FAWM : ambroise (@ambroise)

ambroise

@ambroise

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2020

Poitiers FR

Hey there ! Salut à tous !

My first FAWM was in 2020. I love the spirit here, and I came back every february since. I can't seem to produce any song without some sort of a deadline, so FAWM's base idea works great for me.

I love to hear new stuff and try to explain how I perceived it and what I liked. My English is way from perfect, I hope I can avoid misunderstandings. So far, so good, as long as I can see.

It can be hard, though, to find enough time to produce music and listen to all I want to listen. Last year, I kept listenning and commenting all the way through march. And the atmosphere was incredible. I think I'll do it again this year, or feel like leaving the party too early.

I write and sing mostly in french, but I translate every lyrics in english.

I'm really in for collaboration. I can play harmonica, ukulele, electric and folk guitar and sing with a thick french accent.

(He/him)
Soundcloud playlist with my FAWM 2022 songs : https://soundcloud.com/ambroise-1/sets/fawm-2022

So excited to be back ! Ça me fait plaisir de vous retrouver !

Songs

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@radiobenedetto 1w

Thanks for sharing the link. Lavillier does a great job of capturing saudade. I look to the masters, Tom Jobim and Vinicius Moraes as some of the best primary sources with songs like A Felicidade. In my song I was trying to evoke the feeling of saudade in a new context without describing it explicitly and without relying on it's typical markers of bossa nova form or overt lyrics of lost love. It's an interesting space to try to occupy. Glad you enjoyed it!

@radiobenedetto 1w

Can I just say that your interpretation of Afterglow as a cure for existential angst made my day. I find that both hilarious and not far from the truth. The inspiration for this song was “saudade” which is a common ethos in Brazilian music that I have always loved. It has no perfect translation in English but it is usually translated as “sweet sorrow” or “nostalgia”. Reading your review makes me feel that maybe I came close to forging both emotional sides of that double edged sword afterall. Thank you for the thoughtful response!

@nadine 2w

Thanks for your comments! Glad you enjoyed the energy of my songs.
Most collabs will happen throughout the year. I will rerecord and rearrange nearly everything, cause I'm into full band productions (like Magnetc Rose). When I search for people that's mainly because I can't play / sing. Most instrumentals are MIDI mock ups and I hate the sound of artificial guitars. I don't see myself as a vocalist so I am ALWAYS happy for takers!

@tageule 2w

Ups, danke für den Hinweis! Ich habe die Übersetzung jetzt ergänzt, vielleicht liest sie ja noch jemand. Du brauchst sie offensichtlich nicht. :)
Et merci beaucoup pour tes commentaires amiables. Je veux écouter à plus de tes chansons aussi, j'aime ta musique. Mais au moment, mes oreilles sont fatiguées de tous la musique, c'était un mois excitant...
Though your placeholdering business looks like you're not sitting back and relaxing yet - I'm looking forward to whatever you're cooking up there.

@owling 3w

Bonjour Ambroise!
Merci beaucoup pour les commentaires sur mes chansons. Nous sommes quasiment confrères, je suis professeure documentaliste. Mes élèves se régulent moins que les étudiants en médecine je suppose!
Je compte continuer sur la veine mêler fiction, univers des livres et vie réelle mais le filon de mes idées se tarit.
Merci pour le conseil sur la filk! J'en écoute qqunes
Pour The characters i read in you, la 1ere hypothese est la bonne, une personne réelle dont on voit des ressemblances avec des personnages de fiction. L'autre hypothèse est intéressante et ne m'était pas venue à l'esprit.
Encore merci et bon Fawm!

@johnnycashpoint 3w

(re: my Katerine comment) De rien, Monsieur! c'est approprié. I was specifically thinking of "Homosexuel", the song he wrote for Julien Doré not in some weird way, just the mood was about the same, but then again perhaps "Le Banane" or "Liberté" was in my mind at the same time! I am a huge Katerine fan, having travelled to Brussels to see him on that album tour. Anyway, great song. And God bless the ukulele for funny songs!

@levesinet 3w

And thank you for your comments.
My music for Banville's poem needs an iteration of editing. I improvised the whole melody after pressing the REC button, not even understanding every line of the text. Then added the orchestra. Quick and dirty. Never tried that before. Obviously the result can be made more consistent.
Écrevisse, iniquité... I really have to correct my pronunciation, even rhythm in some places.
But many syllables I'll leave out, contrary to the strict poetic meter, le vers. Sometimes that makes the music flow better, though something is lost from the poetic Parnassian standpoint.
Yes, I'm a fan of Debussy, and Ravel, and others, such as Lili Boulanger. Fauré composed his Pavane in le Vésinet.
You mentioned Léo Ferré somewhere. He was a Ravel fan and if I were to choose my favorite singer of chansons, I'd choose Ferré, he just happens to be monégasque rather than a Parisian.

@levesinet 3w

You're right, I'd prefer tracks separately for vox, ukulele, harmonica. I suspect the harmonica wouldn't take my eq tweaking so well, if I try to do something to the vox. Harmonicas and accordions can be pretty tricky to record. Céline's accordion sounded really nice on that other song! I sometimes wish I had a real accordion...
I use mp3 and wav. But I'm sure the software can handle some other formats as well. If I can get the audio tracks within a few days, maybe I can do my thing before the end of this FAWM.

@arthurrossi 3w

C'est une si belle, si belle chanson et ça m'a fait encore plus plaisir parce que je ne m'attendais pas à une deuxième version de "Park Montsouris"... Je suis encore plus heureux maintenant d'entendre cette chanson envoûtante avec ce flair français incomparable... Mon cher ami Petri a déjà composé une merveilleuse version, elle aussi magnifiquement fortement teintée de français, et vous avez raison, on ne peut pas comparer ces deux chansons (et je ne le voudrais pas), chacune à part entière est un trésor merveilleux, son propre pétillant diamant, et j'aime les deux... Vous m'avez téléporté à Paris avec votre chanson, dans ce magnifique parc de cette ville magique, et je n'arrête pas d'écouter cette chanson encore et encore... Elle a un charme très particulier, et "l'harmonica" sonne merveilleusement bien et donne à l'ensemble une certaine ambiance douce-amère... En tout cas, je tiens à vous remercier pour cette belle chanson...

@carleybaer 3w

Merci pour les commentaires réfléchis sur "Alors Je Danse." Ces chansons auxquelles vous avez fait référence étaient purement fortuites. Je ne connais pas Stromae, et vraiment j'ai oublié "A Love Supreme," ce qui est drôle parce que j'ai étudié le jazz, haha. Je suis gêné par ma capacité à parler français, parce que je ne peux pas le pratiquer très souvent; ces jours je pratique seulement par écrivant des chansons (et des réponses aux commentaires). Alors, merci encore pour les mots gentils et attentionnés.

@johnnycashpoint 6w

Coucou! So good to hear you once again, so much so I used the phrase 'Coucou' with no understanding of French social etiquette! I offer free use of bass on any or all of your songs. It's available if you think "what this needs is some shoddy bass." For instance I have a bass part mapped out for "Le Foyer" which has a Dalida slow vibe to it (well, not really, but as close as i can describe it at this time of night)?

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