{"product_id":"zombie-zombie-vae-vobis-lp","title":"Zombie Zombie - Vae Vobis [LP]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: BB154LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 3521381569681\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 25 Mar 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Electronic \/ Kraut rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFifteen years in and Zombie Zombie are going way back, the cinematic French synth trio's sixth studio album 'Vae Vobis' veers away from the science fiction overload of their 2017 opus 'Livity' to plunge their music deep into the Middle Ages. Joined by soprano singer Ange`le Chemin and Francois \u0026amp; The Atlas Mountains' Laura Etchegoyhen as part of the Doomed Angels choir on vocals, lyrics are sung in Latin, drawn from the proverbs of the Dutch humanist Erasmus.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"We wanted to remain mysterious, to send cryptic messages\" the pair say, \"to dive back into a language from another time, like the copyist monks of the Middle Ages\".\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecorded with Laurent de Boisgisson at Studio One Two Pass It in Bagnolet, the result is something akin to a reverberating doom orgy. Previous work has always lent itself a cinematic edge - reaching its culmination in the form of two film soundtracks, for French films Irreprochable and L'Heure De La Sortie respectively - but here the sense of atmosphere and the scale of the sound has been blown up yet further. The choral arrangements hint at the work of David Axelrod or Ennio Morricone, with chanted syllables ominously arcing over the top of the likes of Lacrymosa bouncing analogue synth work and Consortium's portentous swirls of gothic sound.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are bangers to be found within the caverns too. “Nusquam et Unique” admittedly isn't your average 122 BPM floor filler but moves forward with an ominous dubby propulsion while vocoder vocals cut menacingly through. Ring Modulus meanwhile veers between minimal and maximal as it shudders along its more subtle gridlines.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe ubiquitous vocoders are pushed to their limits on the album, while sax, trumpet and percussion come and add further colour.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRACKS:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Introitus\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Vae Vobis\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Nusquam et unique\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Ring modulus\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Aurora\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. lacrymosa\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Dissolotum\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. War is coming\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Lux in tenebris\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Modus Operandi\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Erebus\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Consortium\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Born Bad Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41422349172892,"sku":"BB154LP","price":18.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/image001_915e3f32-b1fd-4ee5-836f-9d7145791b47.jpg?v=1644406577","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/zombie-zombie-vae-vobis-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}