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Orkney: Symphony Of The Magnetic North (The Magnetic North) #NNR7
This album is at once as monumental as a menhir and as intimate as the unspoken. Each mound speaks to every inch of skin, each wave to every thought, each note to every step, and the whole delights the heart just as much as the mind. It is grand and beautiful, subtle and deeply human. Perfectly unclassifiable, with its classical elements blended with electronic music and the folk sounds of the vast northern moors, "Orkney: Symphony Of The Magnetic North" takes its place here
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Orkney: Symphony Of The Magnetic North (The Magnetic North) #NNR7
This album is at once as monumental as a menhir and as intimate as the unspoken. Each mound speaks to every inch of skin, each wave to every thought, each note to every step, and the whole delights the heart just as much as the mind. It is grand and beautiful, subtle and deeply human. Perfectly unclassifiable, with its classical elements blended with electronic music and the folk sounds of the vast northern moors, "Orkney: Symphony Of The Magnetic North" takes its place here
6 days ago3 min read
State police L.P. (Précipité)
it is within this very movement, at the heart of the grand narrative currently taking shape around seemingly innocuous acts, so-called news items drowned in a flood of misinformation, and reality TV, that composer, multi-instrumentalist, and sound engineer François Clos, supported by the duo Maxime Legrand and Stan Delanoy on drums and rhythms of all kinds, draws us in with this surprising album, State Police L.P., which is released on November 13.
Nov 62 min read
Twentythree (Tristan Prettyman) #NNR6
At just 23 years old, displaying maturity in both her lyrics and harmonies, Tristan Prettyman doesn’t set out on this upcoming album, "Twentythree", to come across as cool or laid-back; she simply aims to convey her feelings with disarming simplicity and ease, a quality that could have made this a defining album for a generation. Her voice, by turns dynamic and fragile, and her seemingly accessible compositions still strike a chord now, because they speak to a world before In
Nov 63 min read
Street scenes (David Sanchez) #NNR5
In the mid-1990s, New Yorker David Sanchez, following many years of the Young Lions alongside Wynton Marsalis and a return to acoustic roots, captured in his “Street Scenes” series what an entire generation was trying to convey about the contemporary world around them: the interplay of cultures, tensions, loneliness, but also unexpected, even incredible, encounters, and moments of poetry, for those who take the time to listen, watch, and feel. Give it a listen!
Nov 53 min read
Beaurivage (David Grumel) #NNR4
In “Beaurivage,” David Grumel has allowed a wide variety of influences to find their way into his work and blend together, in a sort of intimate confession that reflects his state of mind, one that flirts here with electro, as well as soul and almost funky jazz. This diversity of musical approaches maintains its coherence throughout "Beaurivage" and gives the album its full legitimacy.
Nov 42 min read
Zerøspace (Kidneythieves) #NNR3
In the style of Anne Rice, who succeeded in rehumanizing the mythical vampire, bringing his situation, that of an immortal endowed with “a heart” yet doomed to watch all those he loves die, to its tragic peak, the Kidneythieves, through their incorporation of other electronic genres, will breathe life into rock at the dawn of this new millennium, a rock with existential undertones, at times monumental, or hypnotic or even ethereal, in which Free sings of loneliness and misund
Nov 33 min read
Genetic World (Télépopmusik) NNR#2
"Genetic World" is a masterfully crafted window into the complexity of this new world, quantum, genetic, and electronic, which the French band Télépopmusik sought to make creative, poetic, and human. Twenty-five years later, we are coming to terms with its ironic fate, amid ongoing ethical debates and in the midst of a world marked by neglect, violence, and dehumanization.
Nov 23 min read
Troublegum (Therapy?) NNR#1
By breaking away from the ubiquitous grunge scene, Therapy? manages to deliver a blend of metal and alternative rock that possesses both the urgency of punk and the effectiveness of popfrom which it borrows, for this album, the melodic sensibility that sets it apart from its earlier, rawer works, which were more in the vein of The Jesus Lizard or Big Black. Yet "Troublegum" rises to the challenge of a unique sonic fusion while retaining a constant feverish energy and an elect
Nov 13 min read
No November rain : 30 days, 30 albums !
