Brigitte Fontaine

The Profile

Brigitte Fontaine is a French avant‑garde singer, writer, and actress whose work blends chanson, poetry, jazz, and experimental sounds. She is widely noted for collaborations with Areski Belkacem and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, with landmark albums such as Brigitte Fontaine est... folle and Comme à la radio.

Comme à la radio features the Art Ensemble of Chicago and includes spoken‑word and experimental jazz elements; Fontaine has a long‑running collaboration with Areski Belkacem.

A lyrical, 5/5 appraisal of Comme à la radio, where music and words collide as ‘sound dramaturgy’. The review spotlights the Art Ensemble of Chicago’s groove, Fontaine’s surreal/absurdist text, and Areski’s counterpoints. It rejects background ‘muzak’ in favor of intense, tactile listening and situates the album amid real-world turbulence.