Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters

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[Orelsan] What interested us, was managing to write in this immobilism, on these days where we did nothing but where in the end there was a lot going on. These days where we had thousands of pointless discussions which created something. [...] [Gringe] I remember days when I never saw daylight. In Caen, I spent a lot of time at Orel's, he hosted me like many other friends, we went out a lot and when I woke up it was already almost dark and kids started coming home from school.

— Orelsan and Gringe, in an interview with Les Inrocks . [12]

This kind of life the two rappers found themselves living became the subject of the album, whose story is told like a film in its totality. They explain that they chose to explore nightclubs for concerts in the company of some friends. Orelsan explains: "We do a bit of anything, we dance in the crowd, which smells like Red Bull and old whiskey and coke. We enjoy ourselves, we take pleasure and later we'll see." [12]

Singles

Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters has produced 1 single:

Reception

Critical reception

Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters
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Studio album by
Casseurs Flowters
Released15 November 2013 (2013-11-15)
RecordedDecember 2012–October 2013 [1]
Genre
Length66:38
Language French
Label
Producer
Casseurs Flowters chronology
Fantasy : Episode 1
(2004)		Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters
(2013)		 Comment c'est loin
(2015)
Orelsan chronology
Le chant des sirènes
(2011)		Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters
(2013)		 Comment c'est loin
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Fnac Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [13]
Goûte mes disques5/10 [14]
Music StoryStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Republ33k.frStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Un jour, une critique ou pas7/10 [17]
2K MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [18]

Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters received generally positive reviews from music critics. According to Un jour, une critique ou pas, the Casseurs Flowters "bring a certain freshness that was missing in current hip hop". [17] Republ33k.fr called it "a refreshing concept album whose originality is matched by its quality." They continue: "Gringe and Orel continue their journey with songs with huge potential and which will surely liven up your upcoming events, showing us that they are just as good as a group as they are solo." [16] Pierre Siankowski of Les Inrocks gave the album a positive review, saying: "It's this type of life, where nobody tries to fight the gluten, which is narrated with impressive dexterity by the Casseurs Flowters album. [...] A good listen gives the disc resemblance to 90s albums filled with interludes." [12] Franckie Small of BasketsBlanches showered the album with praise: "The project is fresh, funny, geeky, hip hop, musical and well scripted. OrelSan and Gringe have succeeded in surprising me. I was expecting something original but they went beyond my expectations. [...] Thou shalt understand, Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters is an album you should buy yourself at all costs." [19]

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"Deux connards dans un abribus"
Produced by Vizioz, the album's fifth track "Deux connards dans un abribus" was described as "100% rap" by Higher Magazine. [20]
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On the other hand, Goûte mes disques gave the album a mixed review, saying the skits are "not very badly played, even though improvised". They go on to say that in the course of the album, one "can understand the desire to self-parody, to admit a tendency to talk about the same thing from the beginning, and then one perceives a confession of hopelessness." [14] Higher Magazine generally criticised the album, saying: "In general Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters is an average album and a bit repetitive on the edges. There are no real surprises or slaps similar to the single "Ils sont cools", which left us in suspense while waiting for the first album of the young duo. Apart from some pretty good songs, the rest is a little too mundane; one gets the impression that the Casseurs Flowters are short of inspiration." They continue to say that the album is "a bit too comic on a cartoon level, and this kills a bit of their artistic personality, which above all must be taken seriously. Basically, we have a half good songs and a half bad ones." [20]

Commercial performance

The album entered the French Albums Chart in 8th place on 30 November 2013, and was certified gold in 2014 and platinum in 2018 by the SNEP, having sold more than 100,000 copies in France. [21] [22]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Aurélien Cotentin and Guillaume Tranchant

No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1."14h58 - Casseurs Flowters Opening"Edouard ArdanEdouard Ardan1:43
2."15h02 - Regarde comme il fait beau (dehors)"
3:24
3."15h45 - Stupide ¡ Stupide ¡ Stupide ¡"Le CarpentierSkread4:16
4."16h00 - Tu m'dois d'l'oseille"Le CarpentierSkread2:17
5."16h22 - Deux connards dans un abribus"Gautier ViziozVizioz4:34
6."17h04 - Prends des pièces"ArdanSkread3:43
7."18h30 - Bloqué"Le CarpentierSkread3:49
8."19h26 - La mort du disque" Aurélien Cotentin Orelsan 2:42
9."20h08 - Dans la place pour être"Matthieu Le CarpentierSkread3:25
10."20h13 - La nouvelle paire"
  • Thomas Parent
  • Didaï Desirre
  • DJ Pone
  • Didaï
5:28
11."22h31 - Fais les backs"Le CarpentierSkread3:03
12."01h14 - Couplet de Claude (Interlude)"––2:08
13."01h16 - Les putes et moi"
  • Vizioz
  • Le Carpentier
  • Vizioz
  • Skread
6:19
14."01h25 - Johnny Galoche"Le CarpentierSkread1:56
15."01h47 - Change de pote"
  • Le Carpentier
  • Ardan
Skread3:10
16."03h53 - Manger c'est tricher"CotentinOrelsan4:24
17."04h41 - Greenje et Orselane"Le CarpentierSkread3:33
18."06h16 - Des histoires à raconter"Le CarpentierSkread4:40
Total length:66:38
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
19."Vizioz"ViziozVizioz3:34
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"Couplet de Claude (Interlude)"
"Couplet de Claude (Interlude)" is a skit in which Claude, a friend of the two rappers, demonstrates his verse for the album, which is performed in a similar fashion to the chorus of "Bloqué".
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Notes
Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters adapted from Discogs. [23]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [30] Platinum100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">À l'heure où je me couche</span> 2015 single by Casseurs Flowters

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References

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