GLOSSOLALIA
Artist
Release Date
3 May 2024
Crew
Music Musala Nan Eilan / Artwork Florian Larrecq / Recording & Mixing Studioblanche / Mastering Biduloscope
Five musicians who don’t know each other, coming from different musical worlds, finding themselves under the same roof for some weekends.
Discovering each other, trying to understand each other, making everyone’s tastes and expectations collide.
From these moments shared together a sort of musical glossolalia was born.
A language specific to the five musicians, which none of them really understands.
A clumsy praise to the clash of influences. An ode to spontaneity and to the beauty of incomprehension.
With members from Daski, Eyelid, Notre Dame de la Colline, Peignoir Tapis and The Celtic Tramps.
PRESS REVIEWS
« Founding our own Glorious Chapels is a collective in the true sense of the word, shifting not only members, but monikers.
Founded in 2016 when the bands Stems and Anathème joined forces as The Chapel of Exquises Ardents Pears, the project then continued as the solo project Notre Dame de la Colline before entering its current incarnation as Musala nan Eilan.
Each release, or Chapel, is a part of the whole. This makes the title of the latest project, Glossolalia, particularly appropriate, as the term not only means “speaking in tongues” but the ability to understand each other’s languages. In this case, the language is musical, although some wordless vocals surface in the curtain folds.
The members are making beautiful music together, sharing their contentment.
More music and monikers are in the wings; in addition to the chapels mentioned above, La Chiesa dei Fiori is also open for worship.
Soon France will be dotted with post-rock chapels. The notes reverberate through stained glass as the light streams in. »
— A CLOSER LISTEN (US) - 05/05/2024
« I have always believed that, by creating its musical chapels, the Founding our own Glorious Chapels collective was working through music to promote some of the values that are dearest to me:
open and compassionate towards others, sharing, creative collaboration… to spread humanity and gentleness in a world that seems to be increasingly and cruelly lacking in them. […]
Authentically timeless, highly creative and carefully executed, weaving its notes on a web of spontaneous tenderness, sincere benevolence and deep humanity, Glossolalia never ceases to enchant. »
— TOTOROMOON (FRANCE) – 15/05/2024
« This is a charmingly freakish album which has the audacity to combine post-rock with celtic music, among other genres. »
— MUSIC YOU NEED TO HEAR (CHINA) – 07/05/2024
« Acoustic sounds from cello, trumpet, acoustic guitar, or banjo effortlessly and seamlessly transition into raucous post-rock. The melodies have earworm potential and—as demonstrated in the closing track "Verdanuka chaqruska"—the opportunity to sing along.
"Glossolalia" is a truly beautiful EP overall. Post-rock with a twist. »
