Kentin Jivek

Kentin Jivek
Live at Dazzle Club Berlin, 2011
Live at Dazzle Club Berlin, 2011
Background information
Born1980 (age 45–46)
Bordeaux, France
GenresDarkfolk, psychedelic
OccupationsSinger-songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards, guitar
LabelUrgence Disk Records
Websitekentinjivek.com

Kentin Jivek is a French singer-songwriter within the genres of dark folk[1] and psychedelic folk.[2] His songs contain themes of beliefs and stories from mythology and folklore,[3] with lyrics in French, English and Spanish.

Influences

Some of Jivek's French-language songs are influenced by Léo Ferré, in the vocals and the minimalist structure. In other songs, the influences of Current 93, Dead Can Dance are visible.[4]

Discography

  • Eight New Prophecies (September 2009), review by Evening of Light[5] and The Shadow Commence[6]
  • Ode to Marmaele (April 2010) received positive reviews from Judas Kiss magazine,[4] German magazineIkonen,[7] French magazine Longueur d'Ondes,[8] and a Finnish magazine.[9] It was described by David Tibet as a "really haunting album full of oddity and great beauty".
  • "Now I'm Black Moon"
  • The song "What if" was released on the compilation Thanateros – Visions of Love & Death (Ikonen, 2011)[10]
  • Third Eye (March 2012)
  • Blue Zaxon (November 2021)
  •  The seahorse complexe (August 2022)

References

  1. ↑ "Thisisparis.fr". Retrieved 9 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Singer/S/Sw reviews :Kentin Jivek". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. ↑ [link removed]
  4. 1 2 "monkeyhouse-recordings.co.uk". monkeyhouse-recordings.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Light, Evening of (16 March 2011). "March 2011 Short Reviews (Kentin Jivek, The Joy of Nature, Moongazing Hare, Parhelion)". Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Kentin Jivek – Eight New Prophecies". 7 May 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "IKONEN : Rezension Kentin Jivek Ode Maria Nicoli". www.ikonenmagazin.de. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Kentin Jivek - Longueur d'Ondes". Longueurdondes.com. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Arvio". www.kuolleenmusiikinyhdistys.net. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Various - Thanateros - Visions Of Love & Death". Discogs. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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