Progressive rock; Jazz fusion
Latest album: La Mystere du Gue Pucelle (2021)
Alco Frisbass (2015)
At first I wasn't so sure this is something I needed to hold onto. Alco Frisbass' debut starts off with more than a whiff to the avant prog genre. There's ties to genre champion AltRock here, and the circus themes point to groups like Miriodor. But then the duo begin to add many soft touches. There's a soft jazzy undertone that I find very appealing. There's also some odd musical combinations here, and when one sees that Thierry Paysson is involved in the background, it begins to make sense. There's a touch of the Medieval and other later historical references (witness the cover). As the music continues on one could make the conclusion that this is Minimum Vital playing the instrumental music of Caravan. Certainly more Canterbury influenced than avant prog or Paysson's outfit. The keyboards are more vintage than modern hence offering up sepia tones versus brassy digital irritants. Clearly repeat listens will go a long way to securing memory space. Alco Frisbass strikes a fine balance of old and new, unusual for modern bands. My initial rating was correct, I just had doubted it. No more. Keeper.
10/12/23 (new entry); 11/7/23
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