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Potemkine

Zeuhl

3.78 | 39 ratings

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bartymj

Definitely some Zeuhl influence, far more than their earlier EP Msytere.

Title track Foetus is a lovely calming tune, as others have said, actually quite in Canterbury style. The Zeuhl influence is more in the slow rhythm that develops towards the end of the track around the 5 minute mark, but Zed is the truly Zeuhl track on the album.

From here I do lose a bit of interest though. Nuit sur le Golan is an Avant/Musique concr�te track that I'd just skip. Ballade needs a bit of mixing work - the keys are so loud at times compared to every other instrument its impossible to find a comfortable volume to listen to it. Hymne is similar but a fairly interesting track.

Loolite does bring things back to decent levels again, a good jazz fusion track with a swirling guitar. Cedille is an interesting piano melody, starting almost like the intro to a Mafia film but then breaking into some very calm, beautiful melodies. Laure is another decent jazz number if a little bit strange in that it takes a long time to develop - no Zeuhl to be found though. Sadly the album ends weaklywitha short jam, Cycles.

A disjointed album in all, with a handful of good tracks mixed in with the bad.

bartymj | 3/5 | 2021-4-29

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