{"id":65435,"date":"2019-01-26T10:23:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T15:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=65435"},"modified":"2019-01-26T10:23:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-26T15:23:49","slug":"morglbl-the-story-of-scott-rotti-music-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2019\/morglbl-the-story-of-scott-rotti-music-review\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00f6rglbl | The Story of Scott R\u00f6tti"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alissa Ordabai<\/span>
\n– Sr. Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"The most eccentric Rock act France has ever produced marks its 20th anniversary with a high-energy new release and a new attitude to boot. Unlike M\u00f6rglbl\u2019s previous offerings which pitted Jazz and Metal against each other in a battle of muscle and wit, the record in hand opens a wholly new territory. Gone are the jittery contrasts of banging riffs and mazy Jazz solos, and what emerges instead are flawless soundscapes the band glides over like it has just been given a parachute.<\/p>\n

Talking about banging riffs, they run aplenty on this record, but choose not to argue with melody, instead framing and accentuating the sprawling guitar leads \u2014 similar to how columns in architecture frame views. Guitarist Christophe Godin knows how to levitate over crystal clear melodic vistas but doesn\u2019t believe in staying there for too long, as catchy hooks constantly beg to be released out of his magic bag of tricks. In fact, the band could have made millions selling addictive ear candy, but for better or for worse, straightforward songwriting never interested Godin, so he sends us off on an adventure after adventure across richly imagined panoramas of jazz, rock, and metal only he knows how to conjoin. <\/p>\n

But for all of the dazzling and weird things that emerge when Godin fuses metal and jazz, you can tell he loves the sheer audacity of balls-to-the-wall rock\u2019n\u2019roll. There is plenty of dashing guitar virtuosity on these tracks, rousing classic rock solos, thrash riffs, and other delights any true rock fan will rejoice in. Wormholes into curious time signatures and other kookiness such as weird cartoon sounds make the journey less predictable and doubly enticing. At the time when rock begins to solidify into a formula, we need M\u00f6rglbl to shape-shift it into an eye-opening adventure it once used to be. The band turning 20 this year makes you glad this kind of cheery eccentricity stays in demand. Not only does it fly in the face of Corporate Rock, but gives courage to young people to follow their true passion. <\/p>\n

Genre: Metal, Jazz, Rock, Jazz Fusion, Prog Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nChristophe Godin – guitar
\nIvan Rougny – bass
\nAurel – drums<\/p>\n

Track listing:
\n1. 2 Flics Amis Amish
\n2. Anarchytekt\u00fcr
\n3. Les L\u00e9gions du Rhum
\n4. Dark V\u00e4dim
\n5. D\u00f6ner D\u00f6rgazm
\n6. La L\u00e8pre \u00e0 \u00c9lise
\n7. Crime Minister
\n8. Panzer K\u00f6k\u00f6tier
\n9. Prog T\u00f6llog
\n10. The Story of Scott R\u00f6tti
\n11. Cor \u00e0 Cor<\/p>\n

Label: M\u00f6rglbl<\/p>\n

Online: https:\/\/morglblmusic.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: [usr 9 size=20]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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