DEBORDER (vinyl)

Description

At Boucan, it pitches wildly and swings unevenly with true panache, it beefheartizes ferociously, and the poetic swagger exudes from everywhere... --Gonzaï3 Télérama Keys - - - - - Jazz, brass band, French chanson... Or the perfectly mixed cocktail of a debut neo-alternative album, perfectly orchestrated by John Parish of PJ Harvey. - - - - - First, the apprehension: could this be yet another brass band group, like too many heard around the turn of the 2000s? The fact that it's called Boucan does nothing to alleviate the premonition. And the opening line does little to reassure us about the subtlety of the whole (men are born idiots, no reason for that to change)... Yet, this debut album will remain one of the most astonishing of the French summer. Despite its neo-alternative spirit weighed down by some clichés, it opens up to unexpected territories: jazz, experimental, rock, chanson. A musical journey brimming with long instrumental passages, where the banjo and trumpet soar. Within the trio, we are delighted by the presence of Mathias Imbert, an impetuous musician who had made an impression on us as early as 2007 (under the name Imbert Imbert). And, as producer, the Englishman John Parish, known for his work with PJ Harvey. He managed to bring order to this joyful chaos, overflowing (hence the title) with tender or raging impulses. Without making it tame. --Télérama