To resist the melancholy and gloom of November, which promises to be as gray and depressing as the world news, the remedy lies in our ability to celebrate energy, life, our resilience, and our ability to build the future while learning from the past, all while rejecting the dictates of fast consumption, whose impermanence breeds a sense of disconnection among people, even in sound? During this time, we’ll pick one album a day, let it sink in, and share it with you.
Nov 12 min read
Underneath (GAMI)
GAMI is certainly capable of drawing on every possible source, skillfully and respectfully drawing from decades of very different sounds to channel the fusion-like energy that now flows through their veins, allowing them to deliver this surprising yet incredibly powerful debut album, Underneath, whose richness in both composition and performance is just waiting to be unleashed on stage.
Oct 243 min read
V (Truckfighters)
Niklas Källgren’s excellent guitar work, combined with Daniel Israelsson’s powerful and inventive drumming, makes the tracks on this Truckfighters album, V, true masterpieces, where the spirit of Kyuss blends with the spontaneity and musicality of Karma to Burn.
Oct 191 min read
Far and wide (The Pinapple thief)
Everything comes together here to make this highly anticipated Far and Wide proof that the British band The Pineapple Thief is far ahead of the pack and possesses impressive technical and emotional depth. From the art of making a richness and precision in composition, which have become rare, seem simple and obvious, to the album’s understated, if not minimalist, artwork. Don’t be fooled by appearances! This album is nothing less than a little gem of humanity.
Oct 193 min read
B-side : Evelyne Balliner, 20 years of passion to share
Evelyne Balliner talks to us about her passion for concert photography, and to celebrate 20 years of photos at La Traverse (Cléon), Evelyne wants to capture more than just memories on glossy paper, she wants to capture a story. To do that, she needs everyone’s help. Let’s get involved (crowdfunding)!
Oct 163 min read
Afterlife of the wild - Part 1 : Absence (Far away)
This new EP from Far Away once again showcases their talent and originality in their immersive creative approach. Either we’ve lost our ability to smell a deer’s antlers in the dead of winter, or this is truly a groundbreaking EP that you absolutely must put on your turntable before the end of the world!
Oct 162 min read
You're so pretty (Sour bitch)
Alternating between rock and punk with driving rhythms, Sour Bitch’s music fits perfectly into today’s disillusioned landscape, like a refreshing outburst—one focused primarily on interpersonal relationships, but whose broader social implications should by no means be overlooked.
Oct 162 min read
Give me 5 in the Land of the Strange!
Tune in live on YouTube on Saturday, October 17, at 9 p.m. on the @shakearsmagazine channel. For this eleventh episode, Olivier and Jeff, the hosts of the monthly show “Give Me 5,” have selected 10 albums, spanning all genres, that each have their own unique twist.
Oct 151 min read
Terrifying angels (Pure reason revolution)
Since their reunion in 2019, and over the course of four albums, Pure Reason Revolution, have managed to establish themselves among the bands capable of blending influences as diverse as Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, and Nirvana, infusing their decidedly progressive sound with an unbridled energy that is undoubtedly their trademark. This new album is one of those works that reconciles you with a genre, an approach that’s almost stylistic, certainly sonic.
Oct 153 min read
Unadulterated (Roman Candle)
The first true album by the American band Roman Candle, Unadulterated, doesn't beat around the bush: rooted in modern emo, where the band blends metalcore and screamo, Roman Candle's music feels like an emotional tidal wave that is nearly impossible to contain.
Oct 152 min read
Obsidian (OVOO)
It’s never easy to find your way through such a soundscape, and yet, Obsidian, the debut album by the Alpine band OVOO, offers more than one entry point that the attentive listener can explore to enter this indescribable universe, which the musicians themselves describe as “magmagnetic” and which lies somewhere between progressive rock, post-rock, noise, and ambient.
Oct 142 min read
We R all gonna die (Mothers's cake)
The Austrian band Mothers's Cake, which has been active for about twenty years, blending psychedelic rock, punk, funk, and ’90s influences such as grunge and fusion, released their new album We R All Gonna Die on October 8.
Oct 143 min read
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