Prepare for an Intergalactic voyage!
The idea as a whole emerged through associations of ideas, upon getting the feeling that this song was making us play with the sense of time, tension, suspense, where one build-up brings to a surprising, distant place... that turns out to be another build-up. Be it the movement of a clock or a ring galaxy, when it comes full circle at the end of the track, it is up to you to imagine what new circle is starting.

While the song, through its contrasts, minimalism, and modern treatment, does have an "out there in a space station" feel, it is still very much grounded on Earth. 
Indeed, it felt appropriate to evoke elegant music cultures that greatly impact us, with colors reminiscent of Nigeria's Afro-Beat, nervous guitars inspired by the legendary Blues of Mali, and at the heart, the rhythm and harmony of Jamaica, with a little of both the hardcore and pop sides of Reggae.
Get on with the heartbeat … Ready for takeoff!
 


Dark Matter Halo

Here is one very personal track along the way.
We started the journey that is this song on the area of Jamaica, a central place to our musical background, but slowly realized we were, in truth, drifting and digging deeper into our own origins.
While a driving Reggae soul is still to be heard, the desert of North Africa took over with all its strength, bringing its singular wind, its oasis, its caravans of nomads proudly marching, its goats and sheeps, and most certainly, its mesmerizing magic!

We chose to name it after the city of Ouarzazate, in Morocco, for its meaning of the "silent city", its stance as "the door of the desert", and also, why not, for its famous cinematic imagination.
Question is, which way will you choose to use the gates, will you enter the city, will you climb the Atlas, or will you venture to the desert?..

Gates of Ouarzazate

"Still waters run deep." 
While you think about it, let us take you on another trip towards the unknown.
Through the creation of this song, the desire was essentially to let ourselves be driven by chance on several levels. Thus, we played and recorded many instruments and percussions, with a focus on instinct and little to no preparation, accepting the random, seemingly approximative, and -above all- lively nature of it. 
As a result, most of the track was built upon bringing together those unexpected pieces we had gathered.
Of course, we had in mind atmospheres from movies and film scores as much as you probably do now that you're listening, yet in these cases it is worth noting we distance ourselves from any specific reference. Instead, we trust how such references have formed thoughts and feelings within us over time, and when comes the moment to create we let go, necessarily relying on our singularity to bring which hopefully is unheard of.
Now, bring your own into it!

Still Waters

While in the middle of many musical experiments, this song comes in to provide a light tone, a simple something to cheer you up: colorful melodies and heavy rhythms!

It has an overall modern sound, playing both with electronic and live instruments, obviously inspired by several genres from different countries of Africa... perhaps an Afro-Electro of sort?
We value such exercise of simplicity, by no mean easy, and it also marks a continuation of songs we have produced in the past, evoking in a personal way music and places that have the sunshine in their DNA, and playing out like an ongoing ode to the diversity of Culture, as part of our take on Globalization.

A quick stop in a windy South America during the bridge will certainly tell you something of our love for Santana music too… 
Now turn up the volume, lift your feet off the ground!

Picture taken from comic strip "Aya de Yopougon"

Flamingo Fever

2 brothers from France creating music : 
composing, playing instruments, recording and producing.



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