Not short on drama, there’s a theme that transports the listener requiring a powerful and demanding high-quality sound system meant to enjoy with large crowds.
L’Avenir Est Un Cerf Teint by Axiome (aka Cedrik Fermont and Olivier Moreau) is released on German label Ant-Zen and was developed over the past two years. It reveals multi-layered beatwork, melody lines and soundscapes building up in segments of hardcore, industrial, acid, bass, noise to a point of no return and repeatedly puts you in an epic atmosphere. 11 tracks, each a gradual build-up of progressive acid-core lava flows. Elements play in subtle frequencies, with much enjoyed and well engineered deep bass sounds that carry most of the album on a central level. Harmonics are well used throughout giving a solid musical experience. Not short on drama either, there’s a theme that transports the listener requiring a powerful and demanding high-quality sound system meant to enjoy with large crowds.
Large bass beats slowly step into a satisfying start on “Walrus on the Rocks,” then comes a systematic passage that mounts you on a ship with psychedelic hints of techno, care of “Le Cri du Gecko.” Its industrial tones fill the air with acidic noise droplets opening up an expansive channel until it fades away. “L’échappée du Yucca” and “The Hummus Eating Lion” are chilled dance-floor tunes with much adventure to glide to. “Solidified Tsunami” revolves around IDM landscapes—as a spatial element, this is the wind of a dark night in an acid capsule. “Olifantome” progresses into view as a serious mind expansion and great piece for late night mixing. “La Chute du Guide Téléphonique” is definitely attention grabbing with a dramatic story-line and telephonic soundscape. “Images du Désastre” could be a soundtrack of a thriller film that can paradoxically relate to a rainy day with its noise elements and subdued, melodic background. “La Rupture van Numisma” is a percussive flight through an underground dance club. “Mise à Nuit” starts cyclically, slowly intensifying and moving with a tinge of dark humor. “Trop Tard” wisps by with some binary consciousness being infused with a spell that speaks of a collective drama; whether an interpretation of it or some abstract form, it’s a drama of finally arriving. Each sonic opus delivers its message well after the first minute allowing for its due course and live mixing potential. Very well done.
L’Avenir Est Un Cerf Teint is available on Ant-Zen.
