Cheval De Frise

A "cheval de frise" is a military defensive structure and the name Thomas Bonvalet and Vincent Beysselance chose for their post rock duo, creating anxious, agitated music with perpetually changing, almost baroque, patterns. Urgent, emotional and paradoxically structured and thought out in the finest detail, it drew much of its influences from the many forms of 90s American post-hardcore, while being undeniably singular. The formation was instrumental and the bass was abandoned for an amplified classical guitar. The band released their first eponymous album in 2000 on Sonore, a label based in Bordeaux. It was well received, allowing Cheval de Frise to tour all over Europe. Their second album, 'Fresques sur les parois secrètes du crâne', was recorded in 2002. The band split in 2004 leaving their mini album 'La Lame du Mat' to be released posthumously. Remastered by Carl Saff, 'Cheval de Frise' is reissued on New York label Computer Students and is available for the first time ever in cassette and double LP. The vinyl version is presented in a beautiful gatefold sleeve with an impressive poster. The whole thing is packaged in a sealed foil pouch, a trademark of the label. "Intense, energetic, and audacious, this music is thrilling, unforgettable." - Pop Matters "An impressive debut that lingers in between pleasantry and pandemonium, o?ering forty minutes of odd, deserving attraction." - Tiny Mix Tapes "Highly in?uenced by many early jazz artists, this is an album that - in many ways - de?es description." - Babysue "This band is incredibly unique, and their music knows very few boundaries. What these two people do with their instruments is rather amazing." - Ink 19

1: Connexion Monstrueuse Entre Un Objet Et Son Image
2: Noblesse De Léchec (1)
3: Construction Décorces Darbres
4: Langue Hastée
5: Lundi Deux Mars
6: Un Pont Et Des Eaux Noires Limoneuses
7: Incliné Et Chenu
8: Le Feu, Le Lin Et La Bougie
9: Les Canaux Sont Ouverts, Les Moustiques Meurent, Le Monstre Disparaît
10: Mille Courbettes
11: Douche Froide, Harmonium
12: Le Vestibule De Lâches
13: Noblesse De L'échec (2)

Number of Discs: 1

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