Univers Zero - 2004 - Implosion [VBR HQ] torrent

Building on the artistic success of their last CD, Rhythmix, Univers Zero returns almost entirely to their acoustic roots (no howling electric guitars here), and with a refined and tempered equivalent of the relentless, prolonged gloom of early releases such as 1313 and Heresie. Pieces are shorter and more varied, with some taking the form of almost jaunty medieval dances. The only electric instruments are Eric Plantain\'s electric bass, plus some discrete sampling and synth keyboards from drummer and leader Daniel Denis, who currently writes all the group\'s music.

Michel Berckmans (oboe, English horn, bassoon) and Denis are the only remaining original members, although clarinetist Dirk Descheemaeker played on several of the later Univers Zero recordings in the mid-\'80s. But even with a number of new bandmembers, the group\'s chamber music instrumentation (saxophones, cello, trumpet, marimba and violin), together with Denis\' intricate writing and the very tight ensemble work, is enough to deliver the signature Univers Zero sound. Overt but short gothic/industrial elements, with titles such as \"Suintement (Oozing),\" \"Miroirs (Mirrors),\" \"Ectoplasme,\" \"Bacteria\" and \"A Rebours (In Reverse),\" serve as bridges between songs and maintain the haunting, sinister edge that initially established the group\'s reputation.

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