Incendie

Description

Nearly 3 years after the release of "Mathusalem," François Ier reveals his ardent successor, "Incendie." In line with his previous releases, this new album has been crafted based on enveloping layers, deep bass, and always rich harmonies. Similarly, the characteristic melancholic dimension of his music is also ever-present, although it sometimes asserts itself with a form of violence. Like its abundant cover art, this new album showcases an extremely varied range of sounds, often evoking very pronounced English influences, leaning towards breakbeat, jungle, drum'n'bass, but also new-wave, all supported by vocal samples with dancehall, reggae, r'n'b, reggaeton, and hip-hop accents, resulting in a decidedly hybrid outcome. "Incendie" is marked by a systematic use of the Prophet 8 synthesizer, whose wild and ever-moving sound reinforces the fiery character of this new album.