Igorrr's Amen is a collision of extremes that makes sense only in hindsight. Gautier Serre assembles breakcore, baroque harpsichord, death metal growls and operatic vocals into something that sounds less like fusion and more like forced cohabitation. Tracks lurch between blast beats and chamber music without warning. "Blastbeat Falafel" does what the title suggests. "Étude n°120" might be a piano exercise or a joke about excess.
The French producer has been refining this approach for years, and by now the whiplash feels intentional rather than random. Strings swell, then get flattened by distorted kick drums. A harpsichord melody survives just long enough to be recognisable before the mix turns inside out. It is difficult music, but not because it lacks structure. The problem is that the structures keep changing mid-phrase.
This is for people who find conventional genre exercises boring and want to hear what happens when someone ignores the boundaries completely. It will not suit background listening. The album demands focus or it just sounds chaotic.
