Cat No NV802211

The French band L'Attirail were formed in 1994, inspired by East European gypsy & Balkan music, mixed with some traditional French roots, and a host of extraneous influences from New Orleans to Ska. The line-up of instruments includes : trumpet, trombone, clarinette, accordion, guitar and tuba. This is their sixth album and they are due to tour in the UK in 2005.“The music of L'Attirail is equally otherworldly. Based on the music of regions that were isolated from much of the outside world for much of the 20th Century, one can hear echoes of brass bands, Gypsy violins, Middle Eastern melismas and melancholy melodies. Occasionally, soft aural interludes of ambient sounds lead one track into the next, such as old car engines struggling to start, scratchy records repeating a riff over and over, or an Eastern European radio newscaster speaking over a low-quality radio. L'Attirail creates a mysterious and entrancing sound that does an amazing job of transporting the listener to another world. - Jacob Edgar