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avestin ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
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There are those bands which release albums which are dear to your heart for some reason. With Maldoror, both my wife and I have literaly fallen in love with this album. This is a rare album that has both fantastic music and lyric. It is in French (I am a native speaker and my wife learned it) and one major advantage here would be to understand it, it simply makes the album so much better. Not only the story line, but the language itself, its quality and the quoting from Rimbaud add much to the enjoyment of the album.
This is done in the traditional theatrical style of the old rock-progressif, borrowing from older bands (Ange, Mona Lisa et al.) while bringing in much of their own into it, and a fresh modern sound.
They are going to start recording their next album in the coming months, and I am wondering where would you head after such an album? what would you do to keep up with the level you set?
Fans of the albums have started doing many special things, like making a comic srtip of the story line and other things.
My wife, for instance, has decided to translate this into Hebrew (her native tongue) and after that, she is thinking of translating it into Englsh.
Here is their PA bio:
Formerly known as MANDRAGORE and then SHERLOCK, this talented quartet from the south of France have steadily honed their skills playing covers and live gigs for ten years before actually recording their first album. If the latter is any indication of things to come, MALDOROR* has to be one of the most promising French outfit around. As influences go, we could mention KING CRIMSON, GENESIS, SPOCK’S BEARD and ÄNGLAGÅRD, but these French progsters are truly in a class of their own. Strongly rooted in the 70’s tradition and with a typically French/dramatic approach (with Christian Decamps-style vocals), they manage to bypass all clichés and deliver symphonic prog of the finest quality.
Both musically and lyrically, their self-produced “L’arbre-cimetière” is an ambitious concept album whose strength lies in the diversity and richness of its themes, the utter professionalism displayed in every aspect of the musicianship and the perfect symbiosis of music and singing. Powerful, energetic passages that alternate with soft, rich acoustic passages, sophisticated arrangements and a stunning performance by all: in short, quite a feat for a first album and an absolute must not only for fans ANGE and MONA LISA, but for symphonic prog lovers all over. Highly recommended! * Not to be confused with "noise" band MALDOROR featuring Mike Patton of FAITH NO MORE, MR. BUNGLE and FANTÔMAS. : : : Lise (HIBOU), CANADA : : : Collaborators ReviewsMALDOROR — L'Arbre-CimetièreReview by tszirmay (Thomas Szirmay)PROG REVIEWER
Posted Saturday, February 26, 2005, 17:03 EST | Permanent link MALDOROR — L'Arbre-CimetièreReview by erik neuteboom (erik neuteboom)SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Symphonic Prog Expert
Posted Thursday, May 26, 2005, 19:15 EST | Permanent link MALDOROR — L'Arbre-CimetièreReview by avestin (Assaf Vestin)SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Zeuhl/RIO/Avant Team
Posted Saturday, May 13, 2006, 07:48 EST | Permanent link MALDOROR — L'Arbre-CimetièreReview by ZowieZiggy (Daniel)PROG REVIEWER
Posted Sunday, August 26, 2007, 06:56 EST | Permanent link Guests ReviewsMALDOROR — L'Arbre-CimetièreReview by josian_d
Posted Tuesday, February 01, 2005, 09:43 EST | Permanent link MALDOROR — L'Arbre-CimetièreReview by roger.sanchez8
Posted Thursday, February 16, 2006, 17:03 EST | Permanent link One of the best albums we've heard, brilliant, magical, beautiful... (But I realise not everyone will like this). Edited by avestin - October 19 2007 at 18:57 |
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avestin ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
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Bump...
If I had to choose only one album of all the threads about bands I made so far in this section, this would be it!
Edited by avestin - October 19 2007 at 22:50 |
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Atavachron ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65918 |
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hmm, that's quite an endorsement.. I'll add them to my list
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micky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46843 |
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I got that album David, on Assaf's recommend, wow.. A FABULOUS album. Highly ..highly recommended. |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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avestin ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
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I'm glad you liked it, Michael.
The drummer Sylvan and I have been communicating randomly and he told me about how they are taking the time for their second album, due to variuos reasons, and that he hope will live up to expectations and that they are putting a lot into it.
He was also ammused and thrilled by the idea of my wife translating it into Hebrew... So far, from what I read, she's doing a very good job (it really ain't easy to translate this poetic form of French into any other language).
Go to their website - http://www.maldoror-web.com/enter.php
and their Myspace http://www.myspace.com/maldororprog for samples and songs.
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micky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46843 |
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I meant to ask you how that 2nd album was coming |
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Haha Assaf, that Maldoror review is the weirdest I have ever written, a combination of my progrock and football passion
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avestin ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
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I truly hope not, and they do have the material written for the second album as I understood it, so it's a matter of making arrangements to the songs and recording them.
I'll mayeb give a synopsis of the album concept later on. I'll ask my wife to write it.
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erik neuteboom ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
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Assaf, I am glad to read in your post that Maldoror is busy with their new album, perhaps a new candidate for an interview by the two of us .. although I still have to prepare the Anton Roolaart interview
![]() By the way, the Maldoror album was one of the best selling items for my friend Hans with his Progwalhalla, progheads kept on begging for it and everybody reacted so euphoric ![]() Edited by erik neuteboom - October 20 2007 at 18:34 |
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avestin ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
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Oh, interviewing them is a great idea (and I am in contact with them, so it's no problem).
I didn't know about their album being so popular, that is great!!
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