TOUT EN HAUT

'Tout En Haut' means 'At The Very Top'. Hey, this obviously fits! The PERILYMPH band is hailing from France, who is surprised? Or is it Berlin after all? I'm not sure about the real origin. Anyhow, here we have four musicians who are delivering a highly entertaining mixture of Psychedelia, Kosmische Musik, Space as well as Kraut Rock. Seven enchanting songs are constituting this vinyl length production. Each of them provided with its own unique identity, where the credits are assigned to the entire band. Originally born out of a Fabien de Menou solo project I would claim that Nicolas Mangione is another driving force on this occasion. Because, aside of various instruments, they both are responsible for the lyrics, and then consequently the vocal task. All is sung in French language by the way.

The rhythm task furthermore is predominantly relaxed, hypnotic, Kraut Rock inspired. And so I would name Trees Speak when looking for a band respectively project with a similar approach. 'This is the sound of the ever changing world of PERILYMPH ...' they say. Yep, true, wonderful sonic excursions! Acoustic guitar driven psychedelia, underway on cosmic routes. Melodic compositions, expressive electric guitar solos, well thought out synthesizer and sample input. The transition from the album introduction into La Genèse is simply brilliant. The parallel composed synthesizer and bass mantra further on, a nice groove, ethereal vocals, splendid flow! Considering the sheer amount of music stuff that already has been produced for this genre I'm really happy when bands are developing such new gems from time to time. Chapeau! 4.5 stars on the PA scale.