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Monstre Cosmic

Monstre Cosmic is the third and final studio album from the French band Monade, released on 19 February 2008 on Too Pure records.

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Monstre Cosmic
A cartoon illustration of a giant rabbit overtaking a city. The band name is written in large red text on top, and the album name is written in cursive on the rabbit's head.
Studio album by
Monade
Released19 February 2008 (2008-02-19)
RecordedMarch − April 20071
StudiosInstant Zero Studio, France1
Length51:28
LabelToo Pure
Producers
Monade chronology
A Few Steps More
(2005) 		Monstre Cosmic
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar2
MusicOMHStarStarStar4
Pitchfork7.17
PopMatters5/103
The SkinnyStarStarStar6
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarHalf star5

Monstre Cosmic is the third and final studio album from the French band Monade, released on 19 February 2008 on Too Pure records.3

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lætitia Sadier, except the lyrics on track 5 by Nicolas Etienne.

No.TitleLength
1."Noir Noir"0:53
2."Étoile"4:59
3."Lost Language"6:11
4."Elle Topo"4:27
5."Messe Joyeuse"3:06
6."Regarde"3:37
7."Invitation"6:45
8."Tout en Tout Est Un"2:56
9."Entre Chien Et Loup"5:02
10."Change of Destination"13:32
Total length:51:28

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.1

  • Lætitia Sadier – guitar, singing, trombone, additional sounds
  • Marie Merlet – bass guitar, singing
  • Nicolas Etienne – keys (3, 4, 5, 7, 9 ,10), guitar (9), sleeve
  • David Loquier – drums (3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
  • Joe Watson – various keys and piano (3, 5, 7, 9, 10) acoustic guitar (10), string arrangements (3, 5, 7, 9), production (3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
  • Emma Mario – drums and percussion (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), recording (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), additional sounds
  • Julien Gasc – bass, slide guitar, singing. piano, keys (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
  • Rachel Ortas – additional singing (2, 5, 7, 10), illustrations
  • Marie-Laure Prioleau – strings
  • Emmanuèle Faure – strings
  • Nicolas Miller – strings
  • Rainer Halter – strings
References

References

  1. Monstre Cosmic (liner notes). Monade. Too Pure. 2008. PURE207CD.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Phares, Heather. "Monstre Cosmic - Monade". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. Loar, Christel (20 February 2008). "Monade: Monstre Cosmic". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. Harvey, Darren (18 February 2008). "Monade - Monstre Comic". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. "Music Review: Monade - Monstre Cosmic". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. Gollock, Matt. "Monade - Monstre Cosmic". The Skinny. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. Patrin, Nate. "Monade: Monstre Cosmic". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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