Bertrand Betsch
Pas de bras, pas de chocolat
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We discovered Bertrand Betsch and his ways a la "Dominique Adamo" in 1997 with the album "La Soupe à la grimace". Since then, the guy went his own way, and is now closer to the Belgian (Salvatore) than the French (Dominique), he manages to offer us a powerful hit (Pas de bras pas de chocolat), and a perfect and rather charming album, we don't get tired of, as each listening brings a new surprise. This rather engaging album is classy and easygoing, faithful to the kind of French music we like here. We bet that one of these tracks (Pas de bras..., Le Lundi c'est maladie or Temps beau) might quickly find its way to the ill-frequented top charts, so much theses apparently old-fashioned songs, are rich and engaging, but we could also easily keep them for ourselves.

Christophe Labussière
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