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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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube