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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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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John Robins, Comedian