Singer-songwriter and guitarist Philippe B has crafted his own musical universe, a folk hybrid in which samples and acoustic and electric frequencies are cleverly mixed together.
Philippe B makes timeless French classic pop tunes. Named Songwriter of the Year at the 2014 ADISQ Gala for Ornithologie, la nuit, Philippe B returned with a fifth album, La grande nuit vidéo, released in May 2017 via Bonsound. With his critically-acclaimed album Variations fantômes (2011), he explored and sampled the work of classical composers, then used multiple wind instruments to create a late-night soundtrack on the Polaris Long-Listed Ornithologie, la nuit (2014). For this latest LP, nominated on the 2017 Polaris Music Prize Long List, Philippe B was inspired to create cinematic chord arrangements, reaffirming that he is one of the great Quebecois singer-songwriters (Olivier Robillard-Laveaux).
Following the release of his third album, Variations fantômes (2011), Philippe B, along with the Molinari Quartet and a chamber orchestra, performed sold-out shows at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, Club Soda and Église St-Jean-Baptiste. Between these concerts and the composition of his fourth studio album, Ornithologie, la nuit, Philippe B put his multiple talents to good use by producing albums for Groenland, Isabelle Boulay, Les soeurs Boulay and Carl-Éric Hudon. The critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter also created the original soundtracks for Éric Morin’s films Chasse au Godard d'Abbittibbi (2013) and Nous sommes Gold (2019).
Un artiste majeur.
Philippe Papineau, Le DevoirUn des grands auteurs-compositeurs-interprètes québécois
Olivier Robillard-Laveaux, VOIR TV[…] son meilleur album […] un disque important. (La grande nuit vidéo).
Philippe Renaud, ICI PremièreY’a beaucoup de beauté au pied carré sur cet album-là (La grande nuit vidéo). […] C’est magnifique.
Katerine Verebely, ICI PremièrePhilippe B nous a mitonné avec La Grande nuit vidéo quelque chose de singulièrement exquis. […] le mûr Rouynorandien complète son «Big Three» amorcé en 2011 avec Variations Fantômes. Après la consécration, l’apothéose.
Nicolas Roy, HuffPost QCLa beauté scintille assurément de mille et un éclats dans cette Grande nuit vidéo. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Valérie Lessard, Le Droit