Time & Space

Description

Born in Douarnenez, at the far edge of Brittany (France), Komodor has quickly
established itself as one of the most vibrant names in the French rock landscape.
Their high-energy rock, fueled by fuzz, sweat, and vocal harmonies woven in the
spirit of MC5 and T. Rex, immediately drew attention: Rolling Stone, Rock & Folk,
Libération and Rock Hard Germany all praised the fiery impact of their debut album
Nasty Habits (which sold over 2,000 vinyl copies). Since then, the quintet has mostly
lived on the road: a long European tour, followed by the larger-than-life saga of
Komodrag & The Mounodor, carrying them to stages such as Hellfest, Les Vieilles
Charrues, and the Francofolies de La Rochelle, among many others.
Their second album, Time & Space, reveals a band in full metamorphosis. Without
abandoning the explosive force that defines them, Komodor widens its scope:
volcanic riffs, more sinuous grooves, mist-laden harmonies, psychedelic flashes… The
energy is still wild, but more inhabited, more liberated, almost ceremonial at times.
The record opens with two telling bursts: Bliss & Joy, a libertarian charge with the
feel of a manifesto, and Soul Tricker, a rock incantation where trance overtakes
sheer electric assault. Two sides of the same coin, pulled taut between urgency and
enchantment.
On stage, Komodor remains a true shockwave, forged across European festivals
(Freak Valley, Motocultor, Fête du Bruit, and more) and now awaited at the
legendary Desertfest London. Their music feels made for such spaces: a visceral,
flesh-and-amp kind of rock, drawing from the seventies’ heritage to speak even more
vividly to the present. A band moving forward at full volume, without nostalgia or
calculation, carried by a simple conviction: as long as the amps are hot, rock can still
burn.
In short: Komodor is the band of friends from Douarnenez bringing pencil-and-paper
rock into the streaming age while preserving its analog soul (with the album
mastered at the legendary Miraval Studios), the smell of warm tubes, the grain of
vinyl. With this second album, they hit harder, truer, and more vividly than ever.
Time & Space stands as a “must-have French rock record”, a tangible piece worth
cherishing in any collection.