GUÉRISON

Setna prove that their command of fusion-oriented zeuhl (laced with a little Canterbury) on Cycle I was no mere fluke with Guérison, a more than competent followup which finds them focusing more intently on longer compositions. (Indeed, if you count the separate parts of Triptyque as being a single song the shortest piece on here is Cycle II, which is nearly 10 minutes long). Far from being an excuse for meaningless instrumental noodling, the band demonstrate their superior command of the subgenre, clearly drawing on the work of the likes of Magma without feeling bound to stick solely to the Magma aesthetic.