''Labo M'' (2003) is the third studio album by French singer-songwriter
Matthieu Chedid
Matthieu Chedid (born 21 December 1971), better known by his stage name -M-, is a French rock singer-songwriter and guitar player. Since 2018, he has been the most awarded artist at the Victoires de la Musique Awards with 13 awards, tied with A ...
in his persona as -M-. It's an all-instrumental work which, considering that one of -M-'s trademarks had previously been his inventive wordplay, caused some degree of discontent amongst parts of his fan base. Remarkably successful for an instrumental work, the album entered the French charts at number 27 but proved to be a stopgap with the full studio album ''
Qui de nous deux
''Qui de nous deux ?'' (2003) is an album by French singer-songwriter Matthieu Chedid in his persona as -M-. It is his third full studio album, or the fourth if including the instrumental work Labo M which he had released earlier the same year. ...
'' appearing later the same year.
The album's title meaning "M's Laboratory", is a pun on
La Bohème
''La bohème'' (; ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '' quadri'', '' tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giusep ...
as well as the name of Chedid's recording studio.
Labo M website
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Track listing
# ''Tapis Volant 1''
# ''Slide Melody''
# ''Les Saules''
# ''L'Automat''
# ''Ricken''
# ''Stan est Stone''
# ''Au Kazoo''
# ''Jam à la Mer''
# ''Tapis Volant 2''
# ''Coup d'Trash''
# ''La Nébuleuse''
References
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2003 albums