{"id":157166,"date":"2026-05-04T15:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/records\/simon-boisseau-les-fausses-illusions-critique-album-review-piano-montreal\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:43:27","slug":"simon-boisseau-les-fausses-illusions-critique-album-review-piano-montreal","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/simon-boisseau-les-fausses-illusions-critique-album-review-piano-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Boisseau &#8211; Les fausses illusions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Montreal pianist Simon Boisseau caught attention with a few brief pop appearances alongside Fredz and \u00c9mile Bourgault. But his solo career is even more substantial with two albums already under his belt (<em>Colorblind<\/em>, 2019, and<em> Le d\u00e9jeuner<\/em>, 2023), to which this third opus titled<em> Les fausses illusions<\/em> is now added.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simon Boisseau - Un r\u00e9veil [vid\u00e9o officielle]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/twEgQykdbcI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">If the first two had all the characteristics of contemporary neoclassical music, this new release is dressed in more cinematic colors, both in the arrangements (which sometimes include some strings and electronics, albeit very discreetly) and in the sound recording and studio production. While in the previous works Simon&#8217;s piano was captured clearly, here it is often enveloped in a delicate veil that gives it a muted projection. I occasionally wondered if the artist had &#8220;prepared&#8221; his piano (like John Cage did, when he inserted pieces of wood or metal between the strings of his instrument to give it astonishing sounds). In that case, I imagined pieces of cotton to dampen the resonance of his playing. It gives the whole production a kind of dreamy tinge.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simon Boisseau - Wow [vid\u00e9oclip officiel]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ByFo_c1t5XM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Some classical reminiscences appear in certain melodies (Satie in <em>J\u2019ai les yeux pleins d\u2019eau<\/em>, Bach in <em>Et si je pleurais<\/em>) and an excellent cover of Andr\u00e9 Gagnon\u2019s <em>Wow<\/em>, is worth mentioning. Boisseau brings a contemporary touch to it, as if it had been written for an epic fantasy video game, where the hero traverses a vast foreign landscape. A delicate electro dressing adds velvet to this seductive soundscape. A very beautiful cover, both respectful and personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Simon Boisseau will be in concert on the following dates, among others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grandtheatre.qc.ca\/programmation\/simon-boisseau\/\"><strong>May 10 in Quebec City<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theatreoutremont.tuxedobillet.com\/web\/simon-boisseau\"><strong>On May 28 at the Outremont Theater, in Montreal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapelledurang1.tuxedobillet.com\/main\/simon-boisseau\"><strong>August 1st in M\u00e9gantic<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravomusique.com\/fr\/artistes\/simon-boisseau\/\"><strong>INFO AND DETAILS FOR SIMON BOISSEAU<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2481862615\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/simonboisseau.bandcamp.com\/album\/les-fausses-illusions\">Les fausses illusions de Simon Boisseau<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2481862615\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/simonboisseau.bandcamp.com\/album\/les-fausses-illusions\">Les fausses illusions de Simon Boisseau<\/a><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal pianist Simon Boisseau caught attention with a few brief pop appearances alongside Fredz and \u00c9mile Bourgault. But his solo career is even more substantial with two albums already under his belt (Colorblind, 2019, and Le d\u00e9jeuner, 2023), to which this third opus titled Les fausses illusions is now added. 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