Le bruit et l'odeur (album)

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Le bruit et l'odeur
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Studio album by
Zebda
Released1993
Genre Rock
Length49:22
Zebda chronology
L'arène des rumeurs
(1992)		Le bruit et l'odeur
(1993)		 Essence ordinaire
(1998)

Le bruit et l'odeur (French pronunciation: ​ [lə.bʁɥi.e.lɔ.dœʁ] ) is the second studio album by the French rock group Zebda, released in 1995.

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Zebda French band

Zebda is a French music group from Toulouse (France) known for its political activism and its wide variety of musical styles. The group, which was formed in 1985, consisted of seven musicians of diverse nationalities, and the themes of much of their music involved political and social justice, the status of immigrants and minorities in France, and the inhabitants of the French banlieues, or suburbs. Zebda earned widespread recognition, as well as several awards, for its 1998 single "Tomber la chemise". In 2001, the band spearheaded an independent political party that won over 12% of the first-round vote in Toulouse's municipal elections. The group disbanded in 2003 but reformed in 2011.

With this album, the group confirmed its social focus by adding engaging samples to its guitar-driven music. The album title is a reference to a controversial statement made during a speech given in 1991 by the mayor of Paris and later French president Jacques Chirac (known as Le bruit et l'odeur) which was not easily forgotten by many. This album explores how far life in France at the end of the 20th century has come, especially in the south. [1] [2]

Jacques Chirac French statesman and official

Jacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 1995 to 2007. Chirac previously was Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.

"Le Bruit et l'odeur" refers to a speech given in 1991 by Jacques Chirac, the Mayor of Paris who later became French president; it translates as "noise and smell."

Track listing

  1. Toulouse - 3'48"
  2. Taslima - 3'07"
  3. La Faucille et le Marteau - 2'53"
  4. Le Bruit et l'Odeur - 4'57"
  5. La Bête (J-M-L-P) - 3'30"
  6. France 2 - 4'31"
  7. Maanouche - 0'20"
  8. Le Bilan - 3'06"
  9. Chomage - 2'31"
  10. Mon père m'a dit - 3'56"
  11. Matabiau - 2'52"
  12. Dub du village - 0'40"
  13. Ma rue - 3'33"
  14. Basket Bolk - 0'18"
  15. Cameroun - 2'16"
  16. Héréditaire - 4'23"
  17. France dub - 2'41"

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References

  1. ↑ Dayna OscherwitzPast Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage 0809385880 - 2010 "Danielle Marx-Scouras has said of Zebda that their trajectory “mirrored that of France in the 1980s and 1990s, a period ... In “Le Bruit et l'odeur,” Zebda took Chirac's words, which referred to cultural difference (the “noise and smell” of African ..."
  2. ↑ When Music Migrates: Crossing British and European Racial ... Professor Jon Stratton - 2014 "On their 1996 album, Le Bruit et L'odeur, the title track includes a sample of the notorious speech made by Jacques Chirac"
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