Anti Dancing League
ZEi & Cie, 2025
9/10
A French jazz outfit who make the most of these 6 adventurous songs, Bodies consists of Julien Behar, Stéphane Decolly, Guillaume Hazebrouck, Nicolas Larmignat and Jade Lada.
“Bodies” starts with Larmignat’s playful drums and Behar’s lively sax amid a distinct groove, and “Link” continues the fun with Hazebrouck’s mesmerizing keys that suit the firm sax and pounding drums.
In the middle, “L’ile De Base” uses both busy and calmer moments of atypical rhythm, while “Tetra” leads with a dreamy ambience before building into a rich and dynamic album highlight. The title track exits and is an animated and certainly not an anti dancing anthem that showcases bouncy bass, lively keys, sax acrobatics and fast drumming.
A really exciting EP that flirts with punk, roots, alt-rock and plenty of worldly jazz flavor, Bodies know their way around a tune you won’t soon forget.
Travels well with: Teis Semey- En Massei!; Julian Sartorius- Hidden Tracks