Watine Dermaphrodite CD

For my profile on myspace :http://www.myspace.com/watineOfficial website : http://www.watineprod.comDREAM POP FOLK ELECTRO ! Amazing !Watine has produced artists within her own production studio, ā€˜Catgangā€™, for a few years, and today she has given us to share some parts of her life, of her reflexions on our daily life through her lyrics and melodies (Milk Shake, Like Those Filmsā€¦) but also her vision of our world (Iā€™m Afraid, Say Cā€™est la Vie) and of our dreams of independance (Follow My Vision, Need I Go On). She is part of the ever extending family of French songwriters singing in English. These compositions on the piano are arranged with guitars and strings added by Bernard Becker ; Markus Dravs (who worked with Bjork, Brian Eno and Emilie Simon) has taken care of the additional programmation.One particular interests in the composition of theses songs is the work on voices, such as looking at a mirror where everything appears twice.She writes the lyrics, plays the melodies and sings. We may just let us go in her magical universe made of electronic sounds ā€¦ such as rain drops and waves ā€¦ RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONAL REPORTINGWatine, the enigmatic French rock chick Rock meets pop meets electro Paris - 22/05/2006 - With one foot in electro and the other firmly planted in the classical world, Catherine Watine is a musical oddity. Hailed as one of France's most original new talents, Watine has just released a debut album, Dermaphrodite: whimsical, worldly wise and strangely sincere. RFI Musique hooks up with this new 'grande dame' of rock'n'roll who looks set to follow in the footsteps of Marianne Faithfull, Nico and Kate Bush. "It's hard to classify your own music," Catherine Watine muses, sipping a cup of Earl Grey tea, "These days, you're more or less obliged to do so, but I'm not a big fan of labels..." Understandably so, when you consider that this indie ash blonde with deep blue eyes has spent her life crossing musical divides. Watine is absolutely passionate about pop, but also driven by a love of rock guitars and Bach fugues ā€“ oh, and she likes to flirt with electronica every now and then, too! How then to describe Dermaphrodite, her debut album released this year on the independent label Catgang? Watine claims she has learnt to sum the album up in four short words: "Folk! Dream! Pop! Electro!" "But my PR guy goes round saying it's alternative rock," she laughs, recounting how "One day this journalist put another take on things, saying I was like a female Lou Reed. That's a great compliment if ever I heard one!" Catherine Watine ā€“ who presents her face to the world with barely a trace of make-up ā€“ is possessed of a natural elegance, the kind that comes with being a mature woman perfectly at ease with herself and those around her. Wearing flat shoes, non figure-hugging clothes, with not even the obligatory pair of rock chick shades to hide behind, Watine is a million miles from rock'n'roll clicheĢs. "Being rock'n'roll is on the inside," she explains, "it's a state of mind where you allow yourself the possibility to experiment in life. Some people get into the bad habit of taking whatever life throws at them. Not me!"Watine's face lights up with a mischievous smile. "What's life for if you're not curious enough to get out there and experiment with stuff?" she demands. So being a rock chick means roaming the globe, coming into contact with other cultures and gaining insight into different mindsets, living each moment as a totally new experience? Then, in that case, Watine certainly qualifies as a female rock icon ā€“ like Marianne Faithfull, Nico, Kate Bush and Bjork, "women who dare to be exactly who they are!" Watine is more comfortable claiming allegiance to a certain musical 'family' rather than citing direct influences. And it is clear from the heartfelt tracks on Dermaphrodite that the family in question are those who sing straight from the guts, throwing feelings and emotions into their songs no