It's not surprising to learn that L’Eclair recorded their latest LP Sauropoda from an undisclosed location in the Alps: their music displays an array of influences as vast as the famous European mountain range itself. From krautrock to disco with Afro-Cuban percussion, the Swiss septet managed to capture an atmospheric groove in a 48-hour recording session.
Bassist Elie Ghersinu explained to Popmatters, "We were just thinking of recording the last jams that we had developed during the last year's shows, and I think we just got inspired in the moment and we recorded some new jams, new songs, and it turned out to be an album. It was not meant to be an album."
The "jamming" approach gives the new release a more organic feel than its predecessor, 2018's Polymood.
"That was much more of a studio album, crisper whereas Sauropoda is a bit more roots," Ghersinu adds, explaining Sauropoda "is really rich in low frequencies. It's not as clear as Polymood. But it captures better our sound when we play live than Polymood."
