Paix

Paix
Cover by Jean-Pierre Leloir [fr]
Studio album by
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
Released1972
Genre
Length46:36
LanguageFrench
LabelPhilips
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes chronology
Âme debout
(1971) 		''Paix''
(1972) 		Le Rat debile et l'homme des champs
(1974)

Paix[a] is the fourth studio album by French singer Catherine Ribeiro and her third with the band Alpes. It was originally released in 1972 by Philips Records.

The album integrates the group's original folk-oriented sound within the progressive style of their preceding records, with complex instrumentation, longform compositions, and psychedelic soundscapes. It has been described as containing Ribeiro's most experimental work[6] and is generally considered by critics to be the best album in Alpes' catalogue.[10]

Paix was met with relative critical and commercial success upon release. As with Ribeiro's other albums, it became recognized as a cult album due to Ribeiro's distinct voice and lyrics, as well as its relative scarcity. In 2018, the album was issued for the first time in the United States, where it was well-received by critics and lauded among followers of niche folk scenes.

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