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ABSOLUTE POETRY LP

by Olivier Rocabois

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    The beautiful 19th-century painting "Le Nymphée" by William Bouguereau adorns the impressive black cover. Artwork by the talented David Tanguy (Praline - London)

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  • ALL IF fuses baroque pop and glam rock in 10 masterpieces
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    The splendid black LP includes the printed lyrics so you can sing your heart out on "Green Green Gardens" & "Four-Headed Monster"!

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1.
OFF DUTY 03:48
Little compromise I do                           To live on Most of the time When I walk down Virginia Road That will be fine  When I am off duty I'm doing a 180 / 360 Just to be The creator of a new breed A new brand A new culture Devastated by an old flame At a young age Do you remember? This might not be the brightest/wisest move You've ever made You've been to churches and gigs for much too long Can you hit/reach the highest notes? Wish you were her In this smoky sweaty little place Where you wrote some of your best songs Sporting your juvenile dehydrated smile.
2.
For all these years
 Been searching for new ways 
To open the gates
 On this golden afternoon
 Sing a playful tune. 
Every leap year
 Green green gardens
 Open the gates
 On this golden afternoon
 See the lilac bloom. 
Why can't we be free to release the pressure off our shoulders?
 Let us speak our minds in a freewheeling mode
 So delightfully
 But don't get me wrong
 You thought you were the best singer in a lifetime
 But their silence suddenly died us down
 Burned all my bridges 
It really gets me down 
It drove me mad
3.
All back to my house Where everything is fine All back to my house Far from the noiseniks in the streets All back to my house Where everything is fine What I need what I need Is get away from here What I need what I need Run away from here To another planet Welcome to my place Where everything is quiet All back to my house Far from the record industry All back to my house Where everything is fine What I need what I need Is get away from here What I need what I need Run away from here To another planet All back to my house Where everything is fine All back to my house Far from the noiseniks in the streets All back to my house Where everything is fine What I need what I need Is get away from here What I need what I need Run away from here To another planet
4.
Hang on, listen to me Two friends of mine They climbed to the top of the city clock One of them is dying, the other one’s flying. They got out of their comfort zone You should use your venom to reply Don’t you rule the kingdom to survive Searching for a sound Then drift into sleep Then drift around in your own sound yeah! They sell out all their properties You should press the button to get high Don’t be rude your mother will oblige Hang on, listen to me… My body clock is like my family It’s pretty dysfunctional We had to climb the tower Playing the harp and the dryer It’s supernatural
5.
I shouldn’t be too bothered all the time As I’ve got the Queen of Spain at my side 

I shouldn’t be too bothered all the time As I’ve got the Queen of Spain at my side
6.
Worship me, despise me Is this my destiny? Or just the way I fucked up my life? Have you ever imagined we’d split up this way? So bitterly. Of course I have My nightmare’s come true. Worship me, despise me Is this my destiny? Or just the way I fucked up my life? Have you ever imagined we’d split up this way? So bitterly. Of course I have My nightmare’s come true Dead souls coming in from a long lost future. Dead souls wandering through the ages back and forth.
7.
Tell me what's beyond the curtain Made of water, made of air And the kite is so red But it does not fly Rolling by On the beach With the three of us Tell me what's beyond the curtain Made of water, made of ice And the kite is so very red But it does not fly Passing by On the beach With the three of us Running against the wind The hands on the clock Are frozen Though the sun keeps shining Like a sunny winter Saturday Like a sunny winter Saturday Like a sunny winter Anyday We were glowing on this sunny Saturday
8.
The four-headed monster is staring at the crowd Yearning to get somewhere higher Where you’ll be safe and sound The four-headed monster is gazing at the stage Reaching out for another dimension. It is raining cherry blossom trees Chasing all my memories The music’s pouring out of me Wiping all my memories Lazy streams They seem to follow The young and restless endlessly April brings The joys and sorrows The joys and sorrows Into my dreams It is windy Drafts and templates please Sticking to my reverie Please tell me where the action is Meet me there at 7ish Lazy streams They seem to follow The young and restless helplessly April brings The joys and sorrows The joys and sorrows Into my dreams The four-headed monster is staring at the crowd Yearning to get somewhere higher Where you’ll be safe and sound The four-headed monster is gazing at the stage Reaching out for another dimension.
9.
Ever your friend Thirty-six summers now Ever your friend We’re all dressed in blue Ever your friend In the darkest moments Ever your friend But now the children are seeking for attention They need us Everyday And every night Ever your friend Thirty-six summers now Ever your friend We’re all dressed in blue Ever your friend In joyful times Ever your friend
10.
All back to my house Where everything is fine All back to my house Far from the noiseniks in the streets All back to my house Where everything is fine What I need what I need Is get away from here What I need what I need Run away from here To another planet Welcome to my place Where everything is quiet All back to my house Far from the record industry All back to my house Where everything is fine What I need what I need Is get away from here What I need what I need Run away from here To another planet All back to my house Where everything is fine All back to my house Far from the noiseniks in the streets All back to my house Where everything is fine What I need what I need Is get away from here What I need what I need Run away from here To another planet
11.
A little time to live Time to live A few people to love People to love Floral clocks never stop ticking They never stop growing But the dog it keeps on barking in the tube Despite the bomb in his stomach And the girl she’s still crying in the bus I try to sympathize But I don’t mind I don’t really mind I’ve already wasted so much time A little time to share Time to share A few people to leave People to leave Floral clocks never stop ticking They never stop glowing Left this plastic bag filled with my liver and my lungs Behind a door that’s just been closed Douglas Fir might be working late at night Hope my friend’s very fine As much as I I don’t really mind I’ve already wasted so much time I’ve already wasted so much time I’ve already wasted so much time

about

All if est une créature mutante. Pop à tous les étages. Un ilôt de tranquillité dans un monde dévasté. Si vous aimez les chansons très orchestrées avec cascades de choeurs, votre boussole de mélomane vous a guidés jusqu'à la bonne porte.
"Absolute Poetry" : pourquoi ce titre ? Une référence admirative aux Monty Python et aux Beatles tardifs. La légende prétend qu'ils auraient pu fusionner. Imaginez l'extase. Notre album propose un voyage au long cours via 10 titres aux textes inspirés de nos quotidiens misérables et merveilleux. Peace is over.

ALL IF are otherworldly creatures. They are an island of calm in a chaotic world, taking you down places and sounds and telling tales of a sunken world. If you like heady melodies and songs with bridges, you are in the right place.
But why the name "Absolute Poetry"?
It's a reference to the marriage made in heaven that was never to be between Monty Python and the Beatles of the late 60s.
Picture it...
The album is a journey, full of tricks and traps, but when you reach your final destination, the reward is beyond compare.

credits

released April 12, 2017

All songs written by Rocabois
Arranged, performed & produced by ALL IF who are/were :
-Antoine Pinchot : programming, bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
-Valentin Dutrey : electric guitar, backing vocals
-Marie Moriette : cello, synths, backing vocals (except tracks 2, 5, 8, 9)
-Gilles François : drums, percussions, backing vocals (except tracks 2, 5, 8, 9)
-Olivier Rocabois : vocals, piano, organ, synths, harpsichord, acoustic guitar, tambourine, mood swings

Recorded at Green Abbey Road Green by Hermanno Grossi & Mathieu Gramoli + Studios de la Sablière (Left Bank)
Mixed & mastered by Seb Viguier : tracks 1, 3, 4, 7
Other songs mixed by ALL IF and mastered by Bruno Gruel (Elektra Mastering)
Except for "Ever Your Friend" (Raphaël Elig)

Artwork : David Tanguy, Virginie Bréham & Antoine Pinchot
D'après un tableau de William Bouguereau (1825-1905) et une photo de Mathieu Trautmann (1968-)

Un grand merci à Arnaud "l'Aquarium" Godefroy pour sa relecture de "All Back To My House"
Mille mercis à toute l'équipe de Microcultures (tout particulièrement Judicaël Da Costa, Vincent Le Doeuff et Jean-Charles Dufeu) et à tous les Microcultivateurs.

"All Back To My House" + "All Back To My House (l'Aquarium Mix)" : éditions ALTER K

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Olivier Rocabois Paris, France

ALL IF was an indie pop creature invented in Paris in 2008 by Olivier Rocabois who decided to go solo in 2019.

Raised on cult albums ("Ram" by McCartney, "Giant Steps" by the Boo Radleys), Rocabois developed an eclectic taste for the refined and the organic.
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