Vlmv + Autómata

VLMV + AUTŌMATA
Monday 16 November
Péniche Antipode

VLMV

https://www.vlmv.uk/

Ambient-ish Post-Something
(UK - Pelagic Records)

Pete Lambrou, the visionary composer and multi-instrumentalist behind VLMV (pronounced “Alma”), is one of the most singular voices emerging from the ambient, post-rock, and experimental scenes in the UK. With a career that spans atmospheric solo work, film and television scoring, and evocative live performance, Lambrou has carved out a distinctive sonic universe he describes as “ambient-ish post-something” (Pete Lambrou) a playful yet accurate summation of a sound that is at once genre-fluid and deeply immersive.

Back in Paris for the first time since 2023's Sing With Abandon tour, and now part of the illustrious Pelagic Records, new album There Will Come Soft Rains was released to critical acclaim earlier this year.

https://youtu.be/_oR3UNxt3bY?si=nGoyIU-YrNWA4beO

AUTŌMATA

https://linktr.ee/weareautomata

Soundtracks to a beautiful collapse.
(FR - Atypeek Music, Araki Records)
NEW ALBUM RELEASE PARTY

Automata are a band that have taken the post-rock blueprint and simply let their thoughts and ideas modify and alter its appearance.
Heart Murmur is seven tracks of experimental and forward-thinking music that exposes its electronic heart on its sleeve and chronicles its own journey with carefully chosen narrated passages that embellish and expand their already layered sound.
- The Smashing Skull Sessions

De proche en proche [...] se dessinent les ombres de Mogwai et Féroces, ou encore d’Hammock et This Will Destroy You. Des inspirations auxquelles Autómata continue de rendre hommage par le biais d’une réappropriation à son image.
- Totoromoon

"Heart Murmur" développe une certaine idée du post-rock, contrepoints folk et électronique à l’appui, pour une virée émotive [...] Autómata dépasse genres et formats pour atteindre une noirceur métal psychédélique qui lui va à ravir.
- A découvrir absolument

...Autómata once again embark on a sonic journey. Following their highly acclaimed self-titled debut from 2021, they now present a unique blend of experimental post-rock and electronic influences. An album that focuses on cinematic atmospheres and post-apocalyptic moods.
- Amplified Mag

A recommended listen for lovers of the softer sounds of Post-Rock, with a modern touch and personal traits, between dreamy atmospheres and dilated sounds.
- Progressive Rock Journal

In a thoughtful way, they build everything up and set an exciting and finely melancholic mood. [...] It still reminds me most of Mogwai's film music, albeit that by using progressive rock and Berlin-school elements, they really have their own flavour. A strong and by no means difficult second album.
- De subjectivisten