The Melting Vinyl three day showcase of French musical talent, relatively and criminally unknown in this country provides a absolute treat for appreciative music lovers and fans of experimental music. First up is Minuscule Hey, the Male and Female Bordeaux Duo making big waves in their native Country. The pair combine angular, sixties sounding psych guitars and programmed Beats to create a minimalist backdrop for the infectious, dual vocal melodies reminiscent of Talking Heads and vocal delivery similar to Editors resulting in a surreal and exciting performance.
Next up are Coming Soon, the charismatic, multi-instrumental six-piece who deliver a charming and captivating performance serving up an enthralling set of songs with real quality sounding like a combination of Akron Family, Spiritualized and foot-stomping Rock'n'Roll. At one point the whole ensemble put down their Instruments and sing completely acoustically like a folk-infused Gospel Choir resulting in the guy who generally appears to take the majority of vocal duties wandering amongst the crowd singing at the top of his voice. Impressive, inspiring stuff. Coming Soon are a band that you would be more than happy to have singing the soundtrack to your day.
Etienne Jaumet: One man, one Saxophone and loads of Synth and sample gear, also one half of expermental, psych Electronica renegades Zombie Zombie who's last album was in the Rough Trade top 10 album list for '08. Here to represent the underground of French Electronica far removed from the usual "Ed Rec'" fair we're so used to in this country, Jaumet plays a one Hour engrossing, undulating set of Minimal synth and sample Techno loop-based epic soundscape similar to Black Dog meets Kraftwerk without ever losing the typical "french" synth sound that sets it apart from such associations. A moving and intoxicating experience. myspace.com/etiennejaumet
myspace.com/minusculehey
myspace.com/starsoon
By Matt Pratt
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