I enjoyed the performance so much that I did a search on YouTube of other performances by the woman. I had not caught her full name, but I knew that her first name was "Camille" (her full name, I discovered later, is actually Camille O'Sullivan - but again...that's not the story here). In searching "Camille," the internet diverted me along a different path (as usual). The video below was my first introduction of a mononymous Camille:
I was fascinated, transfixed even.
So I did my research.
This "Camille" is a French artist, who like the pop superstar Bjork, uses her voice as an instrument. The song "Au Port" (In a Harbor), is included on Camille's album Le Fil (The Thread). The album has a "thread" of a tone (a B note) running through the course of the entire recording. The idea was zany enough to further fascinate me. Many people who purchased the album returned it, thinking it was defective.
A couple of weeks ago, I was in the garage satisfying my nicotine habit. I set down my phone on the washing machine, opened the YouTube app, and loaded the video. About that time (as he frequently does), Ken came to hang out with me while I smoked. He looked over my shoulder at the video. He laughed and rolled his eyes a bit. He didn't have to say it, but I had a good idea of what he was thinking. I smiled at him and said nothing.
I purchased the album on iTunes. I played "Au Port" for a co-worker. Her take? "Oh...puh-leez." Ok...well, Camille is not exactly Taylor Swift, Lady GaGa, Nicki Minaj, or Carrie Underwood. Let's face it: some music is just not for the American masses.
On a final note, I played the entire album on a road trip that Ken and I took. He admitted that he enjoyed it. I love it when I can smile at him and say nothing.
