Malicorne (band)

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Malicorne

Malicorne is a French folk or folk rock band that became famous in the 1970s.

Band history

Gabriel Yacoub played with the group of the Breton musician Alan Stivells in the early 1970s . However, he preferred to sing songs from the French heritage rather than those in Breton or other Gaelic languages, so he split up with Alan Stivell. In 1973 the album Pierre de Grenoble appeared , on which Gabriel and his wife Marie Yacoub participated. Together with Hughes de Courson and Laurent Vercambre, they founded Malicorne in 1974.

The Malicorne group had a significant impact on French folk music of the 1970s, along with more traditional groups such as La Bamboche and the so-called Celtic music of Alan Stivell. Malicorne was characterized by the simultaneous use of traditional and electroacoustic instruments. Their arrangements were written in the folk rock style. Your texts come from folk songs or were written yourself. Étienne Roda-Gil , successful chanson writer , wrote the lyrics on Balançoires en feu , the group's 1981 album. The group existed until the early 1980s. Over time, the members began solo careers. After being re-established in 2011, the group last appeared in 2015.

The singing

Working with the voice is one of the characteristics of this innovative group, who made singing and a cappella songs their specialty: especially with works such as La Blanche Biche , Le Prince d'Orange or Marions les roses . The arrangements are complex. You can find all of her a cappella works on the album Vox compiled and released in 1996.

The music

From the electric guitar to the mandoloncello to the krummhorn and violin, the group combined traditional instruments with electric ones. The melodies usually come from folklore and are often introduced or ended with traditional works.

The group also worked on new sounds and sound effects (which exuded a characteristic atmosphere); this continued until new instruments were built, such as the orgue à voix , which can be heard in the piece La Blanche Biche . They also used lesser-known instruments such as the dulcimer , the spinet , the hurdy-gurdy , the nyckelharpa , the viola d'amore, and the glockenspiel .

The musical influences of the group come mainly from traditional French music, partly from Québec , medieval music, so-called Celtic music, but also from rock or jazz.

subjects

Most of Malicorne's works relate to gloomy themes such as disappointed love, war, poverty or horrific events, such as in L'auberge sanglante . Magic and curses often run through their albums: the songs in Le Bestiaire are an example of this. There are also lighter songs and melodies, such as the comic pieces Couché tard, levé matin and La fille au cresson .

Others

  • The Breton guitarist Dan Ar Braz made his debut on the album Pierre de Grenoble (1973).
  • Gabriel Yacoub has worked on numerous albums by Breton musicians.
  • The album covers were always richly illustrated and often contained a booklet with the lyrics of the songs, explanations of each title, as well as drawings and photos.
  • Some albums have a theme or a guide: traditional festivals on Almanac (1976), the years of traveling at L'Extraordinaire Tour de France d'Adélard Rousseau (1978) and the mythology of animals on Le Bestiaire (1979).
  • The album Les Cathédrales de l'Industrie (1986) was planned as Gabriel Yacoub's second solo album, but the record company decided differently at the time for commercial reasons.
  • The album Almanach (1976) remains the group's best-selling to this day.
  • On their first compilation, Quintessence (1977), an unpublished title appeared: Martin , a tragicomic song.
  • The track Prince d'Orange auf Pierre de Grenoble (1973) is her first work, with which Gabriel and Marie Yacoub could be heard on the radio.

Discography

  • 1973: Pierre de Grenoble (under the name Gabriel et Marie Yacoub )
  • 1974: Malicorne (Colin)
  • 1975: Malicorne 2
  • 1976: Almanac
  • 1977: Malicorne 4
  • 1977: Quintessence ( compilation )
  • 1978: L'Extraordinaire Tour de France d'Adélard Rousseau, dit Nivernais la clef des cœurs, Compagnon charpentier du devoir
  • 1979: En public
  • 1979: Le Bestiaire
  • 1981: Balançoire en feu (her last studio album, with texts by Étienne Roda-Gil)
  • 1986: Les Cathédrales de l'industrie (Gabriel Yacoubs' first solo album, released under the name Malicorne)
  • 1989: Légende, deuxième époque (compilation)
  • 1996: Vox (compilation of vocal pieces)
  • 2005: Marie de Malicorne (compilation of vocal pieces, interpreted by Marie Sauvet-Yacoub)

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