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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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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FBC, finalgear.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Brighton Argus
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube