Alif Tree

Described in the review as a French multi-instrumentalist and sound manipulator based in Marseille; author of the 2005 album French Cuisine.

French Cuisine (released 2005) was noted in the review as issued on Compost; the album uses downtempo electronics and features voices/samples of Nina Simone, Shirley Horn, Anna Karina and Claude Nougaro, drawing on jazz, French song and soul influences.

DeBaser hosts one review of Alif Tree's album French Cuisine (2005), praising its tasteful downtempo production and use of guest voices. The review highlights jazz, French song and soul references and notes the album's restrained style and tasteful arrangements.

For:Listeners of downtempo, electronic, jazz-inflected and French chanson-influenced music