La Morte Young is a supergroup including the members of the bands Nappe, Sun Stabbed and Talweg. Their first studio album, released 5 years ago, has been acclaimed by some press and has also been tip of the tongue of the now defunct Volcanic tongue mailorder.
A Quiet – Earthquake Style is the second studio album by La Morte Young, recorded during a residency in november 2015 at GRIM in Marseille.
It’s always hard to describe a record when you are part of it, so here is a the thoughts of Stefan Neville (Pumice, Olympus, ...) while listening to it : « This is an unpleasant, confusing & transcendental new record by some very heavy french bastards. It is destructive & haunted & ridiculous. Side one begins with cold violent ripping splatter. Almost rock music but tortured & distressed like a tough metal buffoon falling over wearing dangerous nail studded armbands tumbling & screaming down the steps of an infinity dungeon, into an open sewer where his bullet belt short circuits the worlds electricity & his shitty corpse gets boiled up into a spiritual paste of false hope. On side two we hear a duet between apocalyptic wind & some bulldozers. Cannons are fired into the ocean and a chorus of concussed whale's reply unhappily. Then the world dies and robot scanners on autopilot move in to forever check the pulse of the rubble & giggle amongst themselves for eternity. None of this feels like mere humans playing instruments to me. It is a huge, terrifying, obscene & hilarious record... »
For whom think that Sunn O))), the Dead C and François Bayle are also ridiculous and hilarious.
credits
released July 5, 2018
Pierre Faure : guitars, echo tape
Eric Lombaert : drums, percussions, bass & hurgy-toy
Christian Malfray : electronic devices
Thierry Monnier : guitar
Joëlle Vinciarelli : bass, voice & hurgy-toy
Recorded at Le Grim (Marseille) by Nicolas Dick - 11.2015
Mixed by Nicolas Dick & La Morte Young - 01.2016
Mastering Nicolas Dick
Film frames Gaëlle Rouard
Sleeve design Octobre
Thanks to Richard B, Nicolas Dick, Jean-Marc Montera, Nicolas Murer, Lili Reynaud-Dewar & Gaëlle Rouard
supported by 4 fans who also own “A Quiet - Earthquake Style”
Gorgeous, just gorgeous. Bruce and Michael just keep satisfying us Dead C fans with their regular release program. Of course, these records are not for everyone, but if you are hip to the fuss, then wow. Gavin Hellyer
You’d expect an album titled “Velociraptor” to be heavy and this doesn’t disappoint, as it’s jam-packed with serrated noise & feedback. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 22, 2023