Związki Maillarda make instrumental music that escapes most of the labeling attempts, but if you really want to, you can call it guitar experiments spiced by a "pinch of post-rock and a touch of psychedelia". That's how their debut EP called Cyrk (Circuss) was created and released in December.
This is not the only thing that distinguishes the Poles from other bands, as they state, another thing is "the way of working. Związki Maillarda function on quite loose basis, they make new tracks according to their own needs, play whatever they like at the moment and never know what they will sound like in the end". This improvisation-based approach makes the Wrocław-based band's music sound a lot like jamming jazz that from time to time gets heavier and louder (especially in the brilliant Pangea and sometimes they also use some impressive aspects of electronic music, as those in Praski metronom ("Prague Metronome")). This impression is only deepened by the guest appearance by Jan Szmajda playing a trombone.
The most important thing though is that it definitely shows how much fun the musicians have from creating their music this way. If I deciphered their name correctly, it only proves that as Maillard reactions are responsible for creating the taste of such entertainment meals as chips, beer and chocolate. Important and joyful.
Cyrk costs 5 EUR (20 PLN).
Check: Pangea
Country: Poland
Genre: jazzy post-rock
