This is a short one, just to keep things current.
Cheval De Frise probably fall under that weird umbrella that is math rock. It seems like anyone who plays with more than one time signature gets lumped into math rock, and especially in this case, it doesn't seem quite right. It's drums and a heavily muted acoustic guitar, making all kinds of weird noise. There's literally no sustain on any of the guitar- everything mutes out as soon as it's played, which is an interesting sound that works well with the inventive drumming backing it. The sound is really unique, but a lot of the tracks on this album(tracks, not songs, there's no repetition or recurrence here) sound sort of same-y due to the unique tuning and weird rhythmic style.
Overall, it's an interesting album, if somewhat predictable toward the end. It's full of weird rhythms, all carried out in a great fashion, and they manage to conjure up sounds I've never heard from an acoustic before. Cheval De Frise are in a league of their own, making distinct and weird music consistently and in France.
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