François Couture - Monsieur Délire (20/11/2014)
"Beautiful avant-jazz record by a trio consisting of saxophones (Lebrun), contrabass (Cassagne), and drummer-singer Julen Achiary, the son of the great Beñat Achiary. And the apple fell very close to the tree: in the son’s voice, you can’t fail to recongnize the teachings of the father. Bengalifère features compositions by all three members. The mood is set quickly, i.e. playful yet deep avant-jazz. The music is fun, heartfelt, moving at times, with sleek themes, rhythmical outbursts, and occasionally poignant melodies. This is some very fine work: sophisticated, creative, highly personal. I hope this trio carries on for a while; I want more of this."