{"title":"Vox Populi!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVox Populi! is an ethno-industrial band hailing from France. With their unique blend of ethnic influences and industrial sounds, they have carved out a distinct niche in the music scene. Their collaboration with Dreaming Together on the album \"Dreaming With Vox Populi\" showcases their innovative approach to music-making. Drawing inspiration from various cultures and genres, Vox Populi! creates a mesmerizing sonic experience that captivates listeners. Get ready to embark on a musical journey like no other with Vox Populi!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"psyko-tropix","title":"Psyko Tropix","description":"\u003cp\u003eTouch Sensitive is honoured to dig into the vaults of legendary cult French group Vox Populi! with a collection primarily pulling from their creative highpoint of 1986-1990. The vast majority of the works are unreleased and all make their first appearance on vinyl. The recordings have been licensed from the group’s extensive archive, mastered by Rupert Clervaux and cut by Andreas Kauffelt at Schnitstelle. The release is completed by liner notes focusing on Vox Populi!’s creative process and prolific output. Springing from the rip it up restart of post-punk in 1980 and primarily active throughout that decade, Vox Populi!'s discography is a perfect showcase of an almost unclassifiable group. The often-used ‘ethno-industrial’ tag - even if not approved by the group - goes some way to describing a melting pot of primarily self-taught techniques and vast cultural influences. Founding member Axel Kyrou’s parents were avant-garde musicians and filmmakers resulting in a heavy cultural immersion from a young age. His partner and bandmate Mitra moved from Iran to Paris in 1978 - followed a few years later by her virtuoso brother Arash who joined the group at the age of 14. Based in their 14th arronidissement studio - previously Axel and his brother’s family playroom - Vox Populi! quickly became a lynchpin in the Parisian experimental scene and beyond through the burgeoning mail-art scene. The group contributed work to a huge number of independent labels. Their music and approach quickly progressed from rudimentary experiments to harness transcendental spiritual qualities and moments of intense beauty. In this collection, we can feel the vibrations of Don Cherry’s Organic Music Society, Faust’s communal explorations and King Tubby’s forward-thinking studio experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touch Sensitive","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50506822091083,"sku":"1148485","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f017385b-517d-4846-9aad-115a14bb46ef_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727830848"},{"product_id":"sucre-de-pasteque","title":"Sucre De Pasteque","description":"\u003cp\u003eLegendary French industrial pioneers Vox Populi! arrive on Dark Entries with a reissue \u003cem\u003eSucre De Pastèque\u003c\/em\u003e. Vox Populi! was founded in Paris in 1981 by Axel Kyrou, a multi-instrumentalist of Greek, French, and Palestinian roots. He soon recruited his future partner, Mytra, and her brother Arash Khalatbari, who were second-generation immigrants from Tehran, as well as bassist Fr6 Man (Francis Manne). Their sound was motley, combining elements of musique concrete and early industrial with horns, flutes, and traditional Persian instrumentation. Improbably prolific and ceaselessly divergent, Vox Populi! found their way onto dozens of cassette compilations during the heyday of the 1980s DIY tape music scene, including releases on era-defining labels like Insane Music, Cthulhu Records, and their own Vox Man. \u003cem\u003eSucre De Pastèque\u003c\/em\u003e, the band’s sixth full-length release, came out in 1986 on Unlikely Records, the cult outlet of Rimarimba’s Robert Cox. Like most of Vox Populi’s output, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSucre De Pastèque\u003c\/em\u003e is a scattershot endeavor, encompassing psychedelic dirges, cosmic drones, hypnotic chants, and fractured machine-funk. The mood is understatedly bleak, but Vox Populi’s genre agnosticism and curious sense of wonder prevent things from feeling oppressive or heavy-handed. 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