Mellotone Valley, by Julien Ledru

Mellotone Valley

by Julien Ledru

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1.	Mellotone Valley 07:29	buy track
2.	Spiders Spread Ghosts of Suns 02:10	buy track
3.	Petaluma 04:29	buy track
4.	Snowshoe Rabbit Blues 01:48	buy track
5.	Tender Life 03:29	buy track
6.	Of Those that are Drawn Away 03:35	buy track
7.	The Fire and the Bear 04:46 video	buy track
8.	Broken Glass 04:50	buy track
9.	Good Night Lou 03:10	buy track
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PLEASE NOTE: The vinyl edition is a preorder and will be released early 2024.

« Ouvert et clos par deux merveilles de sept minutes chacune – les brumes matinales de l’éponyme Mellotone Valley et le soleil couchant de Be Gone, Begonia, embrassant un monde qui s’éveille, s’anime et s’éploie, serpente puis se fond dans le lointain -, l’album s’écoute d’une traite, comme on respire, comme on vit. »
Pierre Lemarchand, Magic numéro 67, 21 septembre 2023

« Julien Ledru’s Mellotone Valley was so welcome in its straightforward, gorgeous simplicity – not that his playing style is simple at all, just, it’s nice to focus on the guitar and guitar adjacent sounds. Because that’s one of the most beautiful sounds in existence. »
Petal Motel

« Avec son jeu de guitare souple et élégant, il nous livre 10 nouveaux titres composés et joués à la guitare acoustique, dans lesquels son fingerpicking fait encore des merveilles. Un disque superbe, qui vous ouvre les portes sur de vastes horizons. »
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« Julien Ledru ne s’égare jamais, au contraire, sa musique se déploie lentement, les deux parties distinctes de « Mellotone Valley » qui ouvre l’album, sont contrastées par la luminosité expansive qui prend forme et dissipe les brumes du commencement. Julien s’aventure là où on ne l’attend pas, non en terrain conquis, mais comme naturaliste. Il nous faut apprendre à écouter. »
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released September 22, 2023

Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered at Under Roofs Studio by Guillaume Charret.
All compositions by Julien Ledru.
Twelve string guitar on Of Those that are Drawn Away and slide guitar on The Fire and the Bear by Guillaume Charret.
Cover photography by Harmonie Aupetit.
Inside photography by Grégory Marza.
Typography: Self Modern by Lucas Le Bihan, Fonderie Bretagne.

Many thanks to Guillaume, Jean-Michel, Elisa, Odile, Christian, Caroline, Harmonie, Grégory, Jean-Charles and Julie.

This record is dedicated to Marie.

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Julien Ledru Paris, France

Instrumental folk and fingerpicking songs. "Along The Road I Had Traveled" was released on vinyl in 2019 in partnership with Microcultures.
"White Oak Blues" deepens further the melancholy furrow of the blues and is released on vinyl in 2020.
Julien Ledru's third album, "Mellotone Valley", was released on september 22 2023 on CD, LP and DL through Marjan Records. ... more

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