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NeBeLNeST - “ZePTO”

Reviewed by: Jerry Lucky
Genre: Rio/Avant-Prog
Country: France
Language: English
Length: 46:03
Release Date: September 19, 2006
Band Members: Michaël Anselmi / drums, percussion Grégory Tejedor / bass
  Olivier Tejedor / keyboards, devices, ocarina ,violin Sébastien Carmona / guitar (1, 3, 6)
  Cyril Malderez / guitar (2, 4, 5, 7) Vincent Bouzefa / clarinet
     
Track Listing: 1.)- Pillars of Birth (6:34) 8.)-Station 9 (4:25)
  2.)- Manjnuns (5:42)  
  3.)- The Old Ones (5:48)  
  4.)-The Thing in the Walls (1:48)  
  5.)- Fabric of Reality (3:13)  
  6.)- De Thriumpho Naturae (8:27)  
  7.)- DO WHAT THOU WILT (10:06)
     
The Review

It’s been all of four years and they’ve gone through some personnel changes but at last the new NeBeLNeST CD has been released entitled ZePTO. And after one listen you can tell these boys have been busy. This is the third studio release for this French band that has more than impressed the critics with their dense, angular approach to music construction. ***

The band’s core members remain Michael Anselmi (drums, percussion) and the brothers Tejedor, Gregory (bass) and Olivier (keyboards, devices, ocarina, violin). Partway through this recording their original guitarist Cyril Malderez left and was replaced by Sebastian Carmona. Rather than starting over NeBeLNeST chose to incorporate both guitarists with Carmona performing the guitar duties on three of the tracks and Malderez the remaining four. ***

There are eight tracks on ZePTO ranging in length from two-minutes to just over ten-minutes. Those of you who are familiar with the band will know this is pretty frenetic material. For those of you who’ve not yet sampled NeBeLNeST you should know this is busy stuff. The music is dark, brooding and intense. It’s angular and dissonant, almost angry. And yet there are moments or sections of serene beauty. In many cases the guitars perform the lead duties, setting the chaotic tone, while the drumming is going on at breakneck pace. The keyboards most of time perform the role of laying a somber sonic landscape over which the other instruments roll and tumble. With ZePTO, the band seems to have taken their compositions further out there, creating even more aggression or chaos. This manifests itself in a number of haunting soundscapes where sound takes over from traditional music. But as in their previous efforts the band are able to reel themselves in at the right time to drive the composition home. It’s never noise for the sake of noise. The one thing I wish they would have included in the liner notes was some form of “what the songs about”. Each of the eight instrumental pieces begs for some background that puts the title and the music itself in context. ***

Fans of NeBeLNeST will love this new release. And so will those who like the work of bands such as Djam Karet or Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Admittedly ZePTO isn’t going to be everyone’s cup of tea as it does require a certain level of appreciation for music that is a lot more challenging. By that I mean there isn’t much here that you’ll be able to hum along with. But as with the jazz greats, the satisfaction with NeBeLNeST comes from experiencing the passion with which they perform their compositions. ZePTO is a worthy addition to their catalog. ***

 

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