NEW! 
IT'S HERE!!!
Christian-Charles de Plicque's long awaited cd: "Spirit In the Dark!"
on Angel House Records naturally...
His first cd of NEW material in 19 years! Well worth the wait!
Christian-Charles de Plicque goes back to his R & B Gospel roots at last!
13 Smokin' new songs from the man that has been in the "business" for 40 years now...
And...One extra Bonus track!
2007
Listen to the Radio Dei advert for the new cd or download the Radio Dei advert (953 kb)
Pictures - Record Release Party of Spirit in the Dark
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track listing
(30 second excerpts in mp3 format @ 192kbps)
- Prayer Meetin'
- Spirit In The Dark
- Hello New Man!
- God Bless The Child
- That's All!
- New Name!
- Deep River
- This Train
- Trouble In Mind
- Don't You See?
- If Trouble Don't Come Today
- Until I Met the Lord!
- The Saviour Is Waiting
- Sweet Lorraine (bonus track)
or download all the excerpts in one go as a zip file
or listen to all the excerpts online (opens a playlist for your media player, you may have to confirm, 'open file' and choose your media player if it doesn't play automatically)
The cd also includes a 16-page Souvenir brochure...
Rythm Arrangements:
Mikael Svarvar
Horns Arrangements:
Peter Nordwall
Background vocal arrangements:
Svarvar & de Plicque
Trumpet:
Tobias Udd; Trombone: Martin Enroth;
Baritone, Tenor and Soprano Saxes:
Peter Nordwall
Symphonic String Arrangements:
Mikael Svarvar
Background Vocalists:
"The de Plicque Finnish Österbotten Soul Singing Sistas and Brothas!":
Mikael Svarvar; Marcus Söderström, Camilla Cederholm, Heidi Storbacka
Musicians:
Percussion, drums: Johan Nybäck
Bass: Stefan Lindblom
Special Guest:
Acoustic Guitar soloist: Jussi Reijonen
Solo Rythm & Lead Guitars and Banjo: Roland Junell
Special Guest
Guitar solo and Rythm guitars, Jarkka Rissanen
Special Guest/Geneva Switzerland:
Hammond B-3- Luc Mayor
Hammond B-3-Rasmus F. Forsman
Steinway Grand Piano: Mikael Svarvar
Accordion: Johan Emet
Vibraphone: Timo Roiko-Jokela
String Section:
Anna-Maria Helsing: (Directrice of Jakobstad Citys' Symphony)
Beata Biernikiewicz, Violin
Carolina Edström-Henriksson, Cello
Erik Nygård, Violin
Recording Studio:
Jakobstad City Music Conservatory
Jakobstad Finland
Recording Engineer:
Johan Nybäck
Pre- Mix Digital Editing:
Ora Turunen
Mixing Engineer:
Ora Turunen
Digital Mixing Studio:
Sonic Factory at:
The Koponen Palatial Vineyard Estate in Kärsämäki
Mix Assisted by:
de Plicque
Producer:
de Plicque for: Angel House International Missions Ministries Finland
Mastered by:
Ora Turunen at: Signal To Noise Studios/Jyväskylä Finland
Released on:
Angel House Records Finland
Executive Producer:
Christian-Charles de Plicque www.deplicque.net
"Spirit In The Dark!" the upcoming CD
Song Stylist
Christian-Charles de Plicque
From Finland, naturally...
More than 35 years touring the world, over 20 lp and cd recordings, including one in Finnish, and one in French, Angel House Records is happy to announce the release of Christian-Charles de Plicque's long awaited: Spirit In The Dark!.
Spirit In The Dark!. cover in pdf format
It is his first recording on new material, since 1989 and it has not come a moment too soon!
The arrangements are done by de Plicque's Musical Director, Finland's producer, composer, TV personality and christian recording artist himself, Mikael Svarvar.
This project takes us back to the 1950's and '60's, to Christian-Charles' roots, in other words, back to the basics of the real thang! Since moving to Finland officially, from home in Paris France in 1988, he has wanted so long to do a soul/groove/gospel recording like this in Finland, Now his dream has come true.
de Plicque's: "Dynamite Band!", 5 musicians, and with 4 powerful background vocalists also from the Österbotten area of the country, have never sounded so good together! Spirit In The Dark! is topped with a fine Big Band horn section, arranged by the prolific Peter Nordwall from Sweden. Violins and cellos, arranged by Svarvar. The String Ensemble is under the director of Vaasa city's Symphony's First Chair violinist: Anna-Maria Helsing.
