Melnetta/Tardive [CD]

The Franco-Swiss group La Tène return with their sixth album, now a six-piece and arguably at their most rock-leaning yet. Two long pieces grow from simple motifs through slow shifts and repetition toward a hypnotic intensity. Cyril Bondi (drums) and d'incise (harmonium, electronics) are joined by Jérémie Sauvage on bass, Jacques Puech and Louis Jacques on cabrettes and bagpipes, and Guilhem Lacroux on electric guitar; founder Alexis Degrenier helped compose but does not play on it. Developed in writing sessions near Clermont-Ferrand and recorded at ImagO studios with Étienne Foyer, it sits between traditional music, electronics and rock.

On CD from Bongo Joe Records.

Track listing

A1. Melnetta
B1. La Tardive

Other editions

• Melnetta/Tardive [LP]