L'Etat Et Moi

L’Etat Et Moi
Studio album by
Blumfeld
ReleasedAugust 22, 1994
StudioSoundgarden Tonstudio, Hamburg
Genre
Length48:47
LabelZickzack, Big Cat Records
ProducerBlumfeld, Chris Von Rautenkranz
Blumfeld chronology
Ich-Maschine
(1992) 		L’Etat Et Moi
(1994) 		Old Nobody
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Laut.de[3]
Musikexpress[4]
Select[5]

L’Etat Et Moi is the second full-length studio album by the German rock band Blumfeld and was released in August 1994. L’Etat Et Moi is considered one of the most important albums in the Hamburger Schule movement.

Miscellaneous

The album was released by the Hamburg-based label Zickzack and by Big Cat Records. The British independent record label also distributed the album internationally. Zickzack re-released L’Etat Et Moi in 2001. It has been distributed by the label Blumfeld Tonträger since 2007.

The cover art is a parody of Elvis Presley’s 1959 album 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong.

During a joint tour in 1994, Blumfeld and the US indie rock band Pavement performed the song Verstärker/Amplifier together in Cologne.

Reception

German critics rate L’Etat Et Moi as a landmark album of German rock music.[6][3]

The British magazine New Musical Express ranked it number 37 in the list of the best albums of 1995.[7]

Musikexpress voted L’Etat Et Moi 6th in the list of the 100 best German albums of all time.[8]

Track listing

All lyrics by Jochen Distelmeyer; with music by Eike Bohlken, Distelmeyer and André Rattay.

  1. Draußen auf Kaution – 5:24 (“Out on parole”)
  2. Jet Set – 2:13
  3. 2 oder 3 Dinge, die ich von Dir weiß – 2:55 (“2 or 3 things I know of you”)
  4. Walkie, Talkie – 3:24
  5. Eine eigene Geschichte – 3:52 (“An own story”)
  6. Verstärker – 4:50 (“Amplifier”)
  7. Ich-Wie es wirklich war – 2:57 (“Me - how it really was”)
  8. L’Etat et Moi (Mein Vorgehen in 4, 5 Sätzen) – 5:25 (“The state and me (My approach in 4, 5 sentences)”)
  9. Sing Sing – 5:14
  10. Evergreen – 4:05
  11. Superstarfighter – 2:44
  12. You Make Me – 5:44

Production credits

Blumfeld
  • Jochen Distelmeyer – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Eike Bohlken – bass, guitar, harmonica, choir, chorus vocals
  • André Rattay – drums, percussion
Production
  • Blumfeld – producer, artwork, cover design
  • Chris Von Rautenkranz – producer, technician

Choir members

The song Superstarfighter features musician friends from the Hamburg area.

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "L' Etat Et Moi – Blumfeld". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ Niasseri, Sassan (18 December 2020). "Blumfeld: Complete Album Series (Kritik & Stream)". Rolling Stone Germany (in German). Berlin: Axel Springer SE. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Renz, Erich. ""L'Etat Et Moi" von Blumfeld" (in German). Laut.de. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ Kepler, Harald (October 1994). "Blumfeld: L'Etat Et Moi". Musikexpress (in German). No. 465. p. 78.
  5. ^ Morrison, Dave (April 1995). "Blumfeld: L'Etat Et Moi". Select. No. 58. p. 93.
  6. ^ Brüggemeyer, Maik (25 January 2011). "20 Jahre "L'etat Et Moi" von Blumfeld: Eine Platte mit der man leben kann, ja muss". Rolling Stone Germany (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. ^ "NME's best albums and tracks of 1995". New Musical Express. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  8. ^ Overbeck, Jochen (14 March 2019). "Die 100 besten Alben aus Deutschland". Musikexpress (in German). Vol. 04/2019, no. 760. Berlin: Axel Springer SE. p. 45.