Taken from new album ‘Rin’ due 26th August via Capitane Records
Belgian alt-rock outfit Monolithe Noir are pleased to announce the release of ‘Barra Bouge’, the third single lifted from the new album ‘RIN’ to be released this summer. On ‘Barra Bouge’, Monolithe Noir join forces with Tunisian singer Jawhar and rising violinist Mirabelle Gilis.
‘Barra Bouge’ has its origin in an underground improvisation that was later refined into a complete song via written correspondence. Its message is clear in its bare, martial rhythm; the atmosphere is heavy and stormy and can be felt in the muffled bass that lurks in a writhing, offbeat and persistent hum. This potent sonic stew inspired Jawhar to write his haunted, sensual words and for Mirabelle Gilis to do what she does best on the violin. All in all, ‘Barra Bouge’ explodes under the influence of this intense musical energy.
They say: “The lyrics of Barra Bouge speak directly to the protagonist of its verses. It seeks to travel along with them, to build stairs and caves in the wilderness, to raise animals and make love in the night. All its verses begin with the melancholy tinge of I would have liked… But reality, in all its gloom, is always knocking at our door, despite how much we want to tell it to go away. In Arabic ‘barrra bouge’means fuck off.”
About Monolithe Noir:
Having passed through the inevitable rock groups and then departing into increasingly ambitious and conceptual projects (Arch Woodmann, in particular, which he piloted for three albums), Antoine Pasqualini puts his expansive musicality to work in the service of Monolithe Noir. Antoine’s music is unpredictable by nature and surprising by choice and escapes the hackneyed adjectives that segment our record collections. It draws on a myriad of influences: prog, ambient, electronica, folk, and even the hidden treasures of Italian library music. It does not hide behind a screen of artificial complexity but is, above all, directly aimed at us. Kubrick would approve.
Barra Bouge / 6 July
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