As an important figure in French music of the early 20th century, Satie continues to inspire many artists today and fascinates with his non-conformity. "Satie shows us an empty street on which everyone can leave their mark. [...] He likes to live where life pulsates; he has a flair for good inns; he enjoys the climate." With these two sentences, Cocteau aptly describes the atmosphere of this album.

Airs à faire fuir, Danses de travers, Préludes flasques, Profondeur, Effronterie and Désespoir agréable, among others, are all in the style of the "white road". Allons-y Chochotte, Je te veux, La Diva de l'Empire with guest star Claron McFadden (soprano) and Gambades allow us to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the cabarets of Montmartre to the full.

As an unexpected conclusion to this album, the booklet reveals an unpublished text by the exceptional author Caroline Lamarche, dedicated to Monsieur Satie.

Desespoir agreable; Les trois valses distinguees du precieux degoute; Avant-dernieres pensees; Pieces froides I & II; Prelude en tapisserie; Preludes flasques; Profondeur; Effronterie; Poesie; Songe-creux; Carnets d'esquisses et de croquis; Sonatine bureaucratique
+Lieder: Je te veux; La Diva de l'Empire; Allons-y Chochotte