7.19.23 wednesday
L’Eclair + sunking + DJ REC ⌲
at the Stone Church in Brattleboro, VT
co-presented with Urgent Message Music
$20 at the door
L'ECLAIR
L'ECLAIR
COSMIC POLY-GROOVE SPACE MERCHANTS FROM SWITZERLAND
That’s right. L’Eclair is back to sell you on more of their madly psychedelic grooves — reminiscent of CAN, Tangerine Dream, and early Tortoise (think TNT).
The poly-moody six-piece ensemble from Geneva bridges more genres than I have fingers to count with: funk, disco, electronics, prog, jazz, krautrock, afrobeat, house, beat-tape, Madchester, and ambient styles among them. The range of influences is dizzying. The sound is totally propulsive.
If you missed them at the Drake last September, you get a second chance this Summer.
1,001 influences, at least
L’Eclair landed in my decks some years ago because I religiously listen to anything that drops on the Geneva-based Bongo Joe label. (if that label isn’t on your radar… it will be soon if you follow this series).
Some time later i stumbled across the band’s Spotify playlist of influencing tracks — which they’ve been updating monthly since 2015. Give it a shuffle-play, you’ll see what I mean about this band’s diverse listening.
We’re in the era of constant comparatives. And some artists really hate that sort of thing. But L’Eclair isn’t shy about acknowledging all of their influences. They’re omnivorous AF, and that open-minded, almost archival, embrace of incorporating what they love into their sound is like an open-jaw ticket to a bunch of secret (groovy) planets.
The PSYCHEDELIC CHURCH IN BRATT
Southern Vermont is not Western Mass, but we’re breaking our own rules on this one to get you up to Brattleboro. The Stone Church has an amazing staff and they have the kind of dance floor, lighting system, and haze that we require for this adventure.
Special guests sunking — just signed to ANTI records and out here from Seattle — open at 8PM with a set of genre-bending experimental music. DJ Rec starts selecting at 7PM when doors open with his expansive groove-based catalogue.
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General admission for l'eclair
General admission for l'eclair
General admission for l'eclair
General admission for l'eclair
