Editor's Picks (May 22, 2024)

Featured Release

Salon du Monde, Fremont: The Soundtrack
Format: Cassette, MP3s, video
Logline: A concept album based on a fictitious TV show and world
50 editions

A “concept album” is a work of music in which the individual parts add up to more than the whole. The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is the canonical example — the album is more than a collection of songs, it’s a self-contained world.

Salon Du Monde, Fremont is a musical project like this. The music and accompanying films are set in a fictitious world where an MTV-like ‘90s variety show features music. This is where the many contributors to this project — musicians spread around the world who came together for this — brought their own voices, ideas, and aesthetics to build an imaginary world together. 

The output is a wild tour through a collective imagination, and a bold and fun experiment. You can learn more about how it came together in this oral history of the project.

This Metalabel release offers the soundtrack available in cassette and MP3 forms and bragging rights for accepting your own role in this universe. Bold and inspiring. Yes, this!