Monsters in Love


Monsters in Love is the fifth studio album by the French rock band Dionysos, released 29 August 2005 and produced by John Parish. The album features songs in both English and French.

Background

This album was written by the band's lead singer after the death of his mother. A lot of the songs and characters began as short stories which he was writing to help deal with his bereavement. A book by the lead singer also accompanies the album: Maintenant qu'il fait tout le temps nuit sur toi.
There has also been a live album and DVD released featuring many of the songs that appear on this album.

Track listing

All songs: music and lyrics by Dionysos, except where stated
  1. "Giant Jack's theme"
  2. "Giant Jack"
  3. "La métamorphose de Mister Chat"
  4. "L'homme qui pondait des œufs"
  5. "Broken bird"
  6. "Miss Acacia"
  7. "Le retour de Bloody Betty"
  8. "Mon ombre est personne"
  9. "I love Liou"
  10. "Lips story in a chocolate river"
  11. "Giant John et le sanglophone"
  12. "Tes lacets sont des fées"
  13. "Old child"
  14. "Monsters in love"
  15. "Midnight letter"
  16. "Neige" + hidden track "I did acid with Caroline"

Personnel

The band

Mathias Malzieu – vocals, acoustic guitar

Mike Ponton – guitar

Eric Serra-Tosio – drums, percussion

Élisabeth Maistre – violin, vocals

Stéphan Bertholio – keys, musical saw, melodica, glockenspiel, banjo

Guests

The Kills – vocals on "Old child"

Additional musicians

Sophie Whitehead – 'claquettes'

Silke Volland – violin and string arrangements

Tobias Unterberg – cello

Yvonne Fechner – violin

Bethany Porter – cello

John Parish – tambourine, maracas, glockenspiel, spoken word

David Vernon – brass arrangements

Mike Daden – trombone

Dolan Jones – trumpet

Dan Jones – tuba

Production

Produced and mixed by John Parish

Sound engineer Paul Corkett

Assistant Nick Joplin

Mastered by John Dent at Loud Mastering