Axiome - The Smell of Lava in the Morning (Ant Zen)
Tracklist 01. Le Serpent Se Plisse 02. Ici Demain ou Jamais 03. Mer de Feu 04. La Mémoire du Ténia 05. Melting Tazieff 06. The Way of the Pickles 07. Les Cheveux de Madame Desbassayns 08. How to Cook Pasta to Perfection 09. Who Really Was Valdemar Von Erebus? 10. Wrinkles of the Earth
Press Release with their seventh release 'the smell of lava in the morning', axiome are back in full swing and present an album that integrates a wide span of styles and moods melted into an expansive and coherent flow of energy, just like lava after a volcanic erruption. well-structured and tightly produced, the ten tracks carry an energizing idm / braindance and acid hybrid featuring accentuated sequencer lines and synth pads underlaid with complex hypnotic rhythm textures keeping the pulse flickering constantly. a good and catchy yet challenging album, distracting and dissecting the senses with its forced density and organized deconstruction. not exactly destined for the dancefloor, but still making you move, 'the smell of lava in the morning' is highly recommendable to lovers of contemporary beat-driven electronic music.
Axiome - Ten Hymns for Sorbetière or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Freezer (Ant Zen)
Tracklist 01. Obscurément Blanc 02. Brise-Glace 03. Gèle ou Crève! 04. La Solitude du Grêlon Face à la Chute 05. Cryotrope 06. Mango Turbo 07. La Seconde Morsure d'Amundsen 08. Vriespunt 09. Neige d'Azuki 10. Lawine
Press Release Seven years have passed since we saw the last signs of life from this headstrong project - with 'Ten Hymns for Forbetière...' Axiome return triumphantly and unmistakably. C-drík Fermont and Olivier Moreau (Imminent) present an aural landslide of amazingly dense sounds, heavy beats and menacing, freezing atmospheres, choosing coldness and ice as a central theme for the album. Splicing genres like idm, acid, rhythm&noise, dark, brooding electro infusions and techstep to an insane hybrid, these 'hymns' mark a perfect syncrisis of simplicity and complexity. Accelerated technoid rhythms are perfectly interfused with powerful percussion laced with hard, deftly sequenced melodic structures and combined with a retreat to insistent, repetitive analogue bubblebath-esque electronic textures. A mélange of force and beauty that is rarely matched by anyone else. Axiome have always been uncompromising, surprising and incalculable throughout their existence - this album is no exception. ten unique, intelligent and atmospheric soundtracks to the sentiments of a biting winter, but suitable for all seasons. So stop worrying and love the freezer!
