Kentin Jivek


Kentin Jivek is a French songwriter and singer of dark folk and psychedelic folk songs.
The lyrics are expressed in the 3 languages: French, English and Spanish."Its origins come from beliefs and stories from mythology and folklore, updated to the modern psyche folk style".
In some of his French written songs, the affiliation to Léo Ferré is stressed out by the minimalist structure of music and by the vocals. In other songs, the influences of Current 93, Dead Can Dance are remarkable.

Collaborations

From 2008 to 2009, Jivek has been performing in concerts, within various configurations:
  • trio of musicians performing violin, percussions and guitar,
  • duet with 2 guitars, samples and keyboards,
  • piano and guitar.
Jivek, "the real orchestra-man" as named by Sortir à Paris uses various arrangements and instruments which stand by and confirm the refined style of songs.
Jivek gave various shows in England, Spain, Greece, Germany to present his second album and Norway to perform songs from the album "Ode to Marmæle" then in Portugal, Switzerland and France since the beginning of 2011.
International collaborations:
  • With the German band The Trail
  • "Sur l'Echiquier" with Tomek Mirt
  • "Prison Of Love" with Arash Akbari
  • "Io" with Kjell Braaten
  • "Haunted Cabaret"
  • "Voir Dire"
  • "Shake The Bad Hand"
  • "You Know" with Max Würden

Discography

  • Eight New Prophecies, review by Evening of Light and The Shadow Commence
  • Ode to Marmaele has received many positive reviews: Judas Kiss magazine, Ikonen, Longueur d'Ondes and a Finnish magazine. Note also the appreciation by David Tibet: "A really haunting album and full of oddity and great beauty; beautifully mixed and arranged too."
  • "Now I'm Black Moon"
  • The song What if was released on the compilation Thanateros – Visions of Love & Death Third Eye –
  • "Blue Zaxon"
  •  The seahorse complexe