Montreal's Bernard Falaise is a skilled multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser, producer, engineer, and mixer, but given his history playing with longstanding avant-proggers Miriodor as well as various sonic explorers of the Ambiances Magnétiques label, he has been most recognized -- and with ample justification -- as a guitarist extraordinaire. However, upon the release of Falaise's own third album, 2012's S'Enfouir, one is less inclined than ever to view his talents mainly through the prism of his guitar work. Not that S'Enfouir is the first album in which Falaise ranges far afield from his principal axe; after recording his debut solo disc, 2000's Do, entirely using multi-tracked and effects-laden guitars, he branched out on 2007 sophomore album Clic, drawing upon various guest artists to contribute reeds, horns, and more, and also adding his own bass, banjo, mandolin, keyboards, percussion, and turntables to the mix (and he played most of these instruments on Miriodor's 2009 album Avanti! as well). S'Enfouir finds him back in truly solo territory, composing, playing, engineering, and mixing everything himself. But in contrast to Do, S'Enfouir isn't centered around his guitars -- instead, Falaise's keyboards often factor most prominently in the 33-minute album's rich array of sounds. Falaise has described S'Enfouir as "a suite of five pieces repeated four times," although the manipulations he employs across these 20 tracks, which range from a minute to three minutes long, are so extensive that repetition is disguised. Instead, in true suite-like fashion, the individual tracks present wide contrasts but with an overall sense of connectedness.

1		Ruine
2		Frise
3		Ouïe
4		Rien
5		Foins
6		Foire
7		Soir
8		Nuire
9		Oui
10		Urne
11		Feu
12		Fer
13		Foie
14		Ri
15		Si
16		Ouf
17		Ou
18		Nef
19		Or
20		Nu

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