THE GREAT FILTER

Orvalians

Zeuhl

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If your a fan of the avant/zeuhl band called RHUN then I'm sure your already very familiar with THE ORVALIANS. Three of the four members here are from RHUN, and that fourth member will also be an official member of that band on their second release. Captain Flapattack the drummer for RHUN formed THE ORVALIANS a year after RHUN released their debut "Fanfare Du Chaos" in 2013. Eventually "The Filter" would be released in 2017. The biggest difference between this album and the RHUN debut is that the two horn players on that RHUN debut were not invited to participate. There's less of a zeuhl vibe here as well in my opinion.

I will admit that I'm not the biggest RHUN fan, but I do appreciate their debut and feel it's a much better ride that what THE ORVALIANS created here. This album is really inconsistent in my opinion but there's one track that scratches that itch and that's the fifth track called "Whoze", especially those mellow sections where drums, bass and atmosphere lead the way. This gets heavy late though with plenty of insanity over the final two minutes. There are vocals and all four sing and they are very much hit and miss as well. We get eight tracks over 63 1/2 minutes. I had already gotten off of the RHUN bus, and I'm afraid my time on this ride was a short one. They named themselves by the way after an area in Northwestern France called Orval.

For fans of zany and humerous avant music. 3 stars is all I got.

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Posted Monday, September 23, 2024 | Review Permalink

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