Manivelles

Description

Following their 2024 debut La grande accumulation, Anadol (Gozen Atila) and Marie Klock return with Manivelles. Hailed by The Quietus as a duo that pushes each other to 'greater heights of oddness,' the pair produces an undefinable mix of folk, kraut, and pop nested inside expansive organ-based arrangements. The album's nine tracks emerged from intensive improvisations in Paris and Istanbul, brought to life with an odd mix of tools: from Prophet-5 and Jupiter-6 synths to mechanical Pianet clatter and even a salad spinner repurposed as a drone. Klock's French lyrics navigate the miniature and the cosmic, exploring the small tragedies of everyday life - botched holiday gatherings, lingering heartbreak or the absence of a loved one. Born from a moment of catharsis during an Istanbul earthquake that ended a period of writer's block, the record draws its material from lived experience and a lasting friendship. Its title, Manivelles - meaning 'cranks' - hints at the musical partners' creative penchant for generating songs through friction and playful contradictions. From the shouted pastiche of 'Symposium' to the sparse synth pulses of 'Une grande tragedie polonaise', it's an album with a wonderfully wonky heart that sounds like faint signals from a beautifully failing transmitter.