Label: ADN

80年代より存在するフランスのカルトレーベルIn-Poly-Sonsのマネージャーによるプロジェクト!!キーボーディストとして80年代より多くのエクスペリメンタル、ニューウェーヴ、アートロック系ユニットに参加、同国フランスの老舗Ayaaに関連音源を数多く残したDenis Tagubu。古くから交流しているミニマル・トイポップ・ユニットKlimpereiと共作した、世界の政治をユニークに批判した変則インストゥルメンタル集。歌詞や言葉は用いずに混沌としたドラミング、ヴィンテージ・シンセサイザーによる電子音、歪んだギターにて崩壊気味の楽曲を構成、まさにこの周辺の程良い軽さとストレンジ具合で満たされたADNらしい一枚。







"Dis qu’t’as tort" is the new project from TAGUBU, in collaboration with KLIMPEREI. This album was created as a reaction against current and rising autocracies and dictatorships, in a world that is not merely transitioning but rather derailing.

In French, "Dis qu’tas tort" phonetically resembles "Dictator", but actually means "Admit you are wrong". This is an oxymoron, as a dictator would never admit being wrong.

This anger is expressed through instrumental tracks—no lyrics or speech are needed to unleash the message. Chaotic drumming, electronic sounds from vintage synthesizers, distorted guitars, and broken structures are more than enough to convey the sentiment.
The idea took root during Donald Trump’s first presidential term. A track titled "Trumpet #1" was created for a digital compilation called "No Trumps", available on Bandcamp: inpolysons.bandcamp.com/track/trumpet-1. A few years later, TAGUBU decided to expand it into a full concept album. Drums were recorded first, followed by vintage synthesizers in an improvisational/compositional mode, after which KLIMPEREI added his own touches to the initiated pieces.

Each track is named after autocrats, with pun-based wordplay. You’ll find ironic “tributes” to Putin, Netanyahu, Meloni, Erdogan, Bolsonaro, Xin Pin, el-Assad, and Kim Jong-un.

It’s like spitting out disgust—an outcry from humans trapped in the madness imposed by a small number of inhumane rulers.