Belgian Progressove/Post-Rock band Ogives published the official teaser for their debut album “LaMémoire des Orages” out on April 21, 2023 on Sub Rosa. Stream the teaser through the YouTube player below:
Chamber Music, loud riffs, pure choirs, electronic textures, This first album from Ogives, “La mémoiredes orages” (The Memory of Storms) is a myriad of contrasts. The double LP offers long and dense tracks, symmetrically arranged into a 75 minutes melancholic epic.
These pieces revolve around the themes of the perception of time and the perspective of death.
The classical composing techniques such as tintinnabuli, polytonality and counterpoints intertwine the post and prog rock legacy, while the electronic textures of modular synths embrace the pure classical female vocals.
Moreover OGIVES’ music finds its inspiration in the ancient European music and in its inherent spirituality. Byzantine chants, baroque counterpoints, Old Roman monodies all are elements in the background of the band’s composing style.
The double LP offers long and dense tracks, symmetrically arranged into a 75 min creation. These intense pieces unveil refined melancholic images about the passing of time and the prospect of death. “La mémoire des orages” – (The memory of storms) was recorded in Belgium and mixed by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio with the band members. Albini gave the album that distinctive sound nature where loudness doesn’t loose clarity, and the natural dynamic range is preserved in order to guarantee pronounced an rich contrasts. The album is released on Sub Rosa (Coil, John Cage, Micheal Gira, Mertzbow, Morton Feldman, Charlemagne Palestine, Bill Lawell, Lustmord, Oiseaux-Tempête, Luc Ferrari, etc.).
Purchase the album on Bandcamp: https://ogivesband.bandcamp.com/album/la-m-moire-des-orages-mixed-by-steve-albini
Tracklist:
01. Patience I-II 11:43
02. Patience III-IV 07:43
03. Mighty Pumpkin 08:59
04. Black Furrows 10:18
05. L’oubli / Von Nun and Drängt Die Zeit 14:14
06. Mighty Pumpkin (reprise) 04:21
07. Patience V-VI 15:15
08. Epilogue 02:13
Lineup:
Marie Billy / Vocals
Zoé Pireaux / Vocals, Flute
Charlie Maerevoet / Saxophones, Keys, Vocals
Martin Chenel / Saxophones, Vocals
Manu Henrion / Guitar, Trombone, Vocals
Pavel Tchikov / Bass, Modular Synth, Vocals
Tom Malmendier / Drums, Percussions
Alexis Van Doosselaere / Drums, Percussions