Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Its spoken delivery and recurring instrumental pauses give the sequence a recognizable shape, though the song forms and backing do not sustain a uniformly strong return.
What we noticed
- The two numbered “Rag” tracks sit between longer songs—#5 follows “Paraffine,” and #6 follows “T.R.W.”—creating brief instrumental pauses in the sequence.
- The lead voice mostly delivers lines in an urgent, spoken cadence rather than building songs around conventional sung choruses.
- “Juillet (1998)” opens the record, while “Les Hautes Lumières” closes it; the intervening sequence moves between extended vocal-led pieces and the short Rags.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
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 Juillet (1998) 5:10
- 2 Paraffine 4:20
- 3 Rag #5 1:32
- 4 Tallulah 3:42
- 5 Bermudes 2:30
- 6 Azulejos 2:55
- 7 Sous les arcades 4:32
- 8 T.R.W. 3:25
- 9 Rag #6 2:05
- 10 Révérence 3:46
- 11 Les Hautes Lumières 5:09
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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