Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

70 /100
Treeline
Higher than 50% of albums we've rated

The songs turn sharply observed genre and social parody into memorable forms, though the succession of comic pastiches makes the album feel more like a set of sketches than a tigh…

What we noticed

  • The opening run moves from vampire-themed rap to a Mano Negra pastiche, then to the bourgeois-schoolyard rap of “Auteuil Neuilly Passy.”
  • Several tracks build their jokes through sustained musical impersonation; “Un chagrin d’amour” frames a melodramatic duet, while “Le Hit des hits” strings together French-song styles.
  • The final track is an instrumental reprise of “Auteuil Neuilly Passy,” extending the album after its sequence of vocal comedy songs.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 5/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Rap‐tout (Vampire) 4:01
  • 2 La Mano Verda (Negra Bouch’beat - C’est toi que je t’aime) 2:24
  • 3 Auteuil Neuilly Passy (rap B.C.B.G.) 3:28
  • 4 Isabelle (a les yeux bleus) 3:09
  • 5 C’est ton destin 3:44
  • 6 Florent Brunel 3:16
  • 7 Rap shit 2:44
  • 8 Un chagrin d’amour (Didier Barbelavie et Félix Grave) 3:08
  • 9 La Chanson de Biouman 1:13
  • 10 Le Hit des hits (Les Chansons françaises) 9:40
  • 11 Auteuil Neuilly Passy (instrumental) 3:38

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata