Bacchantes

Do like me, open your ears!

For here is a one-of-a-kind band. 4 girls who drew their name in a book of mythology. They deliver a sort of indie folk which is reminiscent of traditional, polyphonic or experimental music. Think of Loreena McKennitt but replace her harp by an Indian harmonium and an electric guitar – among other. And in French, if you please! The tone is set from the 1st piece, "Aride", and it rocks. Later, "Sécheresse" overpowers you. The tracks differentiate themselves well from the others, each one having its gimmick, its cunning, its little trick: a whistling crystal glass ("Politique"), a guitar pattern which embodies the wave ("Marine"), a set of bells ("Chœur d'Amour")...
You often find yourself in direct contact with nature, but from a pessimistic angle because further to global warming human beings will have disappeared from this luxuriant nature with “poppies everywhere” ("Hellébore Fétide"). Emphasising this aspect, the drum playing is remarkable ("Rumeurs Nocturnes"), yet taking more after subtle folk percussions than offensive rock classics.

Open your ears... and your eyes!
When you see them, you don’t understand, but something is happening.
Those girls are witches. Coming from Nantes, from Rennes and from the Lot, they are unquestionably the big sensation of Hop Pop Hop Festival, edition 2021. Original, inventive, the 4 musicians gave a mystic-Celtic concert that isn’t boring you even one second.
A girl band is rare for a start. Especially genuine musicians. And singers! They sing all 4 of them. And even a capella (and with no mike), in "Terre d'Allégresse", the good surprise. Their several-part harmonies should delight the lovers of choral music.

Beware, on record it’s still very peculiar, or even a bit arcane. And certainly not to everybody’s liking, with these often high opera-style voices. But when they’re on stage they capture you. For you can always expect anything. Leaving that to initiated persons only would be a pity.
And then, when you listen to this album a lot, you end up hearing music in all your everyday life little noises. And that’s great!
So do like me, open your ears!