Celsius Drop
07.02.20
On his weekly Celsius Drop show, dublab co-founder Frosty guides you through an exploration of the vast Future Roots music spectrum.
This time around, Frosty welcomes Aksak Maboul and Crammed Discs founder Marc Hollander onto the program. The influential Belgian band Aksak Maboul have recently released the double LP Figures, their first album album in decades. This stunning work continues the band’s trajectory into unexpected realms that satiate the desire for wide spectrum listening.
On this week’s Celsius Drop, Hollander spoke to Frosty about the band’s history, his sonic headspace, and shared “Roots of Aksak Maboul,” a deeply layered mix blending old favorites (from 1925 to 1980) with new tracks by Aksak Maboul and others. “Roots of Aksak Maboul” outlines some of the inspirations which have informed the aesthetics of the experimental pop band.
Tracklist:
Aksak Maboul – Modern Lesson (1980) Aksak Maboul – Tout a une fin (2020)
Aksak Maboul / Marc Hollander mix for dublab A mixed bag of old favourites (1925-1998) & new tracks (2019-2020)
Nihiloxica – Black Kaveera (2020) Kinshasa 1978/Sankayi – Il ne faut pas intervenir (Martin Meissonnier remix) (1978/2019) Archie Shepp – Le Matin des Noire (1965) Tek 9 feat. Véronique Vincent & Aksak Maboul – Sweet Dreams & Goodnight (1996) Circadian Rhythms (Charles Bullen) – The Daily Ground (1998) George Antheil – Ballet Mécanique (1925) Raymond Scott – Twilight In Turkey (1967) Aksak Maboul – The Untranslatable (2020) Hybrid Kids/R.W.Atom – You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling (1979) François de Roubaix – Amour sur les rails (1971) New York Art Quartet – Quintus T. (1964) Aksak Maboul – [excerpt from work in progress] (2020) The Tony Williams Lifetime – Once I Loved (1970) Aksak Maboul – [excerpt from work in progress] (2020) Family Fodder – Organ Grinder (1980) Aksak Maboul – Histoires de Fous (2020) Nana, Nelson Angelo, Novelli – No sul do polo norte (1974) Jeanne Lee – Journal d’une folle (1989) Yasmine Hamdan – Iza (George Bshoum Remix) (2020) Donovan – Epistle To Dippy (1967) Slapp Happy/Henry Cow – Giants (1975) Fred Frith – Come Across (1980) Doctor Fluorescent – The Church Sweeper (2020) Pink Floyd – Up The Khyber (1969) Eric Dolphy – Hat and Beard (1964) Sun Ra – Disco 3000 (1978) Aksak Maboul – [excerpt from work in progress] (2020) Octave One – Nicolette (1990) Acid Arab – Was Was (2019) Olivier Messiaen – Oiseaux Exotiques (1955) Stubbleman – Griffith Park (Aksak Maboul Remix) (2020) Chikha Fatoma bent Kaddour – Mouwal and Izlan (Paul Bowles recording) (1959) Nova Materia – Strength (2020) Steve Reich – Music For 18 Musicians (1976) Kasai Allstars – Olo (2021) Aksak Maboul – Silent Silhouettes (2020)
Outro: Aksak Maboul – C’est Charles (2020)
ABOUT AKSAK MABOUL:
Aksak Maboul was formed by Crammed label boss Marc Hollander and in 1977 and 1980 they released two albums (Onze danses pour combattre la migraine and Un peu de l’âme des bandits), whose recent vinyl reissues confirmed their status as avant-garde classics. Hollander recently formed a new incarnation of the band and Figures is their first new album in decades.
For more background, see the recent piece in The Quietus.
