THE CAT. NOT ME (2013)
THE CAT. NOT ME (2013)
The third studio album by Marianne Dissard.
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Dramatic but never theatrical, this confident third album confirms Dissard's evolution from the idiosyncratic mélange of Americana and Chanson that characterized her first two Tucson albums, 'L'Entredeux' and 'L'Abandon', an evolution stamped by her recent live collaborations with Seattle producer Budo (Macklemore) and her move to Europe.
➔ TRACKLISTING
1. Am Letzen
⚫️ VIDEO
⚫️ VIDEO 1 ‘Hers’ ⚫️ VIDEO 2 ‘His’
3. Pomme
⚫️ VIDEO
5. Oiseau
6. Tortue
⚫️ VIDEO
7. Election
⚫️ VIDEO
8. Salamandre
9. Doll Circa
10. La Partie De Puzzle Du Jardin A La Française
11. bonus track (digital) / Heureusement Sans Heurt
The 2013 vinyl has a different version of 'Doll Circa' for sample clearance reasons. The 2019 remaster has that track as I originally intended it to sound.
⚫️ Videos by Marianne Dissard. Featuring Ami Garmon 2 ‘Hers’ & Frank Willens 2 ‘His’
➔ REVIEWS (ENG)
► Interview by John Schacht for Blurt Magazine
► “Bigger, stranger, wilder and artier, Dissard’s most vibrant album yet.” Tucson Weekly
► “It’s her finest work. It’s the culmination of her ideas” (Off The Tracks/NZ)
► “Her most successful album to date, luxurious in its sumptuousness, molasses of music poured over her provocative voice” (Blabber & Smoke/ UK)
► "Meticulous arrangements, wrenchingly emotional musicianship, and Dissard at the top of her uneasy game: an early contender for best album of 2014." newyorkmusicdaily.wordpress.com/2013/12/22/mariannedissard
► ”A dramatic, sincere and terribly meaningful French lyricism” (Audiophile Man/UK)
► Top Albums 2014 (New York Music Daily/USA)
► “Am Letzen” Top Songs 2014 (New York Music Daily/USA)
► “Pairs ambitious musical leaps with greater emotional vulnerability […] bigger, stranger, wilder and artier than anything that’s come before […] Dissard’s most vibrant album yet.” (Tucson Weekly/USA)
► “There are key changes going on here — thematically and sonically —that suggest The Cat. Not Me. is a quintessential transition LP” (Blurt Magazine/USA)
► “Meticulous arrangements, wrenchingly emotional musicianship, and Dissard at the top of her uneasy game: an early contender for best album of 2014.” (New York Music Daily/USA)
► “Complexity and, indeed, the courage to be different have always been the defining characteristic of Marianne Dissard’s music and “The Cat, Not Me” is the evidence of her maturity and, whilst by no means hard to like, she nonetheless demands so much more attention than many will be capable of giving.” (BluesBunny Review/UK)
More details in English
➔ CREDITS
Album produced by Marianne Dissard
Lyrics by Marianne Dissard
Music composed by Sergio Mendoza except 1, 2, 7 by Marianne Dissard & Sergio Mendoza
► Marianne Dissard - Voice, samples, editing
► Sergio Mendoza - Piano, drums, acoustic guitar, melodica, Wurlitzer, glockenspiel, toy piano, rhodes, shakers, tambourine, blocks,...
► Thøger Lund - Upright bass, electric bass, cello
► Marco Rosano - Accordion, bass clarinet, synths, prep piano, hi trumpet
► Mickey Raphael - Harp 5
► Matt Rendon - Backup vocals 3, guitar 7
► Naïm Amor - Guitars 2
► Gabrielle Pietrangelo - Chorus 4, banjo 3
► Salvador & Chris Lopez - Trombones 3, 4
► Jessica Campbell - Bassoon 3
► Gabriel Sullivan - Yelps 4
► Jon Villa - Trumpets 4
► Alida Pellegrini - Chorus 3
► Julia Waters - 'Moi' 7
► Josh Karp ‘Budo’ - Edited 6
Engineered by Jim Waters at Waterworks Recordings in Tucson, AZ
Mixed by Joe Mabbott at Hideaway Studio in Minneapolis, MN
Mastered by John Dent at LOUD Mastering, UK.
Samples from Ruben Mamoulian's 'Love Me Tonight' 10
Photos, artwork, design of 2013 vinyl record release by Marianne Dissard
2023 cassette design by Marianne Dissard
Lizards and dead birds' feathers courtesy of Edith
VInyl records printed under license in 2013 by Vacilando ‘68 in a limited-edition of 500. Digital self-released
➔ REVIEWS (DE)
► “Dunkelheit, Drama; Aufbruch, Licht; neue Energie. Respekt.” Frankfurt Journal
► “Dunkel die Texte, aber auch voller Witz. ‘The Cat. Not Me’ ist ein Album, das sich allem Schubladendenken widersetzt, ein Album, das in der heutigen Musiklandschaft zu den Raritäten zählt – die es glücklicherweise noch immer gibt und die vehement gegen die klangliche Gleichschaltung von Pop und Rock ihren eigenen Klang bürsten. “The Cat. Not Me” ist nicht nur Chanson Américaine, es ist auch Musik extraordinaire” DeutschlandRadio Kultur Tonart
► “Rupping, schwierig, gut” Missy
► “Düster, trotzig, schwarzhumorig: perfekt auf dem schmalen Grat zwischen experimentell und klischeehaft düster. Ein nüchternes Album, das dennoch große Gefühle transportiert.” KulturNews
► “Deutlich experimenteller, geradezu opulent orchestriert ” Vogue Germany
➔ REVIEWS (FR)
► “Une oeuvre majestueuse” Longueur d’Ondes
► “L’audace, la singularité mais aussi l’intelligence sont, au-delà de toute description musicale, les mots qui me semblent le mieux caractériser ‘The Cat. Me Not’.” Happiness In Upsala
► Interview sur le site Parlhot
► “Chaque note se grave en crevasse dans nos pensées, chaque mot si bien érigé, stagne, inquiète, enseigne.” A Découvrir Absolument
► “Un album habité, poétique et très beau” Hop-Blog
► “Et ce disque, c’est peu dire qu’on a envie de le faire partager” La Musique A Papa
Plus d’info en Français
Élégant recueil de cauchemars intimes, le troisième album de Marianne Dissard explore les jeux humains en créant un univers homme-animal fantasque et intriguant. Enregistré à Tucson en Arizona avec des musiciens membres de Calexico, XIXA, et Giant Sand, et composé par Sergio Mendoza (Orkesta Mendoza, Calexico).