As a whole, the album is energetic, frenetic, chaotic, and somewhat punk. Featuring compositions both acoustic and electronic, recorded with an ample dose of “creative anger,” the tracks are a lot of fun listening to and really pull a listener in.
Energetic, frenetic, chaotic, and somewhat punk
I had fun listening to Pas Musique’s Come With Me—an energetic, noisy underground explosion of sound. The album delivers with panache notions that are both intriguing and off-center. The track, “Into,” opens with bright metal sounds, like drum roll. These are joined by a bass pulse. “Intro” is intense and wild, featuring high-range vocoded voices and distorted drones. Overall the track evokes panic, power and chaos. “Shout At the Horizon” has for a lead-in a techno pulse and vocoded voices are added. The song has an organic feel, where acoustic and electronic intermingle. A nice metal percussion part interacts with what sounds like a mod synth sequence. Snare pulses begin, and an infectious world-style synth melody takes front and center. In time, the singer joins the song. “Shout At The Horizon” reminds me a lot of :Zoviet-France:.
In “Words Are Mute,” the vocals are both shouted and spoken. Percussion and a bass pulse give the song a driving, EDM feel. I enjoyed the nice, primitive synth riser sounds throughout. In “Too Civilized,” a sample from a retro film is used to begin. Synth sounds, perhaps also from such a soundtrack, provide tone and melody. The track has a solid, heavy rhythm. Further along, a nice synth arp, featuring what sounds like a 5th interval is played. This sound resembles others I have heard in European metal and pop music. Additionally, “Too Civilized” features a nice serge sequence that reminds me of work by Jack Dangers.
As a whole, the album is energetic, frenetic, chaotic, and somewhat punk. Featuring compositions both acoustic and electronic, recorded with an ample dose of “creative anger,” the tracks are a lot of fun listening to and really pull a listener in.
Come Follow Me is a tribute to the late Frank Tovey (aka Fad Gadget). Frank was one of Robert L. Pepper’s top musical influences growing up.
Come Follow Me is available on Alrealon Musique. [Bandcamp]
