Jerome Dupont - (L'album Jaune) (1991)

 

The Yellow Album
 

There is much to admire about spoken word artist Jerome Dupont. His lyrical poetry, his unrepentant Frenchness, his determination to circumnavigate the globe travelling only on rail-replacement bus services.

But most admirable of all is perhaps the way in which he relishes the societal scorn of his complete disregard for all forms of convention - including the convention of disregard, or to put it in his native language, la limace.

To date, Monsieur Dupont has released 14 albums of his own and appeared as a guest artist on a further 37 - some achievement given how widely he is despised among those who admire him.

The sixth of his solo recordings, known only as 'The Yellow Album' consists largely of abstract musings about croissants and urination, set against the backdrop of Ambient soundscapes in eccentric Gallic time signatures. That doesn't mean it isn't tres bon, of course, but it really isn't tres bon. 

As the Yellow album celebrates it's 30st anniversary, Dupont plans to spend 2021 releasing a further three albums of new material, all with the same name, followed by five identical albums with different titles in 2022. He has also tweeted his intention to learn how to not speak French.


Personal Recollectionz by @lolbertz

"I'm probably the only person who got to hear Jerome Dupont performing material from the Yellow Album live, apart from all the other people who did, obviously. The 12 minute repetition of the phrase 'champignons noirs en accord' whilst crouching menacingly on the edge of the stage was a particular highlight.

Being monolingual I couldn't understand a word he said, but It was so powerfully moving that I done a big cum. "

 

Saucisson Sec si Sac
The difficult second album - for anyone who listened to it
Discographicalz


  • Pas mes Débuts (1978)
  • Saucisson Sec si Sac (1980)
  • Bon Sang, Krueger! (1983)
  • Nager dans la Neige (1987)
  • Dix-Neuf Soixante-Trois (1989)
  • (L'album Jaune) (1991)
  • Molle (1995)
  • Trompette Américaine (1998)
  • Pas en ligne (2000)
  • Élan confus (2005)
  • Élan confus IV (2007)
  • Élan confus el mal numéroté (2011)
  • Henri gai est mon ami et je n'ai pas d'ennemis (2013)
  • Flan Mauvais (2019)

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