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CMU Approved
Approved: Petit Fantôme
By Aly Barchi | Published on Thursday 2 May 2013
Petit Fantôme is, in the main, Bordeaux-based Pierre Loustaunau, who plays in François And The Atlas Mountains on his days off (or on, whatever). Having released ‘Yallah’, a mini LP of ‘R&B electrofuturiste’-tinged pop, in 2011, by conventional means, Loustanau is giving away his new mixtape ‘Stave’ gratis via www.petitfantomestave.com.
Given the lack of a ‘sonic constant’ in ‘Stave’, a ten track grab bag that picks and mixes its styles in a dainty if slightly dizzying way, it’s apparent that Petit Fantôme is still to find its niche. Which is okay, if you don’t mind careening between synth-fringed piano luaus (‘Peio’), trippy Melody’s Echo Chamber-alikes (‘L’) and bizarre, bassy rap intervals (‘Le Passage’).
If you think you won’t mind all that, give ‘Stave’ a go via the link above. It’s free, and the ‘play’ icon is shaped like a slice of pizza, so really, you can’t lose.
