Stephane Trepp, Franck Vigroux, Michel Blanc ~ Les 13 Cicatrices ~ 2002
D'Autres Cordes 001.
 
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1. Ma Memoire Part A L'Ouest 8:38
2. Lost Car 7:45
3. Sous Le Crane D'Un Sourd 2:34
4. Les Actes 7:30
5. Inquietudes 6:39
6. Un Pont Sous Les Eaux 5:56
7. Les 13 Cicatrices 9:36

Stephane Trepp: trombone
Michel Blanc: drums
Franck Vigroux: guitars

guest: Cecile Rives: voices
Voice on 5.: Valerie Renaud 

I’m not familiar with this (presumably French) trio, so I can’t say this platter is typical of what they do/are capable of. Here, they concentrate on an amalgam of thorny, edgy European-style jazz/rock fusion (think Terje Rypdal, Raoul Bjorkheim) and the kind of squiggle/splatter semi-free jazz (now) typical of the NYC Tonic and Knitting Factory scene. It’s VERY well played - trombonist Stephane Trepp has a great round, singing tone, M. Blanc is a fine Bill Bruford-ish drummer and Franck Vigroux coaxes a wide range of noise out of his axes (I hear well-digested influences of Sonny Sharrock and Atilla Zoller, w/ touches of Jimi Hendrix) - but at risk of coming off as Mr. Jaded, this kind of stuff is starting to sound kinda same-y to me. I mean, as a fan of Curlew, John Zorn and Dave Douglas’ Tiny Bell Trio, I’m feelin’ déjU vu all over again. Not to damn this disc w/ faint praise, but neophytes to the interface betwixt free jazz and non-commercial fusion would probably get the most out of this album. - Mark Keresman, jazzreview.com