Puts Marie

Puts Marie has always been a very changeable collective. As a successful indie band, they like to dive into other, even more uncommercial genres. In the past it was street music, today it's more or less free "improvisation". On the new double album Musique Improvisée many different kinds and situations of musical improvisation are presented: Live (the first record consists of concert recordings), in the studio (the second record), chilling soundscapes, highly agile developments, pop-like or -unlike and very much in between. Above all, actually: in between. Because this musique improvisée is a musical sounding out, a questioning of sound on the part of those who produce it together. Embedded in the cover art collages is text - song title, lineup, thought flashes, etc. - and often the words are crossed out. Discarding is important if you want to question your own point of view and, as apparently Puts Marie does, with pleasure. Various writing implements come into play, finer nibs alongside the clumsily smudging Sharpie. It is the same in this album of Musique Improvisée.