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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
John Lewis

Aksak Maboul: Une Aventure de VV (Songspiel) review – chatting with herons on a magical journey

The members of Aksak Maboul in a forest.
Globally minded … Aksak Maboul. Photograph: PR handout
Une Aventure de VV (Songspiel) album artwork
Une Aventure de VV (Songspiel) album artwork Photograph: PR Handout

The anglophone pop world doesn’t really have a band like Aksak Maboul, and it is our loss. Formed in Belgium in 1977, their work spans multiple registers: a globally minded mix of post-punk, free jazz, electronica and minimalist chamber music. In English terms, you’d have to imagine some improbable fusion of Rip Rig + Panic, Michael Nyman, Cabaret Voltaire and Kate Bush.

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