French multi-instrumentalist and producer Gautier Serre has been operating under the name Igorrr for twenty years, yet each new record still resonates with startling freshness and radical vitality. His steadfastly unclassifiable fifth album, Amen, maintains this impact, blindsiding listeners with a new set of exploratory curveballs and continuing to surprise and unnerve even the most attuned enthusiasts. "This album is definitely darker than its predecessors. It has a weighty and solemn vibe unlike anything we've heard before from Igorrr," explains Gautier. 'Recording a real choir in a church helped a lot, but above all, there was very long and meticulous work on the sound and choice of instruments, as well as deep experimental research to create a unique sound design.' Of course, as it's an Igorrr album, there are some more colourful tracks like 'Blastbeat Falafel', 'ADHD', etc. They contrast very much with the ambient heaviness. I need tracks like these on an album; they help me to really get through it, fully focused, like a shot of limoncello before the next course." Gautier has always made it clear that Igorrr is influenced by both Bach and Chopin and Cannibal Corpse, Aphex Twin and Meshuggah.
