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Roger Rodier
Upon Velveatur
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Listen to These Chords I Play (Celeste)
2. My Spirit's Calling
3. Am I Supposed to Let It by Again? (Above the Covers)
4. The Key
5. While My Castle's Burning
6. You Don't Know What It's Like
7. Just Fine
8. Let's See Some Happyness
9. Easy Song [*]
10. L' Herbe [*]
11. Tu Viendras [*]
12. Have You? [*]
13. Overseer [*]

CD Details

All Artists: Roger Rodier
Title: Upon Velveatur
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sunbeam Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 3/6/2006
Album Type: Extra tracks, Import
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock
Styles: Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5051125501212

Synopsis

Album Details

Often Compared to the Work of Nick D Ra Ke , Upon Ve L Veatur is a Dense and Mysterious French - Canadian Folk-psych Suite, featuring Beautiful M E L O D I E S , Lush Orc H E S T Ration and S C O Rching Electric Guitar. Barely Circulated on Its Original Release in 1972 , it Has Gathered a Major Cult Following and is Now Making Its First Appearance on CD, Complete with Five Bonus Tracks , Ra Re Photographs and Sleevenotes by the Enigmatic M. Rodier Himself.

CD Reviews

Twee yet slightly sinister

Kim Cooper | Hollywood, CA United States | 05/26/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Rodier was a Montréal-based, Anglophone singer-songwriter whose twee yet slightly sinister style pulls the listener down into a rabbit hole of unexpected pop arrangements, into one of the most bipolar albums every made. This fragmented format is definitely not for everyone, but both styles are so well realized that it's well worth the risk. Starting off hushed and whispery, the 1972 LP soon turns tough and anxious with the choir-backed anthem of betrayal "Am I Supposed to Let It By Again?" before slipping back into seductive intimacy in adoration of (shades of Jeff Mangum) Jesus Christ, and the heavy guitars and anguished, giddy shrieks of "While My Castle's Burning." Five strong bonus tracks flesh out Rodier's versatility, which includes bubblegummy sunshine pop and sweetly spooky pop tunes in French. A very striking rediscovery, really excellent stuff. (Review originally appeared on Scram Magazine's Lost in the Grooves blog)"