LA MARMITE COSMIQUE 7 - UNCLE BIZARRE

2023 has opened with a wonderful claim of Arnaud's latest album "La Marmite Cosmique 7 - Uncle Bizarre". This album is stuffed with colourful, kaleidoscopic Arnaud's oneman performances as well (interesting is such an expression like "composed and cooked by"). Lots of short tracks have various appearances based on his synthesizer- based melodies and rhythms, and every single song entertains us as much as possible. Basically his soundscape is clearly gentle and warm (sometimes quirky though) but simultaneously he gives us apparent excitement and amazement on a regular basis. It's obvious for us to find mysterious wonders through the sleeve pic (like a controlled brain lol). From the beginning of "Prologue" is an evident fantasy filled with eccentric synthesizer dissonances. Yeah we cannot help feeling what will happen from now on.

"Daredevil" is such a powerful enjoyment. Poppy, catchy, danceable grooves with crazy jazzy hints are pretty acceptable. Guess this short track can be cut for a single record. Vigorous. We will be deeply absorbed into female hummings in "Out Of The Blue", full of mysterious melody lines and swingly atmospheric soft smooth rhythmic aromas. Another short gem "The Wizard" holds a good combination of creamy wind instruments and kinky synthesizers. What an enjoyable short story. And we can enjoy funky bubblings and bizarre melodic launches filled with jazzy big-band-y streams in "Fangs". On the other hand, the masterpiece "Mermaid Lullabies" involves much musical essence. The fresh and fruity melodic departure firstly intoxicates us. And the dry coolly swingy mainstream created by horn sections is awesome really. Rigid drumming is comfortable too. A matured juicy wonderland by lyrical flute playing should stabilize our inner mind. And what a fantastic, gorgeous moment a chorus in the latter part is. Sensitive delicate sound explanation with listener-friendly texture is essential. Over 16 minutes is not long nor lengthy at all.

Fascinating sound development like this is a sort of authenticity of Arnaud.