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Local 7: Substrat
2001, MUSEA / Realisation, FGBG 4400.AR

Local 7 is Patrick Andrieu on guitars, bass, and synthesizers with Jean Francois Graviloff rounding out the sound on drums and percussions. This duo of French progressive musicians sets out on Substrat to wow their audience with their original, melody-rich compositions, intensive development, and advanced skills with their respective instruments. Andrieu does indeed lay down some formidable guitar work as demonstrated by the combination of his mature control over speed, precision, dynamics, timing, and tone. One of the more impressive aspects of Andrieu's playing is his ability to clearly articulate musical ideas with both technical precision and clarity while imparting emotional content with well-crafted inflections where he so desires. Even a cursory listen to Andrieu's fretwork will immediately ! impress the quality of his craft.

Local 7's sound and style is one that is rooted primarily in the tonality and constructs of progressive rock which sometimes can seem like a path too well traveled. But, fortunately for the listener, Local 7 breathes new life into prog rock with their strictly instrumental (thankfully), intensive, melodic themes, constantly shifting development, and unpredictable directional changes. In fact, as far as prog rock goes, this is one of the better efforts that I have heard in recent years. Andrieu does not repeat his ideas in any trite fashion, but instead is always searching for variations on his themes, as well as for new themes and directional inversions. The skill that he has in crafting his musical ideas with his technicianry produces a result that most musicians should appreciate. I especially like his attention to thematic development and his invention of savory, digest! ible themes. This is a rare talent which escapes many good musicians.

On the scale of "into it" I rate this one a thumbs up for Local 7's Substrat. This CD provides what a lot of prog rock is lacking and has driven hords of listeners to the camps of jazz fusion to satisfy more complex musical tastes. So, I would not only recommend this one to fans of prog rock, but also to fans of jazz fusion who might be interested in advanced composition, non-repetitive arrangements, and quality guitar work without the emphasis on tonal exploration and outside harmonization of abstract jazz.

Players:  
Guitar, Bass, Synthe' Patrick Andrieu
Drums, Percussions Jean ! Francois Graviloff
Tracks:
1) Plasmodium Falciparum
2) Marin Sideral
3) Ranana
4) Enre Deux Gouttes de Pluie Acide
5) Un Lapin Sur le Bateau
6) Carpice de Bebe
7) Le Chaffard
8) La Chapelle

~ Christopher Ruel ~ www.ChrisRuel.com ~ Chris@ChrisRuel.com ~ October 2003



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