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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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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John Robins, Comedian
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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World Without End, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Bosco239, youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Stuart, Chortle
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Kozzy06, Youtube