Release date 21 May 2007
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Cécile Schott returns with her third album as Colleen, the highly personal but distinctly more adventurous and confident Les Ondes Silencieuses, which follows her one-off Colleen Et Les Boîtes À Musique project from late 2006.
This album signals a change of approach for Parisienne Schott. Gone are the ... [more]
Release date 2 October 2006
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“It seemed like a dream opportunity to explore further the miniature continent of sound that music boxes in all their variety generate” says Colleen’s Cécile Schott in response to the carte blanche handed to her by national radio station France Culture’s Atelier De Création Radiophonique to record music for a ... [more]
Release date 25 January 2006
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To date, Colleen released two acclaimed albums on The Leaf Label, 2003's Everyone Alive Wants Answers and The Golden Morning Breaks in 2005, and on the back of these releases she's been playing live all over Europe and in the US for the past three years. As reproducing most of ... [more]
Release date 7 November 2005
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Celebrating the anniversary of any record label is always a strange thing, as the quality of releases are down to the bands the label chooses to work with. Still, ten years feels like a bit of a milestone. That’s especially true for The Leaf Label, which was launched by ex-4AD ... [more]
Release date 23 May 2005
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There are two methods for making a successful follow up to an acclaimed debut album. Either you delve deeper into whatever sound and style you’re exploring, building on minute details with the goal of creating an ever more perfect representation of your sound. Or, you reinvent yourself – rebel against ... [more]
Release date 4 May 2004
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A full-length compilation album for the price of a CD single, Delivery Room follows on from 2002’s Lost For Words and the Osmosis sampler from 1999.
The release of the compilation coincides with the long-awaited launch of The Leaf Label’s new website ( www.theleaflabel.com ). Both CD and website follow ... [more]
Release date 30 June 2003
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It seems a shame to tarnish the delicate perfection of Colleen's music with words - this is music that needs to be listened to late at night, free of everyday distractions. You'll find yourself entranced by these 13 mesmerising spider's webs of sound that sound like they've been beamed in ... [more]
19 March 2008
Cecile Schott recorded a session for BBC 6 Music's Freak Zone when she visited the UK for shows in Bristol and London last weekend. The session will be broadcast on this week's show, which goes out between 1700-2000 on Sunday 23 March.
She recorded two new tracks for the session, and you will be able to stream the show for a week after the broadcast from the following link .
Cecile embarks on tours of ... [read full article]
24 July 2007
Cecile Schott has been invited to join Beirut as support act on their North American tour in September/October this year. Following the release of her third album, Les Ondes Silencieuses , earlier this Summer, and a string of successful dates around the World, these will be Colleen’s biggest shows of 2007, and her first ever US tour.
Here are the dates - more to be announced:
September 24 2007 - Society for Ethical Culture ... [read full article]
18 May 2007
Following her recent, highly successful tour with Triosk , Colleen returns to the UK and Ireland this summer for a further five shows, covering cities in which she has not previously appeared, along with two festival appearances.
Colleen’s mesmerising show will include material from her third album, Les Ondes Silencieuses . The viola de gamba, classical guitar and the clarinet, all of which feature heavily on the new album, will be performed at ... [read full article]
27 March 2007
Cécile Schott has confirmed a French tour to coincide with the release of her third long player, Les Ondes Silencieuses. The album will be released on May 21st.
The extremely intimate Paris date on April 26th is a recording session for Radio Campus/Iastar which kicks off at 7.30pm and is free, but the places are limited to 50 on a first come, first served basis, so turn up early if you want to make this one!
Schott ... [read full article]
26 September 2006
Cecile Schott, aka Colleen , now has an official MySpace page where you can listen to tracks from all her releases, including the forthcoming ' Colleen Et Les Boites A Musique ' EP. There was a fan page on MySpace (which made no mention of the fact that it was unofficial, and that no messages would reach Cecile), so if you were signed up to that you may wish to visit the ... [read full article]
5 September 2006
Cecile Schott (aka Colleen) is to tour Japan for the first time in October.
Japanese label Windbell will release a special 2CD package to coincide with
the tour, including Colleen's 2005 album The Golden Morning Breaks as well as the new Colleen Et Les Boites a Musique EP . The Japanese 2CD will not include any new music, but will feature new packaging. The tour dates, from October 28 to November 4, can be ... [read full article]
5 February 2006
Following a successful East Cost tour with A Hawk And A Hacksaw last summer, Colleen will appear at the much anticipated Arthurball event in Los Angeles in February. Cecile will perform on the first day of the mini-festival (February 25), alongside Joanna Newsom, Mi & L'Au, Entrance and many more. More info and tickets here: www.arthurmag.com/news/
26 July 2005
Colleen's show at London's ICA this Wednesday (July 27) has had to be cancelled due to ill health. We hope to be able to reschedule the event later this year.
Cecile sends her apologies to anyone inconvenienced.
Tickets will be refunded by the ICA box office.
20 June 2005
Colleen will be playing her first ever shows in the United States this August, co-headlining a tour with A Hawk And A Hacksaw along the East Coast.
This is a real event, as both bands perform live like nobody else. Colleen's stunning minimal performances are captivating and enrapturing, while an AHAAH show is a raucous, energizing affair. Together, they promise a uniquely diverse evening.
Tour dates here
1 June 2005
Colleen has confirmed a London show at the ICA on July 27, with support from legendary This Heat/Camberwell Now percussionist Charles Hayward. The highly influential (not least on Cecile herself) This Heat and Camberwell Now both performed at the ICA, but Charles has never played a solo show there until now. We're quite excited about this link up!
Tickets are on sale now from the ICA box office (020 7930 3647) priced at £10 or £9 ... [read full article]
