Etron Fou Leloublan

Etron Fou Leloublan - Les Trois Fou's Perdégagnent (Au Pays des...) (1978) [Japanese Edition 2015]

Etron Fou Leloublan - Les Trois Fou's Perdegagnent (Au Pays des…) (1978) [Japanese Edition 2015]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 266 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 97 MB | Covers - 64 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Avant-Prog | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Belle Antique (BELLE-152456)

The full title of Étron Fou Leloublan's second album is Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (Au Pays Des…), which could translate to "The Three Fools Lose'n'win (In the Land Of…)" - granted, it doesn't make more sense in English than in French. On this opus from 1978, Francis Grand picks up the saxophone where Chris Chanet (aka Eulalie Ruynat) had left it. Despite his inventive growls and screams, he simply cannot tame the devastating rhythm section (and madcap creativity) of Ferdinand Richard and Guigou Chenevier. This album is a studio construction, filled with overdubs and intro/outro collages. The group has gained better knowledge of the possibilities offered by a recording studio, but still operates on a shoestring budget…

Etron Fou Leloublan - Batelages (1976) [Japanese Edition 2015]  Music

Posted by gribovar at March 31, 2023
Etron Fou Leloublan - Batelages (1976) [Japanese Edition 2015]

Etron Fou Leloublan - Batelages (1976) [Japanese Edition 2015]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 247 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 100 MB | Covers - 63 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Avant-Prog | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Belle Antique (BELLE-152455)

Batelages is Etron Fou Leloublan's first LP, recorded in late 1976 for the French label Gratte-Ciel. It has all the flaws of a first album: meager sound quality, overlong songs, a group identity still in its infancy. Despite all that, it remains an interesting record for two main reasons. First, it is the only Etron Fou featuring original singer/saxophonist Chris Chanet (aka Eulalie Ruynat). Second, what this group was playing was completely nuts. Ferdinand Richard's bass work had already reached a virtuosic level, enough for him to lead in two cuts. Guigou Chenevier's mad drumming, neurotic, depressive-compulsive - a cross between Magma's Christian Vander and free improv's original madman, Han Bennink - challenged recording engineer Thierry Magal, who poorly captured his dynamics (with the exception of the drums solo "Sololo Brigida," crisp)…
Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition (2012)

Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition (2012)
2xDVD-5: NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR | Dolby AC3, 2 ch
Zeitgeist Media | Scans | ~ 4.28 + 4.23 Gb
RIO / Avant-Prog

This 98-minute documentary, written, produced, and directed by Adele Schmidt and José Zegarra Holder of the Washington, D.C. area's Zeitgeist Media, begins and ends at the 2011 Rock in Opposition festival in Carmaux, France, and between those two bookends tells the story of this idiosyncratic movement – or style, or whatever you want to call it – that was birthed in the late '70s and has against all odds persisted on and off to the present day…

Plat Du Jour - Plat Du Jour (1977) {2016, Remastered}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Feb. 5, 2022
Plat Du Jour - Plat Du Jour (1977) {2016, Remastered}

Plat Du Jour - Plat Du Jour (1977) {2016, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 236 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 118 Mb
Full Scans | 00:36:19 | RAR 5% Recovery
Psychedelic Rock / Jazz Rock / Avantgarde / Experimental / Progressive Rock
Paisley Press #PP 117

Very obscure and unknown, strictly short-lived and super rare to spot, but worth mentioning in the end, Plat du Jour mark a dot on the French eclectic Prog map, somewhere near Rouen apparently, during the year 1977. Their self-titled LP was released under the label Speedball, five compositions (or six, depending on how the first two-part epic is regarded) lasting around 35 minutes. The music can be placed either in jazz-rock, either in avant-prog, but with those two essences clustering and a bit of extra fuzzy psychedelism, cold bass Zeuhl and straight progressive rock being heard, it's wiser to take in account all the nuances.
L'Ensemble Rayé - Même En Hiver / Comme Un Pinson Dans L'Eau (1989)

L'Ensemble Rayé - Même En Hiver / Comme Un Pinson Dans L'Eau (1989)
EAC Rip | APE (image+.cue, log) ~ 237.52 Mb | 44:37 | Scans included
Avant-Prog, Folk-Jazz | Country: France | Label: Ayaa - CDT0289

With their ukuleles, accordions, and clarinets, the quirky little instrumental tunes on L'Ensemble Rayé's first disc certainly have a sizable share of lightheartedness and whimsy, but there's also the occasional sense that the proceedings are about to become unhinged. Something is a bit skewed when, for example, Jean-20 Huguenin plucks his folky guitars over the steady pulse but uncertain pitch of something sounding rather like a cross between a fuzz bass and the muffled bark of a metallic dog on "Un Square au Printemps," or when Cedric Vuille's various multi-tracked and questionably tuned instruments (including the ever-popular "lucky ducky") on "Renouveau Horloger" give the impression that New York no waver Rhys Chatham, with his twisted sense of rhythm and harmonics, has taken charge of an Appalachian folk outfit.
No Secrets In The Family - In A Certain Light We All Appear Green (1987/1990)

