'Toog's third album is actually both a collaboration and an inspired idea brought to life -- as Toog himself described it, he drew the idea of Lou Etendue from the work of French poet and World War I victim Guilliaume Apollinaire, combined with how he felt open meeting actress and film director Asia Argento around the time of the 9/11 disaster. With Argento contributing some singing and lyrics and Apollinaire's work providing the lyrics to Les 9 Portes, Toog also brought fellow French musician Digiki on bo...   [ read more ]

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Toog's 2nd album of surrealistic imagery and lyrical complexities (half French/half English), minimal electronica, piano and strange electronic sounds... Influenced by Money Mark, White Noise, Jimi Tenor, Satie, Ali Farka Toure, The Magnetic Fields, Beck, Gainsbourg, Boards of Canada, Takemura, Stereolab, Momus, some rap, R&B.

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The title of Toog's second record may lead you to believe that this is a simple course in his offbeat melodies, but you'd likely have to sit down with him for days to understand his methods. Here he abandons traditional song structure, takes advantage of whimsical synth, and uses minimal percussion. While vocals on his debut were sung in French, Easy Toog for Beginners grants equal time to French and English. It makes the album a little more accessible for non-French speakers, but Toog is still id...   [ read more ]

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