Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes

About the same time that Brigette Fontaine started releasing records that combined the traditional French chanteuse style with more radical and progressive music forms, Catherine Ribeiro was traveling a similar route, although she remained even more obscure internationally than Fontaine. Whereas Fontaine's voice was usually soft and sweet, Ribeiro sometimes hit more harshly with lower tones, even sounding like Nico with far more emotion, over an experimental backing that could include folk-rock, progressive rock, improvisation, and more. Her unique voice certainly hinted at he...