Le Dernier Voyage d’Alexandre de Humboldt #1

A haunting, atmospheric cover sets the stage for this 2010 Futuropolis album by Froissard and Le Roux — a solitary, darkly dressed figure stands within a gilded picture frame, surrounded by the ghostly wreckage of abandoned boats in murky, flooded surroundings. The muted, ink-washed tones lend the scene an eerie, dreamlike quality that perfectly suits a story framed as a "last voyage." Première partie promises this is only the beginning of whatever strange journey Alexandre de Humboldt has ahead.