U RIGIRU

Corscian Zeuhl outfit Rialzu's debut album is an enormous homage to classic-period Magma. Now, I know what you're thinking - "Isn't that true of all zeuhl?" - but it's especially true here; the extended jams here sound just like Magma compositions, and indeed at points they seem on the verge of just ceasing the pretense and slipping into just covering Magma. Still, Gilles Rennes' exciting guitar solos add an interesting spin to the usual zeuhl formula of pulsating rhythms and ominous chanting. If you really like Magma (and I do), it's worth trying out, but if you don't feel the Magma vibe then it's almost certainly not going to appeal to you.