"A Darker Wave" (Musea Parallèle, 2012) is the second effort by Lucas GILLET, a young and talented multi-instrumentist from France. If the first one had been recorded with singer Elise CARON on writings by welsh poet Dylan THOMAS, this second opus (Clocking at 72 minutes) leads us into Emily BRONTE's buccolic and desperate universe. Her poems evoke her state of mind while walking through the moors of Yorkshire, these famous landscapes being depicted in her only novel, the famous "Wuthering Heights". Her goalless existence, the absence of contacts outside her family, the lack of love and friendship are frustrations emphasized by the rigours of the life in the countryside, not to mention the havy weather. Musically speaking, one may find various influences, from NATIONAL HEALTH, HENRY COW, GILGAMESH or even SIGUR ROS, mixed in a very cohesive and personal way.
01 Watch For A Bird 02 Other Years 03 A Priceless Friend 04 Heavy Hangs The Raindrop 05 Smiling Child 06 Last Raw Wane 07 A Darker Wave 08 In Bliss 09 Cold Is My Heart 10 In Summer's Blaze 11 Castle Wood 12 After Eighteen Years
13 Time Parts The Hearts Of Men 14 Journey Onward 15 Sun Has Set