Rosco il est content

Never judge someone by their name. No saying could better fit this band whose music never surrendered to any compromise. Though you could have expected a French band like (too?) many others (a little music, a little lyrics and a little humour with as little work as possible so its sounds "close to the people"), Rosco is miles away from all this. Humour, yes, because they just don't take things too seriously. Music also, and one of the best. For when you talk about jazz-rock you find every thing from good to very bad. Hard to chose between jazzmen who try to break free from their universe but don't really and rockers who try to conquer some credibility...

Their music may well reconcile fans of the genre with French bands. The influences are clear and shamelessly assumed : Scott Henderson, Nguyen Le or even Gong (for whom they opened shows). No need to try and link such or such track to any references, you just dive into the universe of b. A strange but coherent world especially sonce the arrival of b (guitar) who apparently contributed to tighten the bonds between the early days members of the band : Luc Lavenne (guitar), Olivier Bonnafous (drums) and Laurent Rigo (bass).

The result is up to expectations and the band's potential. The compositions are refined and just complex enough without being tiring. Ambiances come together very nicely. Even the combination of a rigorous writing with a live energy is successfully carried out with a clever uses of breaks and arrangements. Rosco know where their heading and it does feel good. Unity is their strength.

You may think of Erik Truffaz or Nguyen at times, but one sure thing is that, beyond all influences, their music is great. And that's what counts, isn't it? (Damien P - AMB France)