JEAN-MARIE MERCIMEK - "La Flourenn En Mars" LPJean Marie Mercimek La Flourenn En Mars LP (Aguirre, 2020) Wonderful lo fi synth poetry collage LP by Marseillaise duo Jean Marie Mercimek. Limited edition of 250 copies with insert. "Something has been brewing in France in recent years. Underground record shops, small venues, micro labels and young musicians are creating a new vibe in various parts of the country. A broad range of styles & genres get randomly mixed into a melting pot with refreshing

though that fact is largely inconsequential to the sounds they make

"[This] sense of wonder reaches a profound peak on the centerpiece 'Earth Wakes Up

The pieces fit together with such easy organic grace

Harvesting new sounds in the studio by employing unconventional recording techniques

is a mini-masterpiece of right angles

"You could think of the collection of tracks here as a library record of sorts

started Introspection / Migration on a two day recording spree in 2014 using a resophonic guitar

and this shift of scale forces us to confront our own thesis about degrees of change within a musical piece and realize that it began with a flawed premise

A dash twangier

" - Andrew Ryce (Resident Advisor)

Fun tunes for sure

These songs are every bit as powerful as what you hear on Eyes Rind As If Beggars