The Discovery: Irko and Amne, Sound Bomb
What will remain of all this? Irko and Amne ask themselves this question throughout their music. New faces of the French underground rap scene: This duo consists of a producer (Amne, part of the Lyonzon collective or, in a more mainstream style, Disiz) and a rapper (Irko, born in Albania, then came to Lyon in France ). For three years they have been trying to translate the uncertainty that surrounds them while simultaneously breaking the sonic boundaries of French rap into a thousand pieces. After collaborating for several years, especially on solo pieces by Irko, the two musicians decided to sign together at the beginning of autumn a work as spooky as it was fascinating, which they called Close danger.
In 23 minutes and ten tracks, the rapper’s lyrics and the melodies drawn by his producer seem to become one, giving their compositions a sense of constant danger. Drawing menacing sounds from rap, industrial music, techno or even rock, Close danger tells of the pessimism of a generation that today, in the face of omnipresent conflicts, seeks refuge in music that reflects their torments and that the duo Irko/Amne “”war music», in other words: war music. From the martial rhythms of techno to the shrill sirens of industrial music, including the menacing flow of Irko – heavily inspired by military metaphors – this first ambitious duo mini-album seems to want to send a message: if the future is anything but bright , we must try to celebrate it. Even if it means tinting it completely black.
Irko, Amne Close Danger (Sublime/Scarpackage)
To the playlist
Jewel Usain I stay here
Excerpt from the first album Where the boys grow up from the rapper from Argenteuil. A manifesto in chiaroscuro. The melancholy of the beat provides nice relief to a sensitive voice where poetry often takes precedence over realism.
I’ll call Marian My sisters
The electronic producer has just released an album from which this title is taken, which sums her up perfectly: inventive, melodic with synthetic 70s influences, and it makes you dance. That’s the main thing.
Matias Enaut Dancing on the water
A title that is not easy to put into practice except for fans of levitation. A tip: The dreamy electronic song by the Paris-based Basque is certainly a good way to get there.
Taste good Pants shit
Very clever who knows how to define the Taste quartet founded by the French Yan Wagner and La Mverte. THE P shithead, To him it sounds like the meeting between Inspiral Carpets and Suicide in a basement. A whole program.
Sham media Craziness
It goes a bit in all directions, like on the great first album by these Canadians, who, like here, can fluctuate between Talking Heads, Clash and country pastiche. New York punk reinvented.
