Archaïa - Archaïa (1977)

Obscure experimentele Franse band die gelieerd was met Magma als ik me niet vergis.
Ik moet vooral aan de Residents denken bij het luisteren naar deze plaat. En ik hou wel van Residents dus deze plaat kan ik ook wel hebben.

Inspired by the famous Nurse With Wound list, and due to some website ‘ wtfmusic.org’, there’s a lot of obscure and experimental music spinning on my turntable lately. For instance the self-titled album released in 1977 by the French band Archaia. Being namedropped in the NWW-list has probably prevented the record of being snowed under and completely forgotten in the caves of music history, because this is very odd music. It already starts with the coverart… When I mentioned in a previous post that I mistakenly thought the psychedelic krautrock combo Sylvester Anfang was a dark metal band because the imagery they use. Well, same goes for this release. That cover completely justifies being filed under black or death metal, but instead the band brings a more experimental rocksound mainly build up by 70’s synth sounds, weeping guitars and atmospheric, cult-alike chanting. It all comes with a dark and sinister edge though.

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