Monsieur KoZo
J'avais découvert Aquaserge en live, je suis content de pouvoir retrouver l'énergie du concert ici (non pas que les albums en manquent). J'aime !
Favorite track: L'ire est au rendez-vous.
As many of us already know, the hyper-imaginative sound of experimental pop band Aquaserge takes on an even wilder dimension on stage, and they're viewed as one of today's most exciting live bands. In the wake of last year's acclaimed Laisse ça être album, here's an opportunity to enjoy Aquaserge's tremendous live sound. Déjà-Vous? ('you, already?') was created from recordings made during two shows in 2016 and 2017, for which the band was augmented by the 3-piece horn section which plays with them on specific occasions.
Déjà vous? contains live renditions of eight tracks: four from Laisse ça être, three from the band's previous releases, and an impromptu version of the jazz standard 'My Funny Valentine'. Most songs have been thoroughly rearranged for the occasion, and some of the pieces were used as source material for some interesting editing work, on the B-side of the LP.
In 2017, Aquaserge performed a large number of shows in more than 10 countries. They'll be back this year for more tours around Europe and possibly North America.
Laisse ça être appears in 'Best of 2017' lists in The Quietus, Pulp Lab, Cast The Dice (UK), Libération, Magic, Benzine (FR), Projektor (PL), Radio 1/Wonderland (BE), Musikexpress (DE) & more
Like a cratedigger’s fantasy band, Aquaserge mine a colourful seam of psych-rock, jazz and Afrobeat… recalls the sophisticated middle ground where Tortoise and Stereolab once met. (Uncut, UK) - Aquaserge's sound is global, cosmic and genuinely kaleidoscopic… densely packed with ideas, mathematically precise, boldly anarchic about ignoring borders and boundaries of every kind, and dazzling with joyful weirdness. (The Wire, UK)
Excellent album. Very much Aksak Maboul. Nothing compares to this record (except maybe Sophie La Bévue that could feature easily on a Joseph Racaille / ZNR album - and that's a compliment). David Fenech
Un savant mélange du King crimson de la période Construktion of light, avec du Magma, du krautrock des 70's et une pointe de rock psyché des 60's. Un album qui fait tourner la tête ! Nicolas RESSOT
Some things in this world are just depressingly incredible. Piniol's Bran Coucou is certainly one of those things. Packed to the brim with restless brilliance, and a compositional focus that inspires and beguiles. Charlie Anderson
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Bouncy, urgent, raucous indie rock, anthemic yet unpredictable; this Oxford, U.K. trio sounds defiantly full of life. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 28, 2020