DEBORAH
BENASOULI
ALBUM ELECTRICDIVA
With a deep and powerful voice, as if coming up from Africa in a former life, the ElectricDiva moves with the air, where wild rhythms and mind-blowing moods spin like free electrons that call up the hypnotic sequences by King Crimson and Pink Floyd, melted with electronic rhythm and blues. Oh my, what a trip! In this field of experience, oriental-sounding notes suddenly slip into our hallucinated ears, through the diva's voice. No wonder then that anyone gets caught by this strange experimental soul symphony. ElectricDiva is a rare and explosive cocktail that will give you climactic electroshock! Léonore Boulanger
Dennis Hopper has just passed away, leaving his “Easy Rider” on the side of the road and I’m thinking of that Electric Diva, a crossbreeding of Africa and America that Denis would definitely have taken for a ride on his bike. They take me where the scenery is suitable for experimenting, where blues, pop, progressive rock and Syd Barret-like psyche music come together. Deborah Benasouli’s powerful and incredibly sensual voice blows you away, like a self-confident Amazon. Her voice will undoubtedly strike you. It will not scratch you, it will scorch you. This is an album to remember.
Frankie Bluesy Pfeiffer, www.paris-move.com
Somewhere between King Crimson, Nina Hagen and Pink Floyd, Electricdiva is on a permanent quest for some ultimate explosion. The more you listen to their first eponymous album, the more you feel connected to it. It relies on the voice power of a diva of genius and the deep and elaborate, almost crazy, arrangements. Songs like “Big Two-Hearted Mirror”, “Love Supply”, “Where my Heart Lies” and “Night Expectations” will take you to a higher level, while enclosing you in a strange, symphonic and experimental work. The West and the East melt bluntly, giving birth to some tectonic landslides that will leave their mark and seduce you at the same time.
Fred Delforge www.zicazic.com
Déborah Benasouli: lead vocals / Jean-Daniel Botta: bass, vocals, bouzouki, backing vocals / Philippe Crab: guitar, bouzouki, backing vocals / Alexandre Saada: fender rhodes, organ, keyboards, vocoder, karkabou, backing vocals / Laurent Sériès: drums, percussions, karkabou, backing vocals / Lyrics: Pierre De Nardo / Music: Jean-Daniel Botta / Arrangements: ElectricDiva / Graphics: www.no-mansland.com
ElectricDiva can turn a musical impulse into an emotion that slips into your ears, in a high voltage current. Deborah Benasouli , the lead singer of this talented band, oscillates between rock and jazz, in a land she has joyfully cultivated. What this experienced young lady wants, with her wide-ranged and beautiful voice, is to have fun. Her fellow band members follow her, each of them delivering their artistic message: Jean-Daniel Botta the poet/bassist; Philippe Crab the sweet-and-sour guitarist; Alex Saada the creative pop-jazz pianist; Laurent Seriès the acrobat/drummer. You will only have a good time listening to this first album, which is as eclectic as it is electric. Some of the songs originate in Middle-Eastern and African roots, as well as in all dimensions of rock music. And that’s a damn good thing.
Catherine BELIN, Le Républicain Lorrain
This is a very elegant rock album, well produced and displaying singular creative qualities. The relevant songs cleverly explore various musical genres, such as pop, rock and (re)creation.
Jérôme Gransac, www.lesdnj.com
