*50 copies limited edition* Even for a prolific artist such as Delphine Dora, 2026 is a very busy year with the release of three albums already before the end of April; the harmonium and vocal improvisations of ‘D’une nostalgie inconnue’ on Akti, the impressionistic piano and keyboard instrumentals of ‘L’ineluctable du temps’ on Marionette and the church organ explorations of ‘Vents d’aether’ made in collaboration with Jérôme Bouve for Hallow Ground.

‘La lune’ is another impressive addition to Dora’s vast catalogue that blurs the lines between folk, modern classical, ambient and poetic writing. Composed and recorded several years ago (‘… It was a long time ago but I don't know the year…) it was finally put together as a cohesive album, carefully sequenced with a concise running time of just over thirty minutes.

The music focusses on Delphine’s delicate and expressive piano playing with added layers of field recordings and keyboard. While the tracklist contains a fair amount of instrumentals, most tracks feature vocals and it is really Delphine’s voice that takes the center on ‘La lune’. Besides her trademark glossolalia, five tracks are set around poem recitations from different French poets from the 19th century. Giants in the field like Arthur Rimbaud and Charles Baudelaire, as well as Sully Prudhomme and Charles Cros.

However, it is Théodor de Banville’s ‘La lune’ that makes up the title track which serves as both an introduction and a distillation of the album with its playful but haunting mood. Dark and light, stark and gentle, confusing and enchanting, ‘absurde et charmante’, ‘La lune’ is truly an album to get lost in.