“the art-noise band Abacaxi, may seem oppositional but their impact was identical; energising and life-affirming. Julien Desprez lobbed guitar strums and shot out rhythmic pellets like firecrackers, all the while tap dancing on an orchestra of effects pedals. Jean-François Riffaud pointed the neck of his electric bass at Desprez as if to lock horns with him, his basslines flashing fast whilst drummer Francesco Pastacaldi ran through an abandoned tunnel of punk rock; smashing the snare or clashing with drum rims. Abacaxi were fire starters with an infectious zest underpinned by incredible technique; they made sudden stops an art form.”

“um festival de barulho clarinho que perdura ao longo de ambas as faixas.”

“una musica d’impatto e dalle tante sfumature.”

“La maîtrise est soufflante. Organiser du chaos, voilà la mission du trio.”

“une expérience auditive, un choc esthétique sonore. un fruit sucré, aux tranches piquantes. Magistral.”

“Abacaxi, ça ne se catégorise surtout pas mais ça s’écoute, ça doit s’écouter, dans l’implication et de préférence à volume élevé.”

abacaxi is one of the more exciting, genre-blurring and multisensory new ensembles around.

Abacaxi balafre l’air de stridences électriques dont l’impact sur le public est encore accru par des rafales régulières de lumières stroboscopiques. Un total coup de foudre.

abacaxi music simultaneously invokes hendrix, webern, and video games. desprez is the most dramatic figure to emerge in improvised music in decades

For sheer intensity and to rock cybernetically, not to mention pedal dancing prowess, Desprez and Abacaxi are a tough team to beat.