Savage Sinusoid

Savage Sinusoid is the third album by Gautier Serre, under his alias Igorrr, released on Metal Blade Records on June 16, 2017.[3]

Savage Sinusoid
Studio album by
Igorrr
ReleasedJune 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)
StudioImprove Tone Studios
Length39:26
LabelMetal Blade
Igorrr chronology
Hallelujah
(2012)		 Savage Sinusoid
(2017)		 Spirituality and Distortion
(2020)
Singles from Savage Sinusoid
  1. "ieuD"
    Released: April 11, 2017
  2. "Opus Brain"
    Released: May 4, 2017[1]
  3. "Cheval"
    Released: June 6, 2017[2]

In a 4 star review, Dom Lawson of Metal Hammer wrote that on the album, "blastbeats, operatic bellowing, electro-jazz and Balkan folk music collide, but these are not just eruptions of insanity."[4]

Background

Igorrr signed with Metal Blade Records in early 2017.[5] The album was preceded by the singles "ieuD", "Opus Brain", and "Cheval".[6][7][1][2]

Unlike previous albums, the album did not feature any samples. Travis Ryan from the band Cattle Decapitation guests on three tracks.[8]

Serre cited Taraf de Haïdouks, Cannibal Corpse and Aphex Twin as inspiration for the album.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gautier Serre.

No.TitleLength
1."Viande"1:55
2."ieuD"3:55
3."Houmous"3:31
4."Opus Brain"5:25
5."Problème d'émotion"4:38
6."Spaghetti Forever"4:24
7."Cheval"3:06
8."Apopathodiaphulatophobie"2:02
9."Va te foutre"1:45
10."Robert"3:19
11."Au Revoir"5:26

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[9]
Angry Metal Guy[10]
It Djents[11]
Kill Your Stereo[12]
Metal Hammer[4]
Metal Injection[13]
Metal Temple[14]
Pure Grain Audio[15]
Soundscape[16]
Sputnik Music[17]

The album received critical acclaim.

Metal Injection, as well as giving it a perfect 10/10 score, named it the "Batshit Crazy Album of the Year".[18] They concluded in their review, "Igorrr is a project with no boundaries, and the personal belief of creating the art one wants to. In a world where we argue from the mainstream radio to the underground scene, Igorrr is a breath of fresh air. Savage Sinusoid isn’t just a breath of fresh air in musical technicality and emotion though, but an excellent reminder to just enjoy music."[13] Additionally, they ranked the album 9th on their year end rankings of every album.[19]

Allmusic stated " Serre's fusion of acoustic and electronic instruments is tighter and more refined than ever, and while Savage Sinusoid sounds unmistakably like an Igorrr album, he hasn't come close to sounding predictable yet."[9]

Personnel

Igorrr
  • Gautier Serre – music, recording, mixing, mastering

Additional musicians
  • Laurent Lunoir – vocals (1–4, 6–8, 10)
  • Laure Le Prunenec – soprano (2–8, 10, 11)
  • Sylvain Bouvier – drums (1–3, 4, 6–11)
  • Katerina Chrobokova – harpsichord (2, 4, 8, 9)
  • Erlend Caspersen – bass (2–4, 7–11)
  • Travis Ryan – vocals (7, 8, 10)
  • Morten Iversen – guitar (1), bass (1)
  • Benjamin Violet – strings (4–7, 11)
  • Pierre Mussi – accordion (3, 7)
  • Antony Miranda – sitar (4), additional drums (4), surf guitar (2)
  • Nils Cheville – classical guitar (3, 4, 6, 11)
  • Yann Le Glaz – saxophone (3, 10)
  • Benjamin Bardiaux – piano (11)
  • Nicolas Seguin – piano (11)
  • Adam Stacey – accordion (3)
  • Pedrou Lacasa – mandolin (7), balkan vocals (7)
  • Yasmina Barra – balkan vocals (7)
  • Stuart Dickson – percussion (3)
  • Aymeric Thomas – 8 bit sounds (3)
  • Patrick – chicken (3)

Technical personnel
  • Hervé Faivre – recording
  • Metastazis – artwork

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 173
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gollark: A franchise about people finding magic alien teleporter gates then going places.
gollark: I generally threaten people with orbital asking lasers if they ask silly things like who asked.
gollark: Small brain: God is 3 things and 1 thing somehowNormal brain: God is 1 thingLarge brain: God is a hivemind composed of all worshippers

References
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