aquaserge

A highly unusual EP from krautrock-influenced experimenters Aquaserge,
taking predominantly instrumental, ornately structured forms, starting
with the disjointed prog-funk of ‘La Femme De Tahiti’, which has equal
footing with bands like Goblin and Magma as with Soft Machine or Can.
At first it all seems a little quiet, but this is well worth cranking;
the band exhibit exemplary musicianship throughout and the three tracks
here leave you itching for more - the shortest track in particular
(’Cloclo’) suggesting that these guys are an avant-rock band with plenty
of potential.

http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=226852&highlight=226856

Aquaserge tahiti coco 
manimal vinyl records

Pas besoin de s’ancrer d’une pierre pour se noyer dans cette errance de fragances salines pop/jazz. Trois chansons atmosphériques qui coulent à pic pour daguer les fonds abyssaux de la musique krautrock jusqu’aux berges du psychédélisme feutrées et déliquescentes. Un son chiadé pour une musique sophistiquée et capricieuse, qui n’en fait qu’à sa tête d’espiègle courbaturée. Elle dodeline du cul et vous tourne le dos, et dès que vous baissez les bras elle vous revient câline et tremblante de peur. Un jeu de séduction pervers qui tourne à la fascination. Languissante sous ses projections concupiscentes, elle enfreint les lois de la tentation pour se donner des airs de sauvageonne, contourne l’attraction lunaire et marche la tête en l’air en désobéissant à ses propres vices. Une foutu chieuse qui sait que son élégance charme, que sa folie ensorcelle, que son entêtement brise sévère une à une l’attirance et le résignation dans un maelström sonore le plus volubile possible. [Bir]

http://speedguru.blog45.fc2.com/blog-entry-162.html

this is the first release of the french band Aquaserge. the guitarist Benjamin Glibert and the bassist Audrey Ginestet are from Ueh. the keyboard player Julien Gasc plays as the support member of Stereolab and the drummer Julien Barbagallo is from Axe Riverboy, Lecube. their sound is like soundtrack of 60s or early 70s European B movies!! (but they didn’t want to agree it…) it’s really cool music! really good record!!! but why so bad jacket!???? nobody can imagine their music from this jacket design!!! if they put typical B movies images like naked woman’s photos, it would be more successful!! probably more people may pick it up at the store…
their sound makes me feel so much French… like jazz rock meets back track of Serge Gainsbourg!!
anyway i recommend it as really good new French psychedelic rock!!!

Tahiti Coco E.P.
by kawabata makoto

http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/aquasergetahiticocolp-p-976707.html

Stereolab members moonlight here as this psychedelic quartet bring to mind soft machine, yes or pink floyd as fronted by serge gainsbourg

http://turntabling.net/2008/08/05/aquaserge-12-inch-ep-tahiti-coco/
Written By: Joe Wallace

Oh YES, dear friends, we’ve got a genuine, unclassifiably cool anomaly on our hands here. Aquaserge starts off with a bit of the old Vampyros Lesbos soundtrack vibe crossed with a dash of Mellow (that Air side project band that did the soundtrack for Roman Coppola’s movie, CQ ) thrown in for good measure. Already I am hooked, but then this veers off into Miles Davis territory circa the Cellar Door sessions in 1970–it’s those gloriously dated keyboard sounds.

Prog, psych, and groovy all mixed together in a glorious melange all the way from the south of France where Aquaserge resides. Chris Joss, Air, Aquaserge…what is it about France that keeps me coming back for more?

I am loving this group and I have only heard the one track, La Femme De Tahiti. This is so utterly required listening that I’m not going to rant and rave about it except to say that this is my favorite accidental find in a long time. I haven’t loved an accidental find of this nature so well since I stumbled across Gang Gang Dance.

The label this is on, Manimal Vinyl is definitely worth exploring, this band is not the lone anomaly of the lot…but I’ll be damned, this is the track I’ll be stuck on for a WHILE. Aquaserge needs to come to Chicago so I can get the full skinny and bring it to you…solid stuff, this. Check out the MP3 of La Femme De Tahiti in the audio player at the Manimal site. RECOMMENDED.

http://www.insound.com

VINYL FORMAT. This three song debut from France’s powerful psychedelic quartet, Aquaserge brings to mind early Soft Machine, Pink Floyd and a unique and imaginative pairing of UK prog-rock masters Yes if they were fronted by Serge Gainsbourg. Three tracks clocking in at almost 30 minutes, this band has impressed and toured with the likes of Stereolab and Jennifer Gentle. The band actually features members of Stereolab’s touring band and Aquaserge will be the support act on Stereolab’s autumn ‘08 tour

http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Reviews_November08.htm
AQUASERGE – TAHITI COCO

(LP from Manimal Vinyl Records http://www.manimalvinyl.com )

I’m not often lost for words, but this three song 12” EP from the south of France’s groovy progressive psychedelic jazz popsters Aquaserge has me verging on le stumped. Few bands today are genuinely original, but what Aquaserge (the name apparently is a French play on words meaning both “What am I for?” and “Aquatic surge” – and if you are none the wiser for knowing that, then you can come join me on my half of the drainpipe) – what Aquaserge strive for, and for the most part successfully achieve, is something quite unique.

Where to begin? Formed in 2005 by three former members of the French pop group Hyperclean, at least one of them - Julien Gasc – also plays in Stereolab, who Aquaserge have toured with in the past, while drummer extraordinaire Julien Barbagallo is from a band called Lecube. Together they also serve as a backing band for avant-garde crooner Bertrand Burgalat.

‘Un’ opens the account. It’s eight minutes long, and starts out sounding like distinctly French psychedelic sounding pop, with hushed vocals and skewed vintage keyboards. Part way through it launches into a blistering guitar solo from Benjamin Glibert, who along with bassist Audrey Ginestet are from Ueh – so there’s some Acid Mothers Temple connections there as well (Ueh often serve as AMT’s support in France, and their 2002 album was released in Japan on AMT’s label). It then builds up to a riff that owes more than a nod to the Magic Band, which in turn dissolves into a melee of psychedelic psounds generated by some energetic keyboard knob-twiddling. ‘Deux’ is a further five minutes long and is driven along by a riff which is an almost direct lift from King Crimson’s ‘Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two’ – which is no bad thing in itself.

In fact, if pressed I’d probably argue that King Crimson were the band who Aquaserge have most in common with, although their label would have it that Faust, Neu! And Soft Machine are their points of reference. The thirteen-minute long ‘Trois’ which takes up all of Side 2 certainly underlines that, and features some guitar / keyboard interplay of which even the great Mr. Fripp would be justifiably proud.

Apparently there’s a storyline running through the album, that of the underwater mythology of shipwreck survivor Serge, who wanders the abyss in his cigar shaped submarine looking for whistling parrots. I could be making that up, however. There is also alleged to be two more albums’ worth of material already recorded which is still to be released. I for one am really, really looking forward to hearing that. Great sleeve, too! (Phil McMullen)