Sijosai - Rire Seul (2021)

Sijosai is a French band that combines traditional post-rock sound with various electronica-originating influences to create instrumental music that is lively and mould-breaking all the way through. It seems that they started making music back in 2014, but for their first longer release we had to wait until this year's album entitled Rire Seul.

They call their sound a hybrid of "sound and visual textures, creating an aspirating atmosphere, refined and dense at the same time". To achieve that, the post-rock compositions are filled with electronic music or even ambient's bits and pieces to such a degree that the whole thing doesn't resemble post-rock at all. It's more of an experiment that balances the mood and the weirdness, reminding me very much of le-mol's music. For the most part, it is relatively slow and not very loud, it's more focused on the experiment itself than generating monumental atmosphere. It doesn't mean it's not enjoyable though, quite the opposite. There are some parts I especially love, like the glitchy and synth-heavy backgrounds in Xtzy, Pt. 4 or the heavy ambient vibes of the tracks towards the end of the album. Really interesting stuff.

Rire Seul costs whatever you want to pay.

Check: Xtzy, Pt. 4 

Country: France

Genre: experimental electronic post-rock

Label: TeKoop Records / Tandori Records

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