The Dynamite Band!'s Österbotten Background vocalists:
Marcus Söderström; Heidi Storbacka; Mikael Svarvar; Camilla Cederholm.
Special Guest Artists:
Renowned Vibraphonist: Timo Roiko-Jokela; Mr. Blues/Gospel guitar virtuoso Jarkka Rissanen; Acclaimed Acoustic & Flamenco Guitarist, Jussi Reijonen; Swiss Hammond B-3 organist Luc Mayor; Hammond soul playing Pastor Rasmus F. Forsman...
This First Class project was recorded at the prestigious Music House in the city of Jakobstad Finland.
Yes Lordy!, this record is a real stick on dynamite! It's a true potpourri of Black Gospel/Soul/Traditional/Jazz, taken to another level.
Christian-Charles de Plicque, singing praises, of and to the One who alone deserves it!
Angel House International Missions Ministries
Finland, naturally!
2006
CD new additional photos!: Peter Nordwall, baritone, tenor, soprano sax and horn arrangements for project, Tobias Udd, Trumpet; Martin Enroth, Trombone: "Spirit In The Dark!" cd recording session 22nd April 2006
The Österbotten "Black" Gospel Soul Singers: Heidi (Storbacka), Camilla(Cederholm) and Mikael (Svarvar) In the studio recording background vocals for my upcoming: "Spirit In The Dark!" cd for 2006. (order details to follow...)
(click on an image for a larger version)
The famed star of JARO Österbotten team fotball in Finland, Papa Nikas Storbacka , his son William, and Nisse. They dropped by to visit us in the studio, while mama Heidi was recording with Mikael and Camilla, background vocals for my new 2006 cd. October 2005
"Nisse" Mr. Multi-talented man of Jakobstad! Studio October 2005
Jarkka (Rissanen's) guitars... well 2 of the over 40 it seems! In the studio in the city of Isalmi , doing overdubs for the upcoming 2006 solo cd: "Spirit In The Dark!" October 2005
Nisse, Monsieur Johan Nybäck! Drummer, engineer, percussionist! In the studio in October 05, working on my new 2006 cd
Pastor Rasmus F. Forsman, Hammond B-3, Background vocals
Gospel Hammond man from Geneva Switzerland of course! Luc Mayor November 2005
2005
The Black Diamond Duo:
Some news about de Plicque's upcoming first solo studio cd since 1989 of new material.
Cd tentatively entitled: "Spirit In The Dark".
My longtime friend and music arranger/pianist Mikael (Svarvar), with our ever dynamic soul drummer and also doubling as this cd's rythym section engineer: Johan (Nybäck) or as we call him: "Nisse".
Roland (Junell) on guitars! He owns a ton of them it seems!
Stefan (Lindblom), we call him:"Kilju" the worlds' greatest bassist!
The background vocals are Heidi,(Storbacka) , Mikael Svarvar and Camilla (Cederholm).
The horns are coming!..
The Hammond B-3 is coming! : Rasmus F. Forsman and Tommi Peltola.
string ensemble. Jarkka (Rissanen), my main man guitarist for 20 years, lives in Lapinlahti (Savo Region!).
Jarkka is producing and arranging this "Black Diamond duo" acoustic cd. He has entitled it: "'Lectric Slide'n Gospel!" Natually lots of slide, National Steel guitar, acoustic, electric, lap steel, etc....
"Risto-Kalle" Christian-Charles
Mikael, Johan in the studio
Stefan in the studio
Roland in the studio
2005
Jarkka Rissanen - acoustic and electric guitars, Christian-Charles de Plicque - vocals will begin recording their first acoustic Duo cd in June.
The recording is produced by Rissanen. More info soon!
Hello from the studio with The Black Diamond Duo! Hard work!
Outside the studio with my longtime friend, Jarkka. Too much finnish Midnight Sun in our eyes!
