IGORRR “Savage Sinusoid” /Digipack CD/

The third official full-length studio album by French Experimental Electronic/Baroque/Classical/Operatic/Folk/Jazz/Noise/Black/Death/Progresive Metal/Breakcore project of Gautier Serre.
This is an album that’s as insane as the album cover. This album is an absolute mind-bending mix of Extreme Metal, Noise, Classical, and Experimental craziness. Almost any musical genre you can name is represented on this album somewhere. This includes Opera, Progressive Metal, Drum & Bass, Electronica, musical influences from various countries and cultures, Technical Metal, Jazz, Noisecore, Grindcore, Black Metal, Death Metal, Trip Hop, Djent, and many, many more. A multitude of guest musicians and vocalists appear across the songs (including the singer of Cattle Decapitation), helping to realize the main artist and songwriter’s far-reaching vision of what his music should sound like.
French musician Gautier Serre (aka Igorrr) titled one of his releases Baroquecore, and while his work does include mutilated breakbeats and majestic harpsichord played at jackhammer speed, those are only a fraction of the elements incorporated into his impossibly complex and eclectic compositions. He finds common ground between the intensity of Metal and Opera, with impassioned screaming, bludgeoning Grindcore blast beats, and jagged guitar riffs coexisting with graceful arias. There's also a significant amount of acoustic instrumentation drawn from various Eastern European musical traditions, including ravishing violin, festive horns, and jaunty accordions, as well as Balkan choral vocals. Serre acknowledges Gypsy ensemble Taraf de Haïdouks as an influence, along with Cannibal Corpse and Aphex Twin, among many others.
Over a dozen guest musicians and singers contribute their talents, including members of Mayhem, Cattle Decapitation, Secret Chiefs 3, and Pryapisme, as well as operatic vocalists Laurent Lunoir and Laure Le Prunenec.
Serre's fusion of acoustic and electronic instruments is tighter and more refined than ever, and while "Savage Sinusoid" sounds unmistakably like an Igorrr album, he hasn't come close to sounding predictable yet. Serre has continually outdone himself with each successive Igorrr release, and this is no different -- it's even more exciting and confounding than 2012's "Hallelujah" (which included many of the same musicians) and 2014's "Maigre" EP (with Ruby My Dear).
These songs are master crafted examples of how to create music that crosses boundaries with ease, and the album shows a healthy disdain for normal musical conventions. Don’t be fooled by the music’s unexpected detours, though; everything here has been meticulously examined so that everything is in the right place at the right time for maximum effect. Nothing here has been improvised or left to chance. It all comes together extremely well and works a treat. This is only possible due to the talents of the man behind the music.
Although undoubtedly a full-on mash-up of insanity and diverse tastes, the fact is that "Savage Sinusoid" is done so very well that the unusual and frequently unpredictable journey it takes you on is definitely one that’s worth taking. It’s hideously impressive! And, if you can handle its eclectic nature, hideously enjoyable. This is challenging music for people that are not afraid to stray beyond the average. "Savage Sinusoid" is a magnificent, surreal, sumptuous joy!!
Metal Blade Records, 2017 (3984-15519-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Viande 1:55
2. ieuD 3:55
3. Houmous 3:31
4. Opus Brain 5:25
5. Problème D'émotion 4:38
6. Spaghetti Forever 4:24
7. Cheval 3:06
8. Apopathodiaphulatophobie 2:02
9. Va Te Foutre 1:45
10. Robert 3:19
11. Au Revoir 5:26
Total playing time: 39:26 min.


Samples: https://igorrr.bandcamp.com/album