Zazie - Rodeo - Mercury (opendisc) 980 064-9 (2004) SACD rip via PS3 to iso (3.37GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | 6ch (2.78GB) DR13 (+5.55dB gain) | 2ch (1.08GB) DR8 (+4.98dB gain) | Pop Zazie is 1 of the most amazing & talented females of French pop. It's a shame that she's unknown in America. Her music is fantastic, she's an incredible artist who seems to always change her musical image, making it more fun, exciting, & innovative on each album! This is 1 of her best, after 'Zen'. ----------------------------------------------------- Rodéo is a 2004 album recorded by French pop singer Zazie. It was her 5th studio album & her 7th album overall. It was released on 22 November 2004 & achieved success in francophone countries. It provided 4 singles, but all of them were only released as promotional singles & therefore did not chart. For the 1st time, Zazie co-wrote all the songs on the album with the composers Jean-Pierre Pilot & Philippe Paradis. The album was recorded at a house in the Luberon in November 2003. It was released in 2 editions : a standard edition & an edition including a bonus track, "Mon coeur à la science", & a DVD. This DVD contains the music videos for 10 songs of the album presented under a 40-minute film entitled "Rodéo indien". As the title indicates it, this film was shot in India, by Didier Le Pêcheur, who had already produced other music videos for Zazie. This DVD is also composed of a making-of & an Indian remixed version of the songs "Tous des anges", "Un point c'est toi" & "Zen". SA-CD.net review by pchichi August 10, 2006 The SACD I have is a 2 Disc Digipak, 2 booklets : Her record company did here what they should normaly do... I never bought a Zazie album, but after listening many times to this SACD & watching the DVD, I may change my mind about her. The surround mixes are just fine - not enough surround use to me, but I'm excessive about that. The videos (DTS) as a whole has given me such pleasure - she has such a presence. And when she dances indian dance that's perfect to me (I'm not a specialist but she's in her element). If you're French & you know & like her. Give it a try, you may be surprised.. ------------ MWC says: Against my usual recent policy, I quote the DR of the 6ch mix for this one. I do it to highlight the issue of compression on the 2ch mix. The mastering was done by different people in different London studios for the 2 different mixes. To my ears the 6ch is not compressed like the 2ch is. This 'sin' was probably perpetrated with radio play in mind and as there is no surround radio broadcasts any more, then the 6ch was not compressed. Just my take on it, using only these old ears & no clever spec tech.. :) Available on Amazon France of course http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0002UNPYQ/?tag=sacdinfocom04-21 You might be lucky to get it on Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002UNPYQ/?tag=sacdinfocom-20 Tracks: 01. La Dolce Vita 02. J'Aime J'Aime Pas 03. Excuse Moi 04. Toc Toc Toc 05. La Pluie et le Beau Temps 06. Lola Majeure 07. Rodéo 08. Slow 09. Doolididom 10. Sauver le Monde 11. Oui 12. J'Arrive Time: 90:00 mins Credits: Musicians: Angel Luis Cabrera, Philippe Desbois & Bruno Le Roux Acoustic guitar & bass: Nicolas Fiszman Kalimba: Jean-Pierre Pilot Keyboards: Philippe Paradis & Jean-Pierre Pilot Guitar: Philippe Paradis Production: Assistant: Ted Hall Mixing: Yves Jaget Programming: Jean-Pierre Pilot and Philippe Paradis Backline technician: Éric Salmon Photo and design: Laurent Seroussi --------------------------------------------------------------- Checksum for iso: 6ae51cc41925742fc60649dc46ec8eb3 *ZAZIE - RODEO.iso Checksums fo flac tracks 6ch: a4059686a22378a49c97f584cf9ba9e8 *01 - ZAZIE - LA DOLCE VITA CONTEMPORAIN.flac 6e3a06d3f72a188d639a2ebb2b6261e8 *02 - ZAZIE - J'AIME J'AIME PAS.flac f9ea9d372c1877c999f73ab39879573c *03 - ZAZIE - EXCUSE-MOI VOIX GRAVE.flac 0e28d775582466c2069c1945ab1d12ef *04 - ZAZIE - TOC TOC TOC.flac 3427546323d2e44cb9db3e61467ead89 *05 - ZAZIE - LA PLUIE ET LE BEAU TEMPS.flac 9b1110ef15cca19d33f3c7045ef9548c *06 - ZAZIE - MON COEUR A LA SCIENCE.flac 4e989079c8642f6790a728dc21b2ec3a *07 - ZAZIE - LOLA MAJEURE.flac a6a4868212e9af4539f5596a89c79a76 *08 - ZAZIE - RODEO WAVES.flac 33dc1581249915f09ccfc5b28eb0d56e *09 - ZAZIE - SLOW.flac 98f2992e1913124789ea5723ba7c1060 *10 - ZAZIE - DOOLIDIDOM DELIRIUM.flac 8a5c2083cd813771a4f57fef9e5fea3d *11 - ZAZIE - SAUVER LE MONDE.flac cc6e3b782132834a3417833eedd98f49 *12 - ZAZIE - OUI.flac 712457ebbc483e97aa1795a27cd4eb8e *13 - ZAZIE - J'ARRIVE.flac Checksums fo flac tracks 2ch: a0e32185a176e45eb5f128a096434ac1 *01 - ZAZIE - LA DOLCE VITA CONTEMPORAIN.flac 8358e5d32831da953859693f6b68bdab *02 - ZAZIE - J'AIME J'AIME PAS.flac 8407552d10227b293ce8034f493cc646 *03 - ZAZIE - EXCUSE-MOI VOIX GRAVE.flac 6ac2a06703dc017c4c186f6cf1c6242f *04 - ZAZIE - TOC TOC TOC.flac b302881ae781df04a3828bf47b6f027c *05 - ZAZIE - LA PLUIE ET LE BEAU TEMPS.flac 5baac6447dc00db2dadf8681a2b3be34 *06 - ZAZIE - MON COEUR A LA SCIENCE.flac 99a19f9d8f47d9c258755d2135f0d577 *07 - ZAZIE - LOLA MAJEURE.flac 41866601d8f421180e608418458bc7cc *08 - ZAZIE - RODEO WAVES.flac b3e361d0e0b19834d3ee2be8a45919e7 *09 - ZAZIE - SLOW.flac 7e7c1e6ddcfbcb5ced145cb8aa4f7c33 *10 - ZAZIE - DOOLIDIDOM DELIRIUM.flac b3a8469ae1ec88ab02210cd10de62c39 *11 - ZAZIE - SAUVER LE MONDE.flac 083a500ba2c6da834faacd2c5cf268c1 *12 - ZAZIE - OUI.flac 5971e7ac3c24d5e493c84c6d07e4cd34 *13 - ZAZIE - J'ARRIVE.flac