Present "this is NOT the end"

Country: Belgium
Genre(s): Avant Prog
Label: Cuneiform Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 29, 2024
Tracklist

1. Contre (7:53)

2. this is NOT the end / Part 2 (25:19)

3. this Is NOT the end / Part 1 (12:11)

Credits

Roger Trigaux (Univers Zero) – keyboard, vocal, composition

François Mignot – guitar

Pierre Chevalier – piano, keyboards, vocal

Dave Kerman (5UU's, U Totem) – percussion

Keith Macksoud – bass

Kurt Budé – sax, clarinet, bass clarinet

Liesbeth Lambrecht – violin

Udi Koomran – sound

Recorded by Udi Koomran at Studio Simonnes, Rhode-Saint-Genèse, Belgium.

Violins recorded by David Minjauw at Studio Simonnes, Rhode-Saint-Genese, Belgium.

Pianos recorded at Raphaël Terlinden's home studio, Brussels, Belgium.

Mixed and mastered by Udi Koomran and Pierre Chevalier, at the Pergola, Holon, Israel.

Description/Reviews:

Present's music is a striking blend of heavy rock with classical and zeuhl influences. The compositions, all penned by Trigaux, utilize repetition, complex counterpoint, intricate interplay between the instruments, rapidly shifting time signatures, and a strong instrumental attack. The final result is blindingly precise works of syncopated instruments, all seemingly coming from different angles but ultimately working together as a cohesive whole.

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