Aksak Maboul - Redrawn Figures Volume 1 - VINYL LP

Vinyl LP pressing. Following the of Aksak Maboul's acclaimed Figures double album (in mid-2020), fifteen artists have revisited songs from the legendary experimental pop band's 'comeback' opus. Album Tracks 1. Tous Ko 2. Un Caïd 3. Dramuscule 4. Retour Chez a 5. L'adieu À L'histoire 6. Fin 7. Un Caïd (Old School RMX) 8. Anatomy of a Dramascule (Matias Aguayo Interpretation)

Crammed's legendary MADE TO MEASURE Series of New Music was described at the time as the aural equivalent of a collection of art books. Charting a map of some of the most interesting instrumental music of the era, thirty-five albums came out between 1983 and 1995, including works by artists such as Hector Zazou, John Lurie (his soundtracks for the Jim Jarmusch films), Fred Frith, Arto Lindsay, Zelwer, Steven Brown, Peter Principle, Harold Budd, Brion Gysin, David Cunningham, Benjamin Lew, Ramuntcho Matta, Karl Biscuit, Daniel Schell, Aksak Maboul, Minimal Compact and more. The loose idea behind the title of the series was this is music which has been or could have been Inchmade to measureInch as a soundtrack for other media (film, theatre, dance, video). Several years ago the tag discreetly started reactivating the Made To Measure series, and released several new albums on MTM. MTM 1 features 15 works by Minimal Compact, Benjamin Lew, Aksak Maboul and Tuxedomoon. Remastered vinyl reissue. Album Tracks 1. Bat-Yam (Minimal Compact) 2. Too Many of Them (Minimal Compact) 3. Immer Vorbei (Minimal Compact) 4. Animal Killers (Minimal Compact) 5. A la Recherche de B. (Benjamin Lew) 6. Scratch Holiday (Aksak Maboul) 7. Odessa (Aksak Maboul) 8. Chez Les Futuristes Russes (Aksak Maboul) 9. Ossip Et Lili (Aksak Maboul) 10. Lili Danse (Aksak Maboul) 11. Retour Chez Les Futuristes (Aksak Maboul) 12. Mort de Velimir (Aksak Maboul) 13. Fanfare (Tuxedomoon) 14. No One Expects the Spanish Inquisition (Tuxedomoon) 15. Driving to Verdun (Tuxedomoon)

Featuring just two tracks, the Entropik EP sees Ekoplekz stretching his sound towards breaking point, each track extending well past the ten minute mark, slowly evolving yet with a sustained intensity, strength of purpose and emotional impact that ensures that neither outstays their welcome. Entropy Flash is a pile-driving epic the relentless, heavily filtered analogue rhythms and skull splitting drones offset by delicate wistful melodies and a warm, extemporized bassline. It's title might make reference to a classic techno track by Beltram, but there the similarity ends. This is no homage, the sound is pure Ekoplekz, and the onus is on the listener to gauge what statement, if any, is being made here. Fans of a certain late-eighties psychedelic drone-rock group might spot another reference in the title of the flipside, Entropy Symphony, though as with the A-side, all sense of Ecstasy has long since evaporated. Beginning with a volley of pensive densely entwined melodic loops, the track is gradually submerged in layers of searing drone-noise. Though further propelled by the introduction of a one-note bass hit, ultimately the symphony disintegrates into a grey void of instability. Whether or not the listener chooses to interpret this EP in a conceptual sense, there is no doubt that this is some of the most powerful, life-affirming music to emanate from Ekoplekz lo-fi studio hideaway to date. Album Tracks 1. Entropy Flash 1. Entropy Symphony