''Plates Coutures'' ("Flat Sewings", defeated) is the fifth

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band

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. It was released in France on 3 March 2017. ''Marrée Haute'' ("

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") is the first extract of the eleven new songs. The album was released after a 9-year absence.

Conception

The album's recording began in secret as the members began working on the project one year before announcing the group's reformation. A new guitarist joined the band, Emmanuel Baroux, who collaborated with

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and Astonvilla. Matmatah traveled to

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, England to begin recording in August 2016. Guitarist Bruno Green (

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) was in charge of production. In October, the songs were mixed at ICP studios in

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. Mastering took place at

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in London.

Track listing

Personnel

Design

* Emmanuel Baroux – guitars, keyboards, vocals * Éric Digaire – bass, guitars, keyboards, percussions, vocals * Benoît Fournier – drums, percussion, guitars, piano * Tristan Nihouarn – guitars, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, flute, vocals * Bruno Green – keyboards, guitars, percussions

Additional musicians

* Gaëlle Kerrien – choirs (2, 11) *Gaëlle Bellaunay – choirs (2) * Morgane Mercier – choirs director (11), choirs (2, 11) * Ghislaine Bachelier, Odile Guillarmou, Nadia Le Goff, Grand Palladium – choirs (11) *

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–

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s (baritone, tenor and viola), flute, voice (5) * Sebastien Blanchon –

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(4, 6) * David Dupuis –

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Conception

Track listing

Personnel

Design

Additional musicians

Charts

References

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