Pardon My French by Cinélux (PAN005CD)

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The disk is the first emanation of 'Pardon my French' series, aimed at presenting new French artists with 5-6 original tracks and 5-6 remixes. Hailed as a 'metronomic post-rock' outfit, Cinelux inhabits the murky region bordering jazz, electronica and kraut. Ever so 'post' (whatever) in they sound, not ostensibly 'rock' though, Cinelux is a paradox – monotonous, lethargic drive of the intricate rhythms, thwarted by sudden hitting on brakes, effects and indistinguishable verbal contribution.

The laid-back atmosphere of, for instance, Machinedrum's remix of 'Hollis' is a product of jazz rhetoric merged with 'modern' cut-up and micro esthetics. Mitchell Akiyama's remix of 'Hydrocephalus Enjoyment' overlaps the genre territory of free jazz with experimental digital processing/distortion. Having seemingly mixed a few tracks into one, Tlone apparently rely on a melody-and-rhythm loop and torpid audience with their remix, whereas Cinelux originals tend to accentuate peculiar melodies and ryhtm details in nervous metronomic outpours. My guess, diagnose and file-under tag would be 'an undeniable potential for innovation in jazz circles'.