Minimal electronic soundscapist, Franz Kirmann has just released his new EP, “Liza.” He’s a French musician, based in London but raised in Senegal with influences that are equally diverse.
Having studied film he cites seminal Chinese filmmaker Wong Kar Wai along with the equally iconic Michelangelo Antonioni and Sergio Leone. Musically he claims to be influenced by Sonic Youth, Pan American and Fennesz, however, it would be more accurate to describe his sound by mentioning names like Atlas Sound, Susumu Yakota or basically anything in the early back-catalogue of Leaf Records. The title track has elements of early Caribou while “Désordre” features ethereal pads, similar to that of Boards Of Canada and Kraut-inspired house beats.
With two originals and three remixes the EP does feel more like a single, which leads you to question Kirmann’s productivity. However, there’s enough in it to make any down-tempo fan foam at the lips.
out now, Mike Fawcett
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