE HE'S GOING.



THERES PLENTY OF LIGHT AND SHADE ON HELLO - SOME BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED TRACKS

LIKE UNION SQUARE - CLOCK AND SORRY FEEL POWERFULL ENOUGH TO BE RIGHT OUT

OF SOME AMAZING MOVIE - HIS REWORKING OF CANNED HEATS ON THE ROAD AGAIN

IS NOTHING SHORT OF BRILLIANCE - SUNDAY DRIVE - INGRATE - JUST TO LOVE YOU

ARE ALL FRESH POMPOUGNAC ARRANGEMENTS THAT TAKE HIM FROM DJ TO MAJOR

PRODUCER - MERCI MONSIEUR.

"'HELLO MADEMOISELLE" ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TEN IS WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT

AN EIGHT - TIME TO SAY HELLO TO STEPHANE POMPOUGNAC TOUT DE SUITE.



PETER CHRISTIAN - LOS ANGELES

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Go Stephan!

Dean Halpern | San Francisco, CA USA | 12/17/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am huge "lounge" collector, who has all the discs in the Hotel Costes and Buddha Bar series, plus most of their off-shoots. I had not bought this one until recently (via Amazon.com downloads), and all I can say is WOW! Stephan Pompougnac knocked it out of the park!



In my opinion, the Hotel Costes series has been very uneven, especially for the more recent releases. So what an amazingly wonderful surprise to find myself grinning throughout almost all this CD. One major difference here is that Pompougnac produced ALL these tracks - with featured artists on most of them. At this point, I think he's a better composer than compiler. The CD maintains a bouncy pace, cutting across funk, disco, soul, newjazz, breaks, and sexy global lounge. I could easily see a few of these tracks going over very well on the dance floor, and also as the backdrop for a fun night out (or in)!"