WAPASSOU

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely do not hate this record. The thing is, there is just nothing to hear there. It sounds like a bunch of kids got their hands on some instruments and recording equipment (which isn't that far away from the truth from what I understand). In fact (again, no disrespect) it sounds to me like something I would record when I was 14, maybe 15. Very simple, tiny, run-of-the-mill ideas, not even what I would call songs per se, just ideas. Simple progressions, very plain, with almost nothing going for them, repugnantly repetitive at times. This is not a material for a real album, just NO!!!

"Melopee" is just a simple melancholic guitar/organ progression with some tame flute and violin improvisation. Sounds just like an early idea for a song to develop, not like a finished song. Can you even call it a composition? "Rien" shows some promise, but unfortunetly it doesn't really go anywhere. Feels immature as a whole. "Musillusion" is a half-song, not terrible, but then again, nothing interesting really, just really plain. "Chatiment" is most likely the closest thing on this album to a real song. Rough and immature, but I guess some raw-folk enthusiasts might enjoy it. "Trip" is literally nothing more than a jam with tepid organ solos. I guess the drumming on this track is the most competent thing on the album. And the sitar outro, jeez, whyyyyy?! It has nothing to do with the rest of the record! My guess is that they've had a friend around who had a sitar, so they decided to just throw it in as an outro because why not? It doesn't add anything and sounds out of place, let me say that much.

Bonus tracks are worthless. "Femmes-feurs" is the simplest progression possible that doesn't have any personality and doesn't go anywhere. Notice the stock-music drumming. "Borgia" is a bluesy-rock clishe. Again, feels like cheap stock music.

Apart from the lack of personality, interesting ideas and maturity, the album sounds pretty rough and you can tell it wasn't recorded in a high-end studio. The musicianship is weak, sometimes they are not even playing in time. The instruments (especially organs) sound muddy as hell. I guess some violin parts here and there are nice, as well as female vocals, but that's not enough to recommend this little "record" to anyone. Maybe the latter ones, but not this one.

Again, no hate, because they were obviously very young and inexperienced, but this is not music that should be released as an actual album. Just no.

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