Les Imprimes - Reverie (Lucid Blue VINYL LP) | NEW

Label: Big Crown Records – BC138-LP-C2, Big Crown Records – BC138-LP
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Lucid Blue
Country: US
Released: Aug 11, 2023
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Indie Rock

A1        I'll Never Leave
Written-By – M. Martens*, S. Ordahl
A2        Falling Away
Written-By – C. A. Andersen*, D. Akalepse*, G. Sæter*, M. Martens*
A3        Chess
Written-By – M. Martens*, T. Tambs Lyche*
A4        Still Here
Written-By – C. A. Andersen*, M. Martens*
A5        If I
Written-By – C. A. Andersen*, M. Martens*
A6        It's Over
Written-By – M. Martens*, S. Sanchez
B1        Love & Flowers
Written-By – D. Akalepse*, M. Martens*
B2        You
Written-By – C. A. Andersen*, M. Martens*
B3        Our Love
Written-By – M. Martens*, S. Ordahl
B4        Next To Me
Written-By – D. Akalepse*, M. Martens*
B5        Thousand Clouds
Written-By – C. A. Andersen*, D. Akalepse*, M. Martens*
B6        Muse
Written-By – C. A. Andersen*, M. Martens*

Copyright © – Big Crown Records
Recorded At – The Lodge (14)
Mastered At – The Bunker, Brooklyn
A&R – Danny Akalepse
Acoustic Guitar – Haldor Rayne (tracks: B6)
Art Direction – Morten Martens
Design [Cover Design] – J Bonner
Drums – Gunnar Sæter (tracks: A1, A2, A5, A6, B3)
Electric Sitar – Haldor Rayne (tracks: A3)
Mastered By – Alex DeTurk
Mixed By – Morten Martens
Mixed By [Additional Mixing By] – Leon Michels (tracks: A1, A5)
Percussion – Gunnar Sæter (tracks: A4, B6)
Photography By – Tor Stensola
Producer – Morten Martens
Upright Piano – Trond Øgren Tellefsen (tracks: 2,3,6)
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Charlotte Amalie Andersen (tracks: A1 to A3), Thom Hell (tracks: A6, B4)
Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Sitar, Organ, Upright Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Clavinet, Mellotron, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Synth, Flute – Morten Martens
Indie Retail Exclusive.
Barcode (On hype sticker): 3 49223 01385 6

Big Crown Records is proud to present the debut full length offering from Les Imprimés, Rêverie. The stirring and ethereal sounds of Les Imprimés have been making fans of anyone who hears them since their first 7" single hit the speakers. Morten Martens is the man behind the band. Born, raised, and working in Kristiansand, Norway, he keeps a low profile while making his heartfelt, highly infectious, and unique music. This album is a long time coming for Martens and it is sure to make him a name to be reckoned with.

The first thing you notice listening to Les Imprimés is the high level of musicianship. Martens plays nearly every instrument on the recordings and handles the production and arranging. He has been making records for decades, winning a Spellemann Award (aka, the Norwegian Grammy) in 2006 for producing a Hip Hop album as well as getting nominations across three other genres. While awards and accolades speak to the level of his talent, this new album really shows who he is as an artist on his own terms. Moving away from being a hired gun on the touring scene naturally led him to start doing more studio work. Slowly collecting gear and getting more experience behind the boards he built his own studio on the island of Odderøya and was making a living playing with and recording other people's music. As the story goes, after those sessions would end he would work on his own project into the wee hours of the night. From these late night sessions, Les Imprimés was born and Rêverie began to take shape. However, "it wasn't until COVID, when things locked down, that I was really able to find the time to focus on Les Imprimés" Morten says about creating and leading his own solo project. "It was a scary time. But I knew I had to do something with it." He took the sum of his influences, combined them with his own vibe and got busy writing the music, playing the instruments, and singing the songs. "It's soul music, but I don't exactly have the soul voice," Morten explains humbly. "But I do it my own way, in a way that's mine." It is his sound, his fingerprint, his sensibility, that makes his music hard to categorize. He has crafted an album of songs with different energies that all fit together to make one gorgeous record. The lead single "Falling Away" starts with a raw drum break and turns into a lushly arranged tune that paints the picture of love when it slips away. On "Still Here" he professes his resilience through life's twists and turns over a thundering track that puts a new spin on the B side ballad genre. Songs like "You" and "Our Love" mix tones from 60s and 70s Soul with arrangement nods to Doo Wop records while Martens' lyrics and delivery leave you singing the melodies long after they finish. "Love & Flowers" finds Martens in a moment of clarity with a song that fits the niche sub genre of happy break up tunes, the four on the floor track will move the dancefloor while the message will resonate with anyone who put too much effort into the wrong situation in their lives. However, it is songs like "Muse" and "Chess" that really encapsulate the uniqueness of Les Imprimés as they push the boundaries of genre, one a profession of love for music and the other a cover of an electronic record respectively. Martens' lyrics, emotion, and delivery truly make the whole thing come together and stand out from any of his peers. There's an infectiousness and a pop sensibility in the writing that is done with the utmost class and taste giving Les Imprimés the rare quality of immediate attraction that only deepens the more you listen.

• Condition: NEW
• Format: Vinyl
• Internal ID: 349223013N856
• Format Detail: LP
• Genre: ALT/INDIE
• Label: Big Crown Records
• Catalog Number: BC138-LP
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 2023-08-11