VICIOUS CIRCLE / Lysistrata
Tracklist
biography
Though being from France the band Lysistrata doesn't sound like that at first sight. The three members, all of them in their early twenties, evoke the roaring energy and lust for life of the youth. They build a driving up-tempo mix of post rock, noise and math rock, rather to be found on the British Isles.
Their current album “The Thread“ (Vicious Circle) gives a good impression. The guitars on gnawing duty on the title track, using English titles as each track does. But not on every song the passionate vocals dominate. Long passages give themselves lusciously to arithmetic energy and joyfully towering melodies. A song like that may last up to epic 8 or 11 minutes.
“Asylum“ the intriguing single thrills with brisk drums, effervescent guitars and powerful vocals. But Lysistrata masters the soft sides too, as to be heard on “Sugar & Anxiety“. To all those cherishing rock of intelligentsia and high energy. By the way the band has nothing to do with the classic drama of antique hero Aristophanes.
For fans of Fugazi, At The Drive In, A Place To Bury Strangers…
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ALBUM CREDITS
Written and produced by Lysistrata : Théo Guéneau, Max Roy, Ben Amos Cooper
Recorded/engineered by Michel Toledo at Black Box Studio, Noyant-la-Gravoyère
Mixed by Michel Toledo
Mastered by Alexis Bardinet à Globe Audio, Bordeaux
Cello on #7 by Pierre-François Fol
Speech on #7 : Human Empathy & Interconnectedness,
Joseph Campbell - 1986
Artwork by Ben Amos Cooper
FRENCH PRESS (from October 2017, traduced from French)
« A blast » SUD OUEST
« Rock revolution » LIBERATION
« Best newcomer of the year » TSUGI
« New french rock thrill » L'HUMANITE
« A lot of noise, but not for nothing » GONZAÏ
« That's sure, these guys will go far » MOWNO
« But how do they do that? » LONGUEUR D'ONDES
« Destroys everything in its path » LES INROCKS
« Best newcomer of the year » CULTUREBOX - FRANCE TV
« As fascinating on record as impressive on stage » NEW NOISE
« One of the biggest hopes of french rock » FIP - RADIO FRANCE
« They send shivers up your spine. Don't miss them! » OUEST FRANCE
Concerts
- 13/07/2017 - LA ROCHELLE (17) FESTIVAL LES FRANCOFOLIES
- 15/07/2017 - PORT STE MARIE (47) LES ATELIERS DE BOUSSÈRES
- 16/07/2017 - GUERET (23) FESTIVAL EL CLANDESTINO
- 23/07/2017 - GAND (BE) GENSTE FEESTEN
- 29/07/2017 - COGNAC (16) FÊTE DU COGNAC
- 04/08/2017 - DOLUS D'OLERON (17) LES ESTIVASES
- 09/08/2017 - MAUBEC (84) LA GARE DE COUSTELLET
- 19/08/2017 - TREVOU TREGUIGNEC (22) FESTIVAL CHAUSSE TES TONGUES
- 25/08/2017 - SIECQ (17) FESTIVAL DE LA MOTTE
- 26/08/2017 - PARIS (SAINT-CLOUD) (92) FESTIVAL ROCK EN SEINE
- 02/09/2017 - BLAYE (33) BLACK BASS FESTIVAL
- 07/09/2017 - SAINTES (17) COCONUT MUSIC FESTIVAL
- 14/09/2017 - PAU (64) L’ÉTÉ INDÉ
- 21/09/2017 - AMIENS (80) LA LUNE DES PIRATES
- 22/09/2017 - POITIERS (86) FESTIVAL LESS PLAYBOY IS MORE COWBOY
- 23/09/2017 - FUMEL (47) PAVILLON 108
- 30/09/2017 - BESANCON (25) FESTIVAL DÉTONATION
- 05/10/2017 - ANGOULEME (16) LA NEF
- 06/10/2017 - LA ROCHELLE (17) LA SIRÈNE • RELEASE PARTY !
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