Western sous la neige is the fourth studio album by Dionysos, a French rock band, released 5 March 2002 and produced by Steve Albini. The title translates as western in the snow, and encapsulates the surrealist style of the album. The band's lead singer wrote a book 38 mini westerns in the same year.
This album broke the band into the mainstream thanks to their first radio hit Song for Jedi; this album is also a Gold Disc. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 92nd greatest French rock album (out of 100).
Two live albums Whatever the Weather (an acoustic and an electric version) were released, composed mainly of songs from this album. There is also a live DVD of the same name.
| Western sous la neige | ||||
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| Studio album by Dionysos | ||||
| Released | 5.3.2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Art Rock | |||
| Label | Trema, Universal Music | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini | |||
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