Corentin Ollivier's first album "Into Pieces" was recorded unexpectedly in his Parisian apartment on a four-track cassette recorder, with just a guitar and his warm, vibrant baritone vocal. This heartfelt and stripped-down musical approach is one that stuck with him, so much so that within a few months he found himself recording another EP—"Some More Pieces"—with the same system.
Portishead’s "Wandering Star" made its way onto the EP, as a powerful cover from one of Trip Hop's early pioneers, stripped of its electronic façade, illuminating both the subtle genius of the underlying songwriting as well as Ollivier's instinct for allowing the emotional core of a song to shine through. "Wandering Star" is a brooding and sorcerous masterpiece that borders on the occult, mixing enigmatic imagery with a world-weary type of melancholy that will resonate deeply with anyone that has borne witness to the dark side of human nature.
