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01. THE ALPS - Drop In
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02. THE ALPS - Marzipan
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09. THE ALPS - Le Voyage
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ARTIST
ALPS, THE
TITLE
Le Voyage
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
TYPE
CATALOG #
TYPE 056CD
TYPE 056CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
5/25/2010
Still comprised of the core threesome of
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
(
Tarentel
),
Alexis Georgopoulos
(
ARP
) and
Scott Hewicker
(
Troll
),
The Alps
return to Type in full force for their fourth sprawling long-player. Buoyed by the praise lavished upon its predecessor
III
, the band were adamant that
Le Voyage
would be bigger, brighter and better than anything in their catalog to date, and Type reports that they have been successful in their quest. The sun-bleached European movie soundtrack sentiment that underpinned their previous records is still here in full force, but it comes rolled up in something defiantly more psychedelic, and in turn more unpredictable. Sewn together by vignettes which bring to mind
Delia Derbyshire
's Radiophonic hiccups or
Luc Ferrari
's tape collage, the band have put together an album which genuinely takes you on a journey. Surely it can't be a mistake calling the album
Le Voyage
then, a title which simultaneously brings to mind the work of
Serge Gainsbourg
and
Alejandro Jodorowsky
-- something deeply visual but effortlessly beautiful. With propulsive, break-heavy rhythms sure to appeal to any diggers out there and a blissful, sunny outlook to wipe the frown from the faces of all you dour experimental types,
Le Voyage
is a crack of light in a dark room. A mysterious record, it is punctuated by the same energy that gave us space rock and psychedelia, and while the band are quick to demonstrate their wide-ranging musical knowledge, there is something incredibly unique about their sound. This is not a lazy soundtrack to a film which might never be made, rather,
Le Voyage
is a journey for the listener and one you will want to take over and over again.
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