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With this 4th album, julien Jacob opens up a new door for us in his universe like nothing else. As usual, he sings in his imaginary language and delves deep inside himself to find his words. "My language, like every language, is articulated," he says, "but my words don't have any fixed sense. They are only emotion and speak to the heart !". Never before has an artist gone so far to bare himself. His strong voice confides in us, whispers intoxicating melodies (Ylangmo, Sel, Bissep) and bewitches (Halala, Yma). The emotional charge of his words shakes up our feelings. The guitars are acoustic, their sound is raw. The percussion is dark and original : metal flower pots, phonic isolation panels, a straw broom whip, crumpled paper, footsteps on gravel... "Every object surrounds us with it's individual sound. I love to wake up the instrument that sleeps in each thing". Sel is daring, original, mysterious, authentic, deep, raw, sensitive, universal, unclassifiable, so is Julien Jacob...

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Bonus Materials

• Includes 1 bonus CD with 3 exclusive remixes

Sales Points

• Sung in an imaginary and therefore universal language, talking directly to emotions
• Julien Jacob was the main vocal improvisor in summer 2009 Bobby McFerrin's 'Bobble' opera exceptional event (Stimmen Festival - Switzerland)

Press Quotes

Julien Jacob is one of the most sensitive singer to the sounds of the world

     —Jacques Denis, Vibrations

Words and syllabs which dance to the magic of intimate musics

     —Bouziane Daoudi, Libération

Purely authentic and definitely moving

     —Francis Dordor, Les Inrockuptibles

African folk or contemporary world , We do not alwys know where we stand but for sure, this is a place we've never been before !

     —Benjamin Minimum, Modomix