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Aksak Maboul

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3.85 | 24 ratings | 1 reviews | 21% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 2020

Songs / Tracks Listing

LP 1 / CD 1 (39:10)
1. Among the Naeporu (0:28)
2. C'est Charles (4:20)
3. Taciturne (6:54)
4. Silhouettes (4:39)
5. True, False, Fictive (1:25)
6. Histoires de fous (5:32)
7. Sophie La Bévue (1:57)
8. Formerly Known as Défilé (3:20)
9. How Should One Read a Book? (0:28)
10. Spleenétique (5:47)
11. Sgraffites (4:20)

LP 2 / CD 2 (36:20)
1. The Untranslatable (1:32)
2. Retour chez A. (5:00)
3. Dramuscule (6:42)
4. Excerpt from Uccellini (1:16)
5. Un Caïd (5:26)
6. Martial Arts for Boys (0:16)
7. Un certain M. (1:26)
8. Ins Bleistiftgebiet (1:33)
9. Fatrasie pulvérisée (3:33)
10. Qu'est-ce que c'est "mot"? (1:01)
11. Tout a une fin (8:35)

Total Time 75:30

Line-up / Musicians

- Véronique Vincent / vocals
- Marc Hollander / keyboards, saxophone & clarinets, percussion, programming, field recordings, etc.

And:
- Faustine Hollander / backing vocals, bass, guitar
- Lucien Fraipont / guitars
- Erik Heestermans / drums

With contributions by:
- Michel Berckmans / bassoon
- Steven Brown / vocals
- Fred Frith / viola, guitar
- Julien Gasc / vocals
- Audrey Ginestet / backing vocals, field recordings
- Benjamin Glibert / guitar, backing vocals
- Jordi Grognard / clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
- Martin Méreau / drums, percussion, vibraphone
- Sebastiaan Van den Branden / guitar, percussion

Releases information

Produced & arranged by Marc Hollander
Coproduced by Faustine Hollander
Mixed by Gregory Bauchau

Music written by Marc Hollander, lyrics by Véronique Vincent
except Fatrasie pulvérisée: lyrics by Véronique Vincent, music by Julien Gasc, arranged by Marc Hollander, and The Untranslatable: music by Marc Hollander/Faustine Hollander

Music written by Marc Hollander, lyrics by Véronique Vincent, except Fatrasie pulvérisée: lyrics by VV, music by Julien Gasc, arranged by MH, and The Untranslatable: music by MH/ Faustine Hollander

2LP Crammed Discs - CRAM 300DLP (May 22, 2020, Belgium)
2CD Crammed Discs - CRAM 300 (May 22, 2020, Belgium)
Digital album (May 22, 2020, Belgium)

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AKSAK MABOUL Figures ratings distribution


3.85
(24 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(21%)
21%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(50%)
50%
Good, but non-essential (17%)
17%
Collectors/fans only (12%)
12%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
0%

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4 stars This album is a goldmine of understated, ultra-arty Frenchness. Add Astrud Gilberto-like vocals to elaborately constructed songs, enigmatic electronic constructions, and a certain portion of pure progressive instrumental whimsy. Super-infectious - if Poulenc had a pop band, it might sound like this. ... (read more)

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