VLMV + AUTOMATA
Péniche Antipode, Paris.
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VLMV
Ambient-ish Post-Something
(UK - Pelagic Records)
Pete Lambrou, the visionary composer and multi-instrumentalist behind VLMV (pronounced "Alma"), is one of the most singular voices emerging from the ambient, post-rock, and experimental scenes in the UK. With a career that spans atmospheric solo work, film and television scoring, and evocative live performance, Lambrou has carved out a distinctive sonic universe he describes as "ambient-ish post-something" (Pete Lambrou) a playful yet accurate summation of a sound that is at once genre-fluid and deeply immersive.
PRAISE FOR NEW ALBUM THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS (2026 PELAGIC RECORDS)
"Fuses ambient music and post rock to make these really dreamy vignettes that make the heart sing" Elizabeth Alker BBC3
"Glorious synth textures and ethereal glowing harmonies...Subtle, suspended, and full of space" Afrodeutsche BBC3
"Guitar cycles and modular arpeggios swell like a flock of birds climbing to the sun" Electronic Sound
"Shimmering tones as delicate as the concentric circles that follow pebbles in the water...Offers hope in the dystopian bleakness, like a flower sprouting through the scorched earth of a post-apocalyptic landscape" PROG
PRAISE FOR VLMV
"Breath-taking in its scope and evoking imagery of the vastness of space...a shimmering soundscape of delicate ethereal beauty" The Independent
"Heart-achingly beautiful" PROG
"Fuses ambient music and post rock to make these really dreamy vignettes that make the heart sing" BBC Radio 3
"Building atmospheric and quietly epic soundscapes that creep up on you unannounced....like a beam of light through a dark, cold night." Lauren Laverne BBC 6 Music
AUTOMATA
Soundtracks to a beautiful collapse.
(FR - Atypeek Music, Araki Records)
NEW ALBUM RELEASE PARTY
Automata are a band that have taken the post-rock blueprint and simply let their thoughts and ideas modify and alter its appearance.
Heart Murmur is seven tracks of experimental and forward-thinking music that exposes its electronic heart on its sleeve and chronicles its own journey with carefully chosen narrated passages that embellish and expand their already layered sound.
- The Smashing Skull Sessions
De proche en proche [...] se dessinent les ombres de Mogwai et Féroces, ou encore d'Hammock et This Will Destroy You. Des inspirations auxquelles Autómata continue de rendre hommage par le biais d'une réappropriation à son image.
- Totoromoon
"Heart Murmur" développe une certaine idée du post-rock, contrepoints folk et électronique à l'appui, pour une virée émotive [...] Autómata dépasse genres et formats pour atteindre une noirceur métal psychédélique qui lui va à ravir.
- A découvrir absolument
...Autómata once again embark on a sonic journey. Following their highly acclaimed self-titled debut from 2021, they now present a unique blend of experimental post-rock and electronic influences. An album that focuses on cinematic atmospheres and post-apocalyptic moods.
- Amplified Mag
A recommended listen for lovers of the softer sounds of Post-Rock, with a modern touch and personal traits, between dreamy atmospheres and dilated sounds.
- Progressive Rock Journal
In a thoughtful way, they build everything up and set an exciting and finely melancholic mood. [...] It still reminds me most of Mogwai's film music, albeit that by using progressive rock and Berlin-school elements, they really have their own flavour. A strong and by no means difficult second album.
- De subjectivisten
Heart Murmur is seven tracks of experimental and forward-thinking music that exposes its electronic heart on its sleeve and chronicles its own journey with carefully chosen narrated passages that embellish and expand their already layered sound.
- The Smashing Skull Sessions
De proche en proche [...] se dessinent les ombres de Mogwai et Féroces, ou encore d'Hammock et This Will Destroy You. Des inspirations auxquelles Autómata continue de rendre hommage par le biais d'une réappropriation à son image.
- Totoromoon
"Heart Murmur" développe une certaine idée du post-rock, contrepoints folk et électronique à l'appui, pour une virée émotive [...] Autómata dépasse genres et formats pour atteindre une noirceur métal psychédélique qui lui va à ravir.
- A découvrir absolument
...Autómata once again embark on a sonic journey. Following their highly acclaimed self-titled debut from 2021, they now present a unique blend of experimental post-rock and electronic influences. An album that focuses on cinematic atmospheres and post-apocalyptic moods.
- Amplified Mag
A recommended listen for lovers of the softer sounds of Post-Rock, with a modern touch and personal traits, between dreamy atmospheres and dilated sounds.
- Progressive Rock Journal
In a thoughtful way, they build everything up and set an exciting and finely melancholic mood. [...] It still reminds me most of Mogwai's film music, albeit that by using progressive rock and Berlin-school elements, they really have their own flavour. A strong and by no means difficult second album.
- De subjectivisten