One of the jewels in the seminal Crammed Discs back catalogue, Benjamin Lew & Steven Brown's 'Douzième Journée: Le Verbe, La Parure, L'Amour' - a bit of a tongue twister for the English speakers amongst us. Opener 'Bamako Ou Ailleurs' mixes pretty twisted, heart-of-darkness styled melodies and minimal drums for a sort of Muslimgauze-indebted chug with added SAX, whilst 'Dans Les Jardins' moves into ayahuasca-soaked tribal territory settling up the more delicate and altogether more intimate 'Il, Les Quitta À L'Aube' - a firm favourite at the Microdosing parties (RIP). Like most of the incredible Crammed output, definitely very difficult to categorise this one but one that's only got better with age. (NM)
Tracklist Bamako Ou Ailleurs 4:15 Passage 1:40 De L'Autre Côté Du Fleuve 4:05 L'Ile, L'Hôtel 3:30 Aveugle, Depuis 5:15 Elle S'Avança 3:40 Dans Les Jardins 7:37 Les Autres, Tous 7:10 Il, Les Quitta À L'Aube 4:30
