Art Zoyd - Marathonnerre II (93)

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1 Métaphase
2 AKA Jour de Pluie
3 La Belle et la Bête
4 Anamorphose 1
5 Anamorphose 2
6 Anamorphose 3
7 Porte de Châtillon
8 Azpp
9 Mariée À la Nuit
10 2. Zwischenspiel
11 Tournoi
12 2ème Expérience de Vol
13 Le Lac des Signes
14 3ème Expérience de Vol


The second volume of Art Zoyd's music for Serge Noyelle's interdisciplinary piece Marathonnere differs from its companion, which was released simultaneously.

It features the same lineup and is still genuine '90s Art Zoyd, but the music comes closer to the group's early sound.

More anthemic, with the snare and bass drums taking a larger part, it will appeal to fans of Phase IV, despite the fact that the music is dominated by keyboards.

The mechanistic approach found on the other album (and most of the group's output) is reinforced. Gérard Hourbette's three-part suite "Anamorphose" is a definite highlight, so are Zaboïtzeff's haunting "Le Lac des Signes" and "Mariée de la Nuit."

The latter features one of Hourbette's meanest viola solos of the decade. With this volume it seems the music stretches out of its utilitarian role to take on a life of its own.

It lacks the leitmotiv of the first Marathonnere, but yields more rewarding separate pieces. Released in 1993, Marathonnere II was later repackaged as the two-CD set Marathonnerre I & II.