Aksak Maboul - Lublin 06.07.17
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Topic: Aksak Maboul - Lublin 06.07.17
Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Subject: Aksak Maboul - Lublin 06.07.17
Date Posted: July 09 2017 at 09:52
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A few days
ago, the legendary avant-rock band Aksak Maboul under the lead of Marc
Hollander performed in Lublin, Poland together with the singer Véronique
Vincent, as a part of "Inne Brzmienia" festival. The band consisted of Marc Hollander, who played keyboards and operated all sorts of electronic machinery, Veronique Vincent, who sang on about 80% of the numbers, Aksak Maboul guitarist Lucien Fraipont and members of the band Aquaserge, which records under Hollander’s Crammed Discs label.
It was a phenomenal concert, one of the best I’ve been to this year. The set
kept great balance between synth-pop sensibilities of the Véronique Vincent
& Aksak Maboul project, the latter’s avant-garde studio explorations, and
collective modal improvisation. The music went from as far as something reminding
of 20th century avant-garde opera to jams reminiscent of The Doors.
All in all, a fantastic experience. Some of the pieces I did not recognize (I
had not investigated the ‘Véronique Vincent & Aksak Maboul’ albums), but
the last piece before the encore was a variation on my favorite piece by the
band, the nearly-proto-techno (Mit 1) Saure Gurke (Aus 1 Urwald Gelockt). I also got
to talk to Marc Hollander for half a minute before the concert, telling I was a
big fan of his music and I was really looking forward to seeing him play. He
seemed like a very kind and warm person. Here are a few videos from the concert. I apologize for bad sound quality, it was very loud.
Side note #2: During this amazing festival, I also got a chance to see Tuxedomoon, Wacław Zimpel, and the amazing Mulatu Astatke play, among many. |
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Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: July 09 2017 at 10:00
And a few pictures... Marc Hollander's glorious Farfisa Professional Duo        ...and yours truly with his purchase. (photographs and videos courtesy of Jerzy Kutnik) |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: July 09 2017 at 13:14
Love that band  Can't wait the lp reissue of their second album, their best in my opinion. I talked to Marc once on the phone. He was interested by producing a musical project of mine and a friend. Unfortunately that never came through. Nice person as you say, open mind.
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Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: July 10 2017 at 02:04
I like both of them, though I know the debut a bit better. And that a very interesting story! It's a shame he did not produce it in the end. |
hellogoodbye wrote:Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 10 2017 at 03:09
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Great little review Tymon - I wish I could've been there. Most of these old school musicians are actually a lot easier to meet and talk to than what most fans think. As long as you keep the conversation directed at their music you'll more than likely have a friend for the moment/night. Oh and I have done 3 posts previous to this WITHOUT captchas - I am hoping this trend will soldier on. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: July 10 2017 at 03:34
I never heard of them but with "maboul" in their name it could only be interesting  I'll have to look into them more. Nice review! 
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Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: July 10 2017 at 04:45
Thank you!  And that's very much true. Musicians love hearing from their music's enthusiasts (surprising, innt? ).Captcha has been exceptionally bad for me this morning, I've been getting "tick the boxes..." verifications for the first time today. 
I had not known what the word meant until I read your message, to be honest.  They're a great band, I have a feeling you might really enjoy their first album. And thank you! |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: July 11 2017 at 03:54
| Wow! What a great document of the gig. One band I have never seen (in any shape or form). Reminded me a bit of Stereolab in places... Thanks for this! |
Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: July 12 2017 at 14:01
Thank you! Haven't investigated Stereolab enough to say for sure, but I can see where you are coming from. They are a great band to see live and I recommend you do if you get a chance. And you are welcome!
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