L'Imperatrice - Matahari

Matahari is the debut album of French band l'Imp�ratrice. The original version released here in the UK for the first time contains all songs in the bands native language, an additional bonus track and different cover art.

Imp�ratrice is French for Empress, and if their name is a difficult thing to grasp for anglophones, musically there's nothing that doesn't translate. Drawing from a range of genres, from 70s space disco to downtempo 90s synth pop, taking in French film composers like Fran�ois de Roubaix and Michel Legrand along the way, the 5 Parisians have become a cornerstone of the reinvigorated French pop-music scene.

Matahari is a glittering, cinematic summation of six years hard work that draws on some of the finest found sounds and forgotten sonic fandangos hiding in crates across the land, all given L'Imp�ratrice's own inimitable 21st century twist.