Superstitions [LP]

Narthex - Superstitions [LP]

'Narthex" means "railed-off western portico" or "ante-nave" in early Christian churches for women, penitents, and catechumens. Narthex is also a trio featuring (at the beginning) Daniel Denis (Univers Zero, Art Zoyd), Alain Neffe (Pseudo Code, Human Flesh, Bene Gesserit) and Nicolas de Villemarque (Nuwage Music). They had a very different musical background (mostly electric/electronic rock) and decided to work in the field of a totally acoustic music recorded live (two microphones + portable DA T) in churches of their area. After several recording sessions, Nicolas de Villemarque decided to leave the group. ln order to complete the trio, Daniel Denis and Alain Neffe ask the participation of some of their friends. Anna Homler (The Sugar Connection, Cro-Magnon), Michel Berckmans (Univers Zero, Julverne, Aksak Maboul, Von Zamla) and Daniel Malempre (M.A.L., Human Flesh) accepted the challenge and succeed to fit into their musical universe. Never released before and recorded from 1994 to 1999, Superstitions features rhythmic, exotic, deep, and primitive sounds for postmodern ears. 
A1. Squelettes De Pierre (3:29)_x000D_
A2. Le Mal Des Ardents (2:29)_x000D_
A3. Silhouette (4:54)_x000D_
A4. Rain Song (2:49)_x000D_
A5. Searching Souls (1:58)_x000D_
A6. Penitence (5:34)_x000D_
A7. The Gift (3:10)_x000D_
B1. Nonchalance (4:13)_x000D_
B2. Anima (3:41)_x000D_
B3. Hic Et Nunc (4:36)_x000D_
B4. Ombres De Papier (3:06)_x000D_
B5. A Rebours (3:33)_x000D_
B6. Stone Sky (2:05)