Vialka are a French duo, comprising Marylise Frecheville on drums and vocals, and Eric Boros on guitars, who essay an environmentally friendly progressive rock in miniature.
Their seventh album finds the poly-rhythms, complex chord changes, and surges of mood usually associated with Seventies behemoths or hyrda-headed post-rock collectives leap forth in unusually lean and lithe form.
It’s as if a pair of Pyrenean street performers had covered King Crimson’s Red, in its entirety, in the Place de Ville, for loose change. Petit Mot epitomises Vialka’s approach, audacious fluttering female vocals playing catch-up with rolling percussion and prize-fighting, punchy guitar stabs.
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com