Kitty Hoff & Forêt-Noire

bossa nova // retro swing

The retro feel of Kitty Hoff’s album Blick Ins Tal (2007) recalls the elegance of classic bossa nova and vintage swing. While it might be difficult to imagine a language like German playing well with the bossa tempo, “Toc-Toc-Toc” carries graceful vocal lines and laid-back grooves in a light, rhythmic and relaxed pace. The tasteful arrangements, lovely piano and solid bass of “Psychenswing” create a unique sense of nostalgia and style.

Unexpectedly charming.
Kitty Hoff & Forêt-Noire – Toc-Toc-Toc
Kitty Hoff & Forêt-Noire – Psychenswing
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Posted by Julija on Thursday, December 4th, 2008 under global, jazz.

12 Responses to “Kitty Hoff & Forêt-Noire”

  1. Name (required) said on December 4th at 5:28 pm :

    sounds very academic. i have to say this as a german. but swing should be different, shouldn’t it?

  2. Danjoua said on December 5th at 7:06 am :

    she sings well in a delicate way, and sounds german, why not?

  3. smith3000 said on December 5th at 7:36 am :

    The bossa German thing sounds a little disconcerting at first but probably no stranger than an English Girl from Ipanema sounded at the time – and she has an undeniably lovely voice. Great music too.

    Not so sure about ‘nostalgia’ .. one of the things I like about bossa is the way it often seems to transcend time. This could have been made 50 years ago, yes, but it could also have been made 50 years in the future.

    Have I stopped making sense now?

    Smart post either way, thanx!

  4. Tom said on December 5th at 9:37 am :

    Awesome, I love the 2nd track – psychenswing – it’s sublime! Really cheesy but in a fun and swinging way. Lovely.

  5. Romain said on December 6th at 5:50 pm :

    I’m so glad, I’ve lost the adress of this blog for more than a year, and (don’t ask me why) I’ve forgot it’s name (like this could be possible…)
    After a series of fortunate events, I’m glad to see that music is still good around here.
    Thanks for all…
    (and I agree with tom, cheesy but so lovely.)
    From france with love.

  6. kawa said on December 7th at 1:57 pm :

    …and really funny lyrics (for those who understand them). They make me smile all the time.

  7. Kljuc said on December 10th at 11:18 am :

    following you guys for over a year now,always enjoying:)
    thanks!

  8. nommh said on December 20th at 4:30 am :

    I’m with Kawa on this one. I laughed out loud when I heard the songs for the first time. And I normally don’t like German lyrics…

  9. Noemi said on December 23rd at 6:49 am :

    <3 Awesome <3

  10. pipetman said on December 27th at 10:21 pm :

    I’d love to buy the CD or at least flac files (I regard mp3’s as an inferior product). But shipping via amazon.de costs a fortune…

  11. Jazzz said on December 28th at 5:57 am :

    try this: http://cgi.ebay.de/CD-Hoff-Kitty-Blick-Ins-Tal-NEU_W0QQitemZ270310834416QQihZ017QQcategoryZ1056QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

  12. pipetman said on December 28th at 12:06 pm :

    Thanks!!! Didn’t think of ebay. Just ordered it.

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