LE BRUIT DES DOFS

Le Bruit des Dofs (rough translation: The Noise of the Dofs — and don’t ask me what Dofs are, an acronym for something I presume, the possibilities are endless) is a French avant-prog jazz rock trio, and as far as my research shows, La Combinatronique is their debut release, although they recorded it way back in February 2017 — probably four years of shopping it around, but of course that’s just a guess. The trio consists of composer and guitarist Jean-Louis Morais, drummer Charles Duytschaever, and bassist Olivier Verhaege. The eight tracks flow between edgy over the top jazz-rock to gentle pastoral, but equally intriguing, moves that seem to eschew all boundaries of genre. The trio are fascinating and tight, and while they may hint of an improvisational groove, it seems like nary a measure goes by where every move is carefully planned and executed. Perhaps a comparison might be read more...