No Secrets In the Family - In A Certain Light We All Appear Green (1987/1990)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 221 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 87 Mb
Full Scans ~ 97 Mb | 00:35:47 | RAR 5% Recovery
RIO, Avant-Prog | RecRecMusik #ReCDec 905

No Secrets in the Family were a Swiss avant-prog band active during the late 1980's and early 1990's. They were heavily influenced by many of the RIO-related bands, in particular the more song-orientated groups like Art Bears, Slapp Happy, Etron Fou Leloublan and News From Babel. The result, as fans of these bands might expect, is playful, quirky art rock which balances discordant elements with melodic touches and places an emphasis on theatrical vocals and complex instrumental interplay. The core group consisted of Annette and Markus Schönholzer who played keys and guitar respectively and shared the main vocal duties, Christian Strässle on violin and saxophone, Daniel Meisenberger on bass and Martin Gantenbein on drums and flute.

Hasse Bruniusson's Flying Food Circus - Tour de Ville (2005)  Music

Posted by v3122 at July 16, 2017
Hasse Bruniusson's Flying Food Circus - Tour de Ville (2005)

Hasse Bruniusson's Flying Food Circus - Tour de Ville (2005)
DVD5: PAL 4:3 (720x576) VBR | Dolby AC3, 2 ch, 192 kbps
Art-Rock / Prog Rock | Scans Included | 01:58:00 | ~ 4.47 Gb

From the 1970s onward, Hasse (also spelled Hans at times) Bruniusson has been one of the most influential drummers in Sweden. A member of the seminal progressive rock band Samla Mammas Manna, he later became a member of the Flower Kings while keeping active in experimental, free, and avant-prog territories. A figure of high originality, a respected musician, and a stage clown, Bruniusson helped Sweden's music scene get recognition on an international level…

Balungan - Kudu Bisa Kudu (2022)  Music

Posted by delpotro at July 24, 2023
Balungan - Kudu Bisa Kudu (2022)

Balungan - Kudu Bisa Kudu (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 430 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 184 Mb | 01:18:37
Progressive Rock, RIO, Avant-Rock | Label: Cuneiform Records

According to the globe-trotting musicians of Balungan, however, the train à grande vitesse is already at the station. The 13-member band kicks off its debut, Kudu Bisa Kudu, with the nostalgic steam whistle and intentionally garbled boarding call of “Javanese TGV”, but as soon as Franck Testut’s driving bassline gears ups, it’s clear that we’re riding a 21st-century conveyance. Gang vocals, hairpin-curve guitars, and accelerating arpeggios played on tuned percussion also announce that this is a multicultural journey—and in fact the group is made up of seven of Java’s most open-minded gamelan virtuosos, plus six equally adventurous rock musicians from the south of France.

Rêve Général - Howl (2015)  Music

Posted by popsakov at March 7, 2024
Rêve Général - Howl (2015)

Rêve Général - Howl (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 354 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 141 Mb
Full Scans ~ 124 Mb | 00:58:24 | RAR 5% Recovery
RIO, Chamber Rock, Avant-Prog | AltrOck Productions #ALT 049

Debut for a band whose members are well-known on the avant-prog and RIO music scene in France and abroad. Volapük and Metamorphosis are the projects from which come Takumi Fukushima (violin, vocals), Guillaume Saurel (cello, vocals), Christoph Pajer (violin, vocals), Jan Kavan (cello), Richard Deutsch (guitar, vocals, mixing), Martin Alacam (guitar) and Guigou Chenevier (drums). Chenevier was founder not only of Volapük but also of Etron Fou Leloublan and Les Batterries. The "General Dream" including through 2 violins, 2 guitars and 2 cellos opens onto vast and uncharted musical horizons, ranging from chamber-rock to Rock In Opposition. In September 2015, Reve General's debut album was released by the Milano (IT) based label Altrock. The album was recorded live on stage during a 3-day residency at Le Brise Glace in Annecy. Each member delivered at least one composition for the current repertoire presented on the album.

Fred Frith - Rocking The Boat (2021)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Feb. 17, 2024
Fred Frith - Rocking The Boat (2021)

Fred Frith - Rocking The Boat (2021)
FLAC (tracks, scans) - 2.6 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.02 GB
7:28:09 | Art Rock, Avant-Garde Jazz, Prog Rock, Folk Rock, Experimental | Label: ReR Megacorp

First of a three box collection by one of the most innovative guitarists and composers of his generation, containing eight ReR CDs, a bonus Fred title and a fat historic booklet with artwork, photographs, extensive notes and other comments by Fred, all packed into in a sturdy box - and at a budget price. Box I Contains: The legendary Guitar Solos, Gravity (with Etron Fou Leloublan and Samla Mammas Manna), Cheap at Half the Price, Killing Time (with Bill Laswell and Fred Maher), Impur (for very large ensemble), Middle of the Moment (film score), Keep the Dog (dbl CD feat: Rene Lussier, Bob Ostertag, Zeena Parkins, Jean Derome and Charles Hayward). Plus the bonus CD Dropera.