Thursday, December 28, 2006

Vagabonds of the VOIDDD




Over the summer, I got my dome opened to some bomb French rock/dance/psychedelic music and today I am here to share some bombers with you. First up is the awe-inspiring and horrendously unknown (at least here) Catherine Ribeiro. I've only heard her stuff fronting the group Alps in the late 60s and 70s, before she moved on to a solo career. The first track is a groovy rocker from the seismic shifting Paix LP. The other two are a Comus meets Can freakout two parter with some flashy keyboards totalling an enthralling 12 minutes off the operatic Le Rat Debile Et l'Homme Des Champs. This stuff has seriously made my year and has yet to get the reissuse treatment or press hype it deserves here.
Roc Alpin-Catherine Ribeiro
Poeme Non Epique No. III-Catherine Ribeiro
Poeme Non Epique No. III Finale-Catherine Ribeiro

Next up is the cybernetic chanteusse Beatrice Tekielski and the opening slow disco jam off of her 1979 album Pour Un Be Be Robot about her desires to go mechanic. Hot shit.
Faire eclater cette ville-Beatirce Tekielski

Finally is a banger from the infamous Nino Ferrer off his proggy labyrinth, 1971's Métronomie.
Les Enfants de la Patrie-Nino Ferrer

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