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Review of "A Song for Me, A Song for You." 

If you enjoyed the light pop touch of The Simple Carnival then there is a very good chance you'll like Scott Brookman. Scott writes sweet melodic piano pop in the tradition of the 60's and 70's with a Tin Pan Alley touch. The title track is an intro to "This Little Samba" a bossa nova beat driven tune that recalls those light Burt Bacharach songs with a wry humor about a wandering mojo. Todd Rundgren fans will surely appreciate the bouncy "The First Assault Upon My Day" which sounds like it fell off of Something/Anything. Scott's diverse influences are both immediate and enjoyable. The wonderful "Real Estate" shows off some excellent arrangements that recall mid 70's McCartney with true affection. Other highlights include "Getting Involved" with subtle harmonies blended in the chorus and the very Steely Dan-ish "Home School," with some fancy keyboard work. The lyrics are also very emotional stories that fans of Andrew Gold and Randy Newman will gravitate to as well. "Lemon Lane" is a warm and fuzzy pop gem that has a solid hook and even a kazoo solo at the midpoint. Even with the hilarious ending song "Start the Day" you can't help think of Brain Wilson in the sandbox making up the words as he goes along. The album starts and ends with the crackle of record vinyl and if you ever owned a record collection, this one would be a welcome addition (on CD). 

by Aaron Kupferberg in Powerpopaholic blog 

http://powerpopaholic.blogspot.com/2009/07/scott-brookman-song-for-me-song-for-you.html


Double Françoise is Lisa (vocals and lyrics) and Max (music and production). Among other things, they worship original, genuine bossa-nova, that of Jobim, Gilberto, and Baden Powell.

Their songs, written in English or in French (their native language), also show evidence of their other influences: Serge Gainsbourg, Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach, François de Roubaix...

Through the studio's picture window, they can see the vegetable garden that surrounds their house and, beyond, the park with its high trees. Trees and nature are probably a great influence on their music too!

Max and Lisa sometimes invite friends over in their home-studio, to broaden and enrich their sound with different colors.


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Double Françoise, c'est d'abord Lisa (chanteuse et parolière) et Max (compositeur, réalisateur et multi-instrumentiste). Entre autres choses, ils vouent un véritable culte à la bossa-nova des origines, celle de Jobim, de Gilberto, et de Baden Powell. 

Leurs chansons, écrites en anglais ou dans leur langue maternelle le français, se nourrissent aussi de leurs autres obsessions musicales. Il y a, entres autres, messieurs Gainsbourg, McCartney, Bacharach, De Roubaix... 

A travers les baies vitrées du studio, ils voient le potager qui entoure leur maison, et puis le parc et ses grands arbres. Les arbres et la nature aussi ont probablement une influence sur leurs chansons!

Max et Lisa invitent parfois des amis dans leur home-studio, pour enrichir leur son de différentes couleurs.

Gang Of Venus est un groupe composé de membres de l'association Venus In Fuzz.
Des reprises Rock'n'roll, Garage, Punk …
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