Poil

Hyperventilating ultra-tight and frenetic avant-prog is the province of PoiL, a rather lunatic and twisted -- but startlingly adept -- trio based in Lyon, France. Perhaps any description of their music is too limiting, however: when the spirit moved them on their debut recording, L'Ire des Papes, PoiL stretched out and explored classical and even piano jazz-informed styles, although often frantically and with comic craziness waiting in the wings. Formed by keyboardist and principal composer Antoine Arnera along with bassist/guitarist Boris Cassone and drummer Guilhem Meier (al...