Rïcïnn is a project led by violinist and composer Laure Le Prunenec known for her cooperation with Igorrr. This unorthodox thing consists of, as they describe themselves, "Voices, Violins and drums, flying over fantastic landscapes". And this is exactly the landscape they are serving on their second album Nereïd.
These vowels with diacritics lovers create modern compositions filtered through historical aesthetics and, first of all, form of expression. A lot of folk-sounding choirs and chanting among rather minimalist instrumental settings. The most important here are the tribal drums adding up to the music's dynamics and almost metal-like pace. Although it's up to a point as in the final parts of some compositions, the real, modern metal plays its role. The third most important ingredient are violins, but it's not the melancholic ones, rather ones we know from folk music - lively and energetic. This avant-garde heavy metal that reaches far back to the past in search for inspirations is served by the French band and I can only say how glad I am they do so.
Nereïd costs whatever you want to pay.
Check: Doris
Country: France
Genre: historical metal
Label: Blood Music
