{"title":"Woelv","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/IMG_1484_Woelv_for_Weblog_480x480.jpg?v=1660326667\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCould a single person use her voice to represent many? \u003cstrong\u003eGeneviève Castrée\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a Quebec\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e musician who tackled issues of identity, travel, and fear with an dreamy, eerie tone and aesthetic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ipu111","title":"Le Niveau de la Mer (IPU111)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFrom\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/woelv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eWoelv\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"'Le Niveau de la Mer' and 'Bête à Cheval' are two songs inspired by American imperialism, but that could also speak of many different places around the world. \u003cstrong\u003e'Le Niveau de la Mer' \u003c\/strong\u003ewas written shortly after the passage of Hurricane Katrina and took shape while I imagined the scene. I read somewhere that with global warming, we would be facing this kind of storm more and more often and it terrified me. It seemed to me as though people here prefered not having to change anything about their lifestyles, even though we have no other option left.\u003cstrong\u003e \"Bête à Cheval\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is a song that is slightly comical which tells the story of the passing of a violent scape-goat who stomps on everything along its way. Played on the drums by \u003cb\u003eHeather Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/dub-narcotic-sound-system\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDub Narcotic Sound System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), and yelled by the voice, the effect is similar to a very small punch in the face. Both songs were recorded in the big room at \u003cstrong\u003eDub Narcotic Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/calvin-johnson\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCalvin Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in Olympia in January 2006.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Vol. CXI in \u003cimg alt=\"K\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/logo_47f30eda-aa21-425e-b4c7-8776b0b21d46_450x_icon.png?v=1479793619\" style=\"float: none; margin-bottom: -3px;\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\u003e's \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/international-pop-underground\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Pop Underground Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbandcamp\u003e\u003ca\u003eThe digital version of this 7-inch is available from Bandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/bandcamp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctracks\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLe Niveau de la Mer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBête à Cheval\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/tracks\u003e","brand":"Woelv","offers":[{"title":"7 inch","offer_id":141731192,"sku":"IPU111","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/ipu6664846.jpeg?v=1318450789"},{"product_id":"klp172","title":"Tout Seul dans la Forêt en Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur?  [KLP172] BOOK + LP set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTout Seul dans la Forêt en Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a record by \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/woelv\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWOELV\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a musical entity which consisted of a single member, \u003cstrong\u003eGeneviève Castrée\u003c\/strong\u003e. This album is accompanied by a soft cover book containing lyrics (with multiple translations) and original artwork by Geneviève.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;CD version does not include full-size book.\u0026lt;\u0026lt;\u0026lt;\u0026lt;\u0026lt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout this release, \u003cb\u003eGeneviève Castrée\u003c\/b\u003e wrote:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eCould a single person use her voice to represent many?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTout Seul dans la Forêt en Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur?\u003c\/i\u003e (Alone in the forest in the middle of the day, are you scared? in English. \u003ci\u003eTout Seul\u003c\/i\u003e for short) is the record by \u003cb\u003eWOELV\u003c\/b\u003e, a musical entity which consists of a single member, me, \u003cb\u003eGeneviève Castrée.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eI spent four months of 2004 traveling through North America, desperately hoping to find a place, which felt, like home in Canada. Québécoise since birth, my roots felt exhausted. I fell in love physically and geographically and all my possessions and I took roots in the United States in 2005. That is where the record was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eI found myself in a country where I had never thought I would live before in my life. In a country hooked to its conflicts as if they were the only reason worth living. At first I was terribly shocked. I felt too pure for wars. Then thinking of it more I realized that I had a lot of questions to ask:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"I am a young North-American, privileged, and I try to follow what is happening, mixing-up the details like many of us. I spent my share of time looking at the clouds, singing the praise of the animal world, writing poems in fogged-up windows, looking away... And what has happened around me? Was I ever the witness of major injustices? Of violent explosions between individuals? Am I in a position to speak of serious problems in others, to criticize? What is a war exactly? I am no part of any army, nor have I walked on a battlefield, yet my mouth opened itself and the notes came out.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTout Seul dans la Forêt en Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur?\u003c\/i\u003e is my own private version of a work which wants to regroup humans who share the same fears. I put myself in the position of characters I never was (L'Homme Qui Vient de Marcher sur une Mine -the man who has just stepped onto a landmine-) and people whom I know perfectly (SangJeune-young blood-). For one of the songs (Sous mon Manteau-under my coat) I borrowed sentences from the Koran as well as an Arabic-English phrasebook, then translated into French. The final effect leaves a childish song, but naïve?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eThe lyrics, sung in French, were translated in thirteen languages by people who offered their help for free; friends, friends of friends, family of friends, people I knew nothing about. I wanted to include the voices of people from everywhere. A web made by going from one person to the other, taking the risk of writing to strangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eThe music itself is dark and insistent. It is in a bad mood, yet it still has some hope left in its vocal chords that gives it its spine. The music could sound naughty and too difficult at first, but really itwants to be like a nurturing force that very softly asks the questions we would not want to hear otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eAdded to the record is a book of full-page illustrations. They are there to understand the stories that are told better. \u003ci\u003eTout Seul dans la Forêt en Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur?\u003c\/i\u003e is a record about present times, but may very well be about what has happened in the past and what might just happen again in the future. Are you scared?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This entire record is sung in the French language. Translations of the lyrics are provided in the book that accompanies this release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Also available:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/found.ee\/a2AChH\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/O_Paon_tribute_LP_cover_480x480.jpg?v=1660326121\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"403\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__vendor\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/found.ee\/a2AChH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eÔ - Ô Paon Tribute DBL LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Woelv","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":151103202,"sku":"KLP172","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":151103192,"sku":"KCD172","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/klp172.jpg?v=1319495292"}],"url":"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/woelv\/genevieve-castree.oembed","provider":"The K Mail Order Department","version":"1.0","type":"link"}