Volapük – Polyglöt (France 2000) [Avant-Prog] @320

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French band VOLAPÜK is a trio formed around the drummer and composer Guigou Chenevier, formerly known from ETRON FOU. They are using instruments such as clarinets, marimba, violoncello and flute to create a music that blends chamber music, Jazz, progressive rock and the bands in the RIO movement. The compositions are complex with lots of improvisations and the musicians are virtuosos. With the addition of accordion many of the tracks sounds as if they could’ve been taken from a Lars Hollmer album. In fact the track “Voilà Pük” are a Hollmer composition written for VOLAPÜK, and listening to it you can hear that it has the unmistakable Lars Hollmer touch to it. This is a really interesting album, and I think that many Lars Hollmer fans will appreciate it. Highly recommended listening!
-Greger Rönnqvist (ProgArchives)-

01. Vieux Futur (5:02)
02. Nusrat (3:09)
03. Voilà Pük (2:39)
04. Sanza (2:21)
05. Tante Yo (4:03)
06. Entre 2 Zoo (2:51)
07. Technovo (4:03)
08. Marimba (3:23)
09. Des liens invisibles (3:43)
10. Valse Chinoise (2:29)
11. Pablo (3:15)
12. Medication & Yoghurt (2:20)
13. L’oeuf d’Apük (3:24)

Michel Mandel: clarinet, taragot
Guigou Chenevier: drums, vocals, keyboards, marimba, sanza
Guillaume Saurel: violoncello, flute
Guest:
Takumi Fukushima: violin, vocal