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Frederick Galiay: Time Elleipsis
By"Luasamia | Points Cardinaux" features a torrential downpour of Sébastien Brun and Franck Vaillant's rumbling drum patterns and electric guitarist Jean-Sébastien Mariage's distortion-based crunch chords along with the quintet's free form noise-sculpting techniques. Add the leader's monster bass lines and colossal background effects and you get the sense that a catastrophic event is in the making. But "Nirmanakaya | Dhyana" is framed on a balls to the wall type improvised punk groove, akin to some of Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore's radical solo albums. Moreover, electric baritone saxophonist Antoine Viard's raspy intonations and Mariage's placid voicings are countered by the drummers' barbaric gong hits and swooshing cymbals splashes.
The presentation is slightly altered by the sax and bass led four-note theme on "Dharmakaya | Oieseaux Terrifants," atop pulsating rhythms and thrash rock style snippets, while descending into a cavernous ancient temple for some soul cleansing initiatives. And of course, this is not background music; it demands critical listening as the musicians execute a semi-structured post-modern muse with antiquated implications and a vivid aural cinema for one's psyche.
Track Listing
Nâga convulsions; Sentence | Samsara; Luasamla | Points cardinaux; Saneu kham Samout; Nirmanakâyâ | Dhyâna; Dharmakâya - Oiseaux terrifiants; Sukha.
Personnel
Frederick Galiay
bass, electricAntoine Viard
saxophone, baritoneJean-Sebastien Mariage
guitar, electricJulien Boudart
synthesizerSebastien Brun
drumsFranck Vaillant
drumsAdditional Instrumentation
Antoine Viard: electrified baritone saxophone; Sébastien Brun: acoustic and electronic percussion sets; Sébastien Brun: acoustic and electronic percussion sets.
Album information
Title: Time Elleipsis | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: Ayler Records
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