X-Ray Vision "X-Ray Vision" 2012 + "Le Shériff et la Lépreuse" 2013 - 12"/45rpm E

X-Ray Vision as a technology is frequently thought of as gadgetry for means of espionage, and going by that definition it’s a surprisingly good fit for this band, blending spy tones with Astro-Man zip-zoop...
...Central to this is the keyboards, swapping duty between swirling hammond-esque sounds and more futuristic electronic sounds and a few in-between. Sometimes in a fittingly spy manner, sometimes reminding me of their fellow frenchmen Les Tigres du Futur with a spastic approach...
trax:
01 Manhunt 02 Ace Of Spades 03 Immotronic 04 Wayward Nile 05 Nascar 06 Fantomas 07 War Of The Satellites 08 Rollercoaster 09 Persuaders 10 Living Dead's Attack

"Le Shériff et la Lépreuse" 2013 - 12"/45rpm EP
...It often does seem like they’re switching between styles rather than blending, but it all gels together really well. There are some tracks that do a decent job of straddling both, such as “Le Guignolo”. The spy tracks never feel straight up boring, thanks to some well-employed percussion and some muscle to the guitar...to be continued... - Submitted by Hunter on Fri, 10/19/2018
trax:
01 Le shériff et la lépreuse 02 Twilight zone 03 Moondawg