In May 2000, Magma composer/drummer/conceptor Christian Vander celebrated the 30th anniversary of his band with a two-day extravaganza. A slightly revamped version of the lineup that had been touring since 1996 (now including singer Antoine Paganotti, son of onetime Magma bassist Bernard Paganotti) performed on two consecutive evenings Vander's magnum opus, the "Theusz Hamtaahk" Trilogy, consisting of three 45-plus-minute suites: "Theusz Hamtaahk," "Wurdah Ïtah," and "Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh." Written in the early '70s…
French art-rock unit Etron Fou Leloublan – roughly translated, "Mad Sh*t, the White Wolf" – was formed in 1974 by vocalist Eulalie Ruynat, bassist/vocalist Ferdinand Richard, saxophonist Chris Chanet, and drummer Guigou Chenevier. A product of the Rock in Opposition coalition – a loose collective of British and Western European artists, spearheaded by Henry Cow, that openly challenged the commercial, creative, and sociopolitical aims of mass-market popular music – Etron Fou Leloublan boasted a frenzied, densely rhythmic approach ably captured by their 1976 debut LP, Batelages…
Excellent addition to any prog-rock music collection
A perfectly well-crafted and eclectic album of art pop music - nowhere near as dull as most critics call it. The ingredients are simple, but thanks to a good sense of melody and arrangement the whole thing becomes really tasty after all.
Au delà du délire is the third album by the French progressive rock band Ange, released in 1974. They were initially influenced by Genesis and King Crimson, and their music is quite theatrical and poetic. Their first success was a cover of a Jacques Brel song Ces gens-là, on the album Le Cimetière des Arlequins. The three other members of the band, in its first years (generally considered its best years), were Jean-Michel Brézovar on guitar, Gérard Jelsch on drums, and Daniel Hass on bass (and acoustic guitar). In 1995, they made their farewell tour. Christian Décamps released a few albums as "Christian Décamps et Fils" ("Christian Décamps and Son"), before taking over the name "Ange" in 1999 (using the band from his solo albums, which included his son Tristan), with the album La voiture à eau. Wikipedia
Breton-Folk group from Carentan (Manche, France). They founded Albert's Studio in 1982.