Virginie B

Astral 2000

BONAL106 • September 20, 2024

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The irreverent Virginie B reveals her extravagance on Astral 2000, her second album and first to be released on Bonso...
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SKU:BONAL106-LP

Description

The irreverent Virginie B reveals her extravagance on Astral 2000, her second album and first to be released on Bonsound. At once quirky and accessible, visceral and sophisticated, synthetic and deeply human, its songs explore conflicting personal themes: Virginie goes back and forth between her love of nature and fascination with new technologies, her longing for lazy days and the urgency of her mortality, her desire for simple pleasures and need to perform in the spotlight, her relationship with her femininity, her desires and the excesses they often generate.

Conceived alongside producer and multi-instrumentalist Louis Jeay-Beaulieu, Astral 2000 is one of the first hyperpop albums to come out of Quebec, and its originality makes it stand out from the genre’s leading acts. Virginie B reappropriates the style by adding elements of nu-jazz, funk and R&B, and embodies a unique aesthetic closer to the experimental and conceptual pop of artists such as Björk and Caroline Polachek. With this second album, she presents herself as a carefree queen, a digital nymph and a timeless creature.

Packaging Notes

LP: Transparent 12" vinyl 140g. Gatefold with printed inner sleeve.
CD: Rigid plastic case with tracklist sticker.

Tracklist

1. Astral 2000
2. Madone
3. Lock U up (I don't want to do this)
4. Cinéma
5. hana
6. Autoportrait
7. 3_3_4
8. 0_Space
9. Hyperbol
10. Rodéo & Caméo
11. My Muse
12. 9ft tall insect angel steps on you

Credits

Virginie B: Vocals, harmonies, backing vocals, vocal arrangements, synthesizers, electric guitar
Louis Jeay-Beaulieu: Bass, synthesizers, drum machine, electric guitar
Simon Bilodeau: Drums (0_Space)
Marc-André Brunelle: Keyboards, synthesizers (Madone, Autoportrait)
Ronny Desinor: Drums (My Muse)
Super Plage: Synthesizers, drum machine (0_Space)
Nectar Palace: Electric guitar (0_Space)

Produced by: Virginie B and Louis Jeay-Beaulieu
Arrangements: Louis Jeay-Beaulieu
Except “Cinéma”: ALIAS (co-arrangement)
Except “0_Space”: Super Plage
Recording and mixing: Louis Jeay-Beaulieu
Mastering: Philip Gosselin @ Le Lab Mastering

Music: Virginie Bédard and Louis Jeay-Beaulieu
Except “0_Space”: Virginie B, Super Plage, Nectar Palace
Lyrics: Virginie Bédard

Production: Virginie B
Management: Sarah Mathurin (acolyte, friend, and foundation)
Label: Bonsound
Publishing: Bonsound
Art direction BBBBB: Rosalie Bordeleau, Andy Jon, Louane Williams (team rocket)
Photography: Andy Jon
Project design: Gabriel Paquet
Additional album design and illustrations: Jesse Osborne-Lanthier

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