Music:
Member Since: 1/16/2006
Band Website: superciliousmusic.com
Band Members: Supercilious + Yucky Yummy
Influences: "Beau, pratique et fonctionnel"
Marie Claire maison
"Une puissance a vous couper le souffle"
16 soupapes magazine
"définitivement hyper craquant"
Jeune conne hebdo
Sounds Like: "France’s Alexandre Vaudin is Supercilious. Until his album arrived at the office, I was unaware of who (or
what) Supercilious was. But I can’t imagine an artist producing this kind of art and going unnoticed for very
long. This stuff always seems to find its way out to the people.
When you talk about IDM it’s inevitable that names like Autechre, Squarepusher, and Aphex Twin are going
to come up, and those same reference points can be placed on the French producer. But instead of just
recycling the sounds of his forefathers, Vaudin seems to be traveling down the same path as people like
Telefon Tel Aviv and Pedro. The same path of using the typically cold world of Intelligent Dance Music to
facilitate warm, melodic (and melancholy) soundscapes.
The album flows smoothly, taking you first from the darkest, bleakest kind of electronica, to cinematic, heart
wrenching melodies that make you swoon and reach for your headphones. Haunting female vocals are
added on a few tracks by Yucky Yummy, adding to the overall eerie atmosphere of the recording. Vaudin’s
strong production and obvious love for deep bass lines permeate throughout its 45-minute duration.
Albums like this make me feel like I’m 16 again. That tender age when you would truly get giddy and excited
about a new album. When you would hear one song on the radio and it would affect you so deeply that you
obsessed over it until you could get to a record store. Songs like “Energy Has Forgotten My Armsâ€, “Three
Pointsâ€, and “Dust Didn’t Answerâ€, brought that same excitement back to me. I’m in debited to Vaudin for
making such a strong album that it would bring those old feelings back to me.
Anyone who finds solace in a pair of headphones and full, forward thinking electronica will do themselves a
favor to seek this one out. It might not be the easiest release to track down, but you can bet that I’m going to
keep an eye out for anything Alexandre does in the future. This is great stuff, and I don’t doubt that we will be
hearing more of Supercilious’s name in the years to come."
jake haselman
indieworkshop.com
Record Label: Monopsone records
Type of Label: Indie
