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Figures

by Aksak Maboul

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    includes two 8-page booklets with detailed credits, lyrics and artwork

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    reproducing one of Véronique Vincent’s drawings for the album artwork

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    Includes unlimited streaming of Figures via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    reproducing one of Véronique Vincent’s drawings for the album artwork

    Includes unlimited streaming of Figures via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 2 days
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    Includes unlimited streaming of Figures via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    includes a 16-page, 25x25cm booklet with detailed credits, lyrics (with English translation) and artwork

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  • Full Digital Discography

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Une aventure de VV (Songspiel) (Made to Measure Vol. 48), Talking with the Birds, Redrawn Figures 2, Redrawn Figures 1, Tous KO EP, Un Caïd EP, Charles F. Bleistift EP, Figures, and 9 more. , and , .

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1.
Among The Naeporu 00:28
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2.
C'est Charles 04:20
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3.
Taciturne 06:54
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4.
Silhouettes 04:39
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5.
True, False, Fictive 01:25
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6.
Histoires de fous 05:32
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7.
Sophie La Bévue 01:57
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8.
Formerly Known As Défilé 03:20
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9.
How Should One Read a Book? 00:28
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10.
Spleenétique 05:47
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11.
Sgraffites 04:20
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12.
The Untranslatable 01:32
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13.
Retour chez A. 05:00
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14.
Dramuscule 06:42
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15.
Excerpt from Uccellini 01:16
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16.
Un Caïd 05:26
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17.
Martial Arts for Boys 00:16
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18.
Un certain M. 01:26
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19.
Ins Bleistiftgebiet 01:33
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20.
Fatrasie pulvérisée 03:33
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21.
Qu’est-ce que c’est “mot"? 01:01
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22.
Tout a une fin 08:35
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about

The legendary experimental pop outfit returns with a brand-new record entitled Figures, written, conceived and produced over the last couple of years by Marc Hollander (founder of Aksak Maboul and of the Crammed label) and Véronique Vincent (former singer with The Honeymoon Killers).

Figures is a double album containing 22 tracks and interludes, resulting from the flow of creative ideas which arose after a gap of over thirty years (see the Aksak story overleaf). Drawing again from the multiple sources which have always inspired the band (from electronic music and pop to experimentation, jazz, minimalism, contemporary classical etc), Aksak Maboul transcends and reconfigures them with its inimitable style, to create an impressive, rich and unclassifiable piece of work.

Seamlessly weaving electronic and acoustic instrumentation, improvisation and programming, songs, beats, found objects and sound collages, the album works as a labyrinth, full of secret passages and interconnections. Figures clocks in at 75 minutes, thus deliberately shunning the laws of instant gratification and the myth of today’s reduced attention span: the Aksak Maboul aficionados will surely be happy to engage in an immersive session of deep listening (in two halves), in order to enjoy the album’s many layers and details.

Véronique Vincent & Marc Hollander wrote the album together, by following parallel courses with their own respective internal logic, while remaining closely connected. Enigmatic and finely chiseled, feeding on her love for painting and literature, Véronique’s texts form a dense fabric which mirrors the sonic kaleidoscope assembled by Marc, who wrote and arranged all the music (aside from a track co-written and sung by Véronique and Julien Gasc). Véronique also made the drawings and paintings which illustrate the cover and inserts.

The two protagonists recorded most of the album in their own studio, with contributions by the young members of Aksak Maboul’s current live line-up: Faustine Hollander (bass, vocals, co-production), guitarist Lucien Fraipont and drummer Erik Heestermans. Also featured are performances by several friends and guests, including revered improvisor Fred Frith, Tuxedomoon’s Steven Brown, members of Aquaserge (Julien Gasc, Audrey Ginestet & Benjamin Glibert), former band members (including Michel Berckmans and Sebastiaan Van den Branden), and several others

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released May 22, 2020

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Aksak Maboul Brussels, Belgium

The seminal, shapeshifting band came back to life after a 30-year gap, and now revolves around founder (& Crammed Discs boss) Marc Hollander & Véronique Vincent who, with a new line-up, have recorded and released an acclaimed brand-new double LP: 'Figures' (2020). AM was founded in 1977 by Hollander with Vincent Kenis, and the band’s first 2 LPs are avant-garde classics. ... more

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