That’s not to say that Tellier doesn’t occasionally go overboard his liberal application of animal noises wears thin pretty quickly, and his vocal takes always tread the line between velvety smoothness and smarmy lecherousness.
These are densely arranged, complicated songs, so buoyancy and deftness are unexpected and very welcome elements. L’Aventura sounds immaculate, verdant, and rich strings swoop and fly in the background, cascading around Tellier’s thick baritone, while bass lines pop and rhythms dance with a surprising lightness. Tellier’s choice to trust experienced, highly skilled Brazilian session players with the fruits of his imagination is one of the best decisions of his career. Verocai also helped to secure the collaboration of Brazilian jazz drummer Robertinho Silva, whose percussion can be heard throughout L’Aventura. Thankfully, he solicited some help realizing his vision: veteran French musicians Jean-Michel Jarre and Philippe Zdar (of house duo Cassius) participated in the album’s recording and mixing, and celebrated Brazilian composer Arthur Verocai contributed many of the album’s string and backing vocal arrangements. To wit: in an interview with Noisey, he admitted that he tried to limit his interaction with Brazilian music before making the record as a means of preserving the childlike naiveté necessary for a genuine revision of his youth. Tellier likes to jump between genres with a dilettante’s flair-in his decade-plus of recording, he’s flitted between traditional chanson, lewd French touch, and completely orchestral composition, with varying degrees of success-so his dive into the rich world of Brazilian music should be taken with a grain of salt or two.
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