Alternatif Réalisme

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2019-11-11

Label: Emotional Rescue

Emotional Rescue completes its trilogy exploring the music of Vox Populi with Alternatif Réalisme. Highlighting the music that followed 1989’s Aither as they transitioned from ethno-industrial roots towards a more expressive “world” sound, until the band’s dislocation in 1994.

The band’s development saw original members Axel Kyrou (electronics), Mitra (vocals) and Arash Khalatbari (percussion) augmented by a number of guest musicians, bringing an energy to their spontaneous recordings sessions at their studio. The additional vocals of Dierdre Dubous is indicative of this change with her onomatopoeia singing featuring heavily.

Often built out of long improvisational jamming and largely unreleased, the recordings were a step outside of the changing shift towards a more digital sound. The album captures Vox Populi!, mixing their atmospheric mastery with heartfelt arias, that have familiarity but are completely unique.