“The vision of a crushed world” – Liberation

2023-06-04 08:00:00

Legend of French house under the pseudonym Pépé Bradock, Julien Auger reinvents himself for the second time as Brigitte Barbu for an album with drawers on the borders of ambient and dub, lit by the flashes launched by the guitar of the producer. As intriguing as his cover he tells us.

The graphic designer

“It was David Nicolas, alias Number 6, Barzolff, an old traveling companion for thirty years who made this cover. I gave him indications in relation to the pieces and the atmospheres and I provided him with about fifteen photos which he used as a framework like, a bit, a series of jazz chords. He interpreted all this material through this image designed in 3D. We chose the first one he showed me. I did not expect this result at all and it made me laugh a lot. It looks like a photo when it’s not.

The atmosphere

“The atmosphere is twilight with a sunset reflecting off the cars. It could be everywhere, whether in Florida or in a parking lot in the suburbs of Paris. We feel that there is pollution. It’s like the vision of a world completely crushed by a mode of development that is slipping. Human beings have become minor compared to machines, even pigeons dominate them. Still, I think it’s an optimistic cover, because afterwards, it can only get better.”

Le food-truck

“It’s David’s idea. I liked it a lot, because my grandfather had fitted out this same type of Citroën utility vehicle in the 1950s to transform it into a motorhome in which he took his children on vacation. On this image, it can make think of a sound system in the middle of a rave with the public rushing around. But it can also be a hot-dog stand or selling Pépé Bradock records.”

Veggie Snack

“With David, we were working on the cover and we wanted to exchange via a Zoom-like app. I had to create an account and found myself this name “Veggie Snack”. When he saw this nickname appear on the screen, he thought it was a good idea and that he had to use it in a somewhat sarcastic way, in an advertising propaganda perspective that recycles everything.

Brigitte Barbu the science of fools (Circus Company)