Faucheuse Rêve Électrique
- Format
12 Inch
Black
£17.00
‘Le monde trop vide, la vie trop courte, Le néant droit devant, Le monde trop vide, La vie trop courte, La peur au ventre et puis plus rien’ (La Fin) ‘The world too empty, life too short, Nothingness straight ahead, The world too empty, life too short, Fear in my stomach and then nothing’ (The End)
Faucheuse, featuring both current and ex-members of Bombardment, hail from Bordeaux and Rêve Électrique (Electric Dream) is their debut album. The foundation of the band’s sound is ferocious, galloping d-beat riven through with a vivid rock’n’roll swagger. Thereafter though, they meld a range of unexpected elements to this rock-solid backbone. Bouncily elastic bass lines and fiery blues meets metal solos are interlaced with flourishes of dissonant electronics and a flaring, cascading organ.
Perhaps, most distinctively, the French vocals, which are clean sung and robustly melodic, conjure thoughts of classic heavy metal delivery. Dramatic, at times almost operatic, yet injected throughout with a bristling punk energy and supported by catchily harmonised backing. Somehow these somewhat unlikely bedfellows are honed into a powerfully cohesive, urgently energetic whole.
Highlight moments range from the skilfully crafted opener Foudre Fatal (Fatal Lightning) to the rollicking organ fuelled Le Cri (The Cry), and from the breathlessly infectious Vague Destructrice (Destructive Wave) to the ethereal harmonies of closer, Faucheuse (Reaper).