Clivages

Clivages
Studio album by
Univers Zero
Released2010
Recorded2009
GenreRock in Opposition
Length66:22
LabelCuneiform
Univers Zero chronology
Implosion
(2004) 		Clivages
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Clivages is the ninth studio album by Belgian RIO band Univers Zero.[2] Only four of the ten tracks were composed by Daniel Denis, who composed a majority of the material on most previous releases .[3] The opening track, Les Kobolds, incorporates Flemish folk music for the first time in a Univers Zero piece.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.""Les Kobolds" (Daniel Denis)"Daniel Denis4:15
2.""Warrior" (Andy Kirk)"Andy Kirk12:10
3.""Vacillements" (Michel Berckmans)"Michel Berckmans3:35
4.""Earth Scream" (Daniel Denis)"Daniel Denis3:11
5.""Soubresauts" (Daniel Denis)" 7:59
6.""Apesanteur" (Michel Berckmans)"Michel Berckmans3:40
7.""Three Days" (Kurt Budé)"Kurt Budé5:53
8.""Straight Edge" (Kurt Budé)"Kurt Budé13:57
9.""Retour de Force" (Michel Berckmans)"Michel Berckmans7:42
10.""Les Cercles d'Horus" (Daniel Denis)"Daniel Denis3:45
Total length:66:22

Personnel

  • Michel Berckmans: bassoon, English horn, oboe, melodica
  • Kurt Budé: clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Pierre Chevalier: keyboards, glockenspiel
  • Daniel Denis: drums, percussion, sampler
  • Dimitri Evers: electric bass, fretless bass
  • Andy Kirk: guitar (tracks 2 and 5); percussion (track 2)
  • Martin Lauwers: violin

Also with:

  • Nicolas Denis: drums (track 10)
  • Philippe Thuriot: accordion (tracks 1 and 10)
  • Aurelia Boven: cello (track 10)

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Cuneiform Records listings for Univers Zero
  3. ^ Luna Kafé record review, Univers Zero: Clivages
  4. ^ All About Jazz review, Univers Zero: Clivages