Cheval De Frise - Cheval De Frise [2LP]

CMPTR STDNTS

£32.89

Cat. no: CS006
Format: LP2
Barcode: 3700604739661
Release Date: 18 Nov 2022
Genre: Indie

A "cheval de frise" is a military defensive structure and the name Thomas Bonvalet and Vincent Beysselance chose for their post rock duo, creating anxious, agitated music with perpetually changing, almost baroque, patterns

Urgent, emotional and paradoxically structured and thought out in the fnest detail, it drew much of its infuences from the many forms of 90s American post-hardcore, while being undeniably singular. The formation was instrumental and the bass was abandoned for an amplifed classical guitar. The band released their frst eponymous album in 2000 on Sonore, a label based in Bordeaux. It was well received, allowing Cheval de Frise to tour all over Europe. Their second album, 'Fresques sur les parois secrètes du crâne', was recorded in 2002. The band split in 2004 leaving their mini album 'La Lame du Mat' to be released posthumously.

Remastered by Carl Saff, 'Cheval de Frise' is reissued on New York label Computer Students and is available for the frst time ever in cassette and double LP. The vinyl version is presented in a beautiful gatefold sleeve with an impressive poster. The whole thing is packaged in a sealed foil pouch, a trademark of the
label.

"Intense, energetic, and audacious, this music is thrilling, unforgettable." - Pop Matters

"An impressive debut that lingers in between pleasantry and pandemonium, o? ering forty minutes of odd, deserving attraction." - Tiny Mix Tapes

"Highly in?uenced by many early jazz artists, this is an album that - in many ways - de?es description." - Babysue

"This band is incredibly unique, and their music knows very few boundaries. What these two people do with their instruments is rather amazing." - Ink 19

LP2 Tracks: Connexion monstrueuse entre un objet et son image / Noblesse de l’échec (1) / Construction d’écorces d’arbres / Langue hastée / Lundi deux mars / Un pont et des eaux noires limoneuses / Incliné et chenu / Le feu, le lin et la bougie / Les canaux sont ouverts, les moustiques meurent, le monstre disparaît / Mille courbettes / Douche froide, harmonium / Le vestibule de lâches / Noblesse de l'échec (2)