LP Review: MOOP - MOOP (2019)
Welcome to the world of MOOP, or the Mooper Crew as they also call themselves. MOOP is a crazily musical quartet from Poitiers in Western France, consisting of drummer Erwin, guitar player Julien, and Guillaume and William, both playing the bariton sax. Their style? MOOP call it Brutal Jazz. While we're going through the review, we might find out why that name is very accurate. The music on MOOP's selftitled debut is driven by the intense and omnipresent full sound of the two saxophones. William use their bariton saxes to create various schemes of harmony and disharmony, while always filling out the whole room. Nevertheless, guitar and drums are no secondary characters. Julien's freejazz licks and lines swiftly jump and meander between the saxy soundscape and always attract the listener's ear. His guitar is meanwhile presented in a vast amount of different sounds, from dry, strong, and clean picks, over Heavy Metal-like riffing, up to heavily effectful parts that sou...