La Tregua
Filibusta, 2025
9/10
The French duo of Sylvain Rey and Leandro López-Nussa, as Duo Réflections the pair bring us 9 originals that are well thought out.
“Aube” opens with a mesmerizing climate, where the soft keys and warm guitar meet an an intimate intersection, and the title track follows with strong attention to mood thanks to the lively keys and ambient guitar.
“Zythum” and “Fo’ Blue” land in the middle. The former focuses on Rey’s meticulous key progressions with much color, while the latter is an animated and groove filled album highlight.
Arriving closer to the end, “Bobado” carries a distinct rhythm via its adventurous delivery, and “L’ami de Rasputin” exits with dancing keys and harmonic guitar playing.
An exciting and daring leap for the two, especially considering that their debut was all covers, Rey and López-Nussa build off a template of grooves, harmonics and improvisation for a raw and textured performance captured on analog tape.
Travels well with: Andorra- III; Filippo Dall’Asta- The Hot Club Of Tenerife