The Montgolfier Brothers use kids' and adults' voices in the background on Seventeen Stars. Just like BoC did before. Then BoC don't use them anymore (or only buried deep in the mix) and instead have an acoustic guitar playing simple hooks on the new album. A kind of stripped-down version of the acoustic guitar which is mainly responsible for the Montgolfier's sound.

I just listened to Dayvan Cowboy (see last post) on headphones when being sober and realised that it needs space to blossom. Its impact is strongest on good speakers when you are on a trip. Be it a trip in a car or a mind trip like when you've had some red wine, e.g.

Whereas Everything You Do Is a Balloon (my other fave BoC track) is ok on headphones. Maybe as it is more varied and/or calmer and not building up? It also seems to last so much longer (I think there are only 2 minutes difference between the two). Whereas Dayvan Cowboy always seems to finish much too soon. Maybe that's the best about it. It never reaches its climax. Like a withhold aurgasm (what a great name for a music blog).

Both tracks have two parts. The first part is in both cases rather impressionistic, an introduction. Like when you smell the wine. In the second part the wine touches your palate. On ... Balloon it stays there for about five minutes and slowly warms in your mouth whereas on Dayvan Cowboy the wine runs down your throat and it heats you from inside. The song is too short though so that the narcotic effect of the wine cannot yet take hold of you.