This is the debut album of this French group that was long time coming. Setna are inspired from the more melodic side of the Zeuhl aesthetic and came up with a thoughtful and sensitive album. I enjoyed working on this and had a good rapport with Nicolas Cande the composer. Basicly the mastering of this album was quite straightforward the album was recorded and mixed professionally and my task was to enhance the overall dynamics tighten u the bottom end and make sure the whole thing flows in the right pace.
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This band was discovered several years ago when they released a small number of really short musical snippets via their webpage and everyone's zeuhl-radar went into overdrive. Mixing a classic zeuhl sound with an original slant, this features female voice, two keyboardists on Fender Rhodes and mini-Moog, soprano sax, bass and drums/percussion. Guests also appear, including James MacGaw (Magma, One Shot) on guitar. This has a quiet, insistant groove; it never really breaks into something that slays you hard, but, rather, draws you in via the over-all excellence and development of the entire album. Modern zeuhl doesn't get any better; highly recommended!
"This new French band has finally his first recording available, after several announcements & an increasing buzz around them. The music is influenced by Offering and the CD has only one long track divided into several sections. Classic line-up, with a superb female singer. Music ranges from dark to quiet, to cristal clear vocals; at the border of progressive, jazz, zeuhl, pop, atmospheric. A CD to be listened again & again to reveal its magic."
(http://zeuhlmusic.blogspot.com/2009/01/setna-cycle-i-2008.html)
1. Ombres
2. Tristesse
3. Intuition
4. Voir
5. Ouverture
6. Conscience
7. Connaitre
8. Etre
9. Unite
Total time: 58:54
Line up:
Nicolas Cande - Drums & others
Christophe Blondel - Bass
Florent Gac - Fender Rhodes
Nicolas Goulay - Rhodes & minimoog
Guillaume Laurent - Soprano saxophone
Natacha Jouet - Voice
Guest:
Mathilde Maisse - Voice
Yves Marie Dien - Percussions
Benoit Bugeia - Fender Rhodes
James McGaw - Guitar
buy:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014Z4LLE?tag=progarchive01-20&camp=15309&creative=331477&linkCode=st1&creativeASIN=B0014Z4LLE&adid=1RS7CMR9127M3DG0A3WD
