“Legendary Melbourne producer” Simon Grounds (sometimes I really wonder if the Australian music industry understands that no-one is watching) has corralled musicians from Lost Animal, Useless Children and Kes Band to support experimental pop artist Prudence Rees-Lee in this, her debut single, named jointly after the erotic film classic Emmanuelle and the Hebraic Immanuel and taken from her “double-gatefold” album (sheesh) Court Music From The Planet Of Love. Despite (or perhaps because of) the epic wankery of all of this, Prudence and her legendary producer have a made something moody, nostalgic and beautiful, worthy of the self-ascribed Jane Birkin and Bridget St John comparisons. Dripping strings, flute and harpsichord, and driven by Prudence’s girlish, almost faltering voice, this track is out of time and utterly lovely.
Prudence Rees-Lee : Emmanuelle
