GONZAI RECORDS FRANCE
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Distr. : FR -
US - Forced Exposure
Style : reissue / free jazz /
FBK 001 MARIE ET LES GARCONS : MERIE ET LES GARCONS LP 07.2015
Originally released by Ze Records in 1980, the sole album by Marie et les Garçons is
not really what one might call an album. It collects tracks from two singles from 1977
and 1978, live recordings from 1977, and modernist songs that the band recorded in 1979
in New York. It took only three years for the band to switch their style from early
punk to something more aligned with new wave. The A-side of Marie et les Garçons traces
this transition, from the opening riff of "Rien a Dire"; through the band's biggest
hit, "Rebop," produced by John Cale; to the discoid "P 4 No 2." The B-side includes
live recordings of the band playing their Velvets-esque art-punk in 1977. Marie et les
Garçons was one of the most exciting late '70s French bands, especially because of
Patrick Vidal's twisted and repetitive French lyrics, in a unique style that many
songwriters would later imitate. With so many bands citing Marie et les Garçons as a
significant influence, this first-ever reissue is long overdue. RIYL Television, The
Velvet Underground, Wire, PiL, Teenage Jesus and The Jerks.
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FBK 002 BESOMBES RIZET POLE LP 07.2015
A1. Haute Pression 11:01
A2. Armature Double 11:56
B1. Evelyse 7:27
B2. Lundi Matin 5:45
B3. Montelimar 7:44
This French psychedelic masterpiece by Philippe Besombes and Jean-Louis Rizet,
originally released by Pôle Records in 1975, is a stunning piece of work created with
synths of various kinds (VCS 3 AKS, Synthorchestra Farfisa, Mellotron 400, etc.),
occasionally backed up by drums and other sounds. Lauded by artists like Julian Cope
and Etienne Jaumet (Zombie Zombie) and diggers around the world,Pôle takes the listener
on a trip like the gods of psychedelic music intended, from IRCAM's laboratories to
German krautrock; from Faust to Cluster & Eno. The original double LP release is
reissued here as a single LP (including download code for original album track "Synthi
Soit-Il," absent from this LP). Pôle is ideal for a thorough shamanic journey without
any new age namby-pamby. After previewing the opening track ("Haute Pression"),
listeners might choose to enjoy the album while tripping, rediscovering that dark and
fuzzy side of unknown '70s French avant-garde music.
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FBK 003 BESOMBES/RIZET POLE LP+DLc 12.2015
1. Haute Pression
2. Armature double (edit)
3. Evelyse
4. Lundi matin
5. Montelimar
Killer reissue of this amazing 1975 obscurity. Includes download code
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FBK 006 JACNO TANT DE TEMPS 2LP 05.2016
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FBK 007 GEORGE GRUNBLATT K-PRISS LP 03.2018
01. Variana
02. Vent D'ether
03. Wobberlee Walk
04. Loopie De Loop
05. Far Out
Gonzai Records present a reissue of George Grnblatt's K-Priss, originally released
in 1980. Following the 2016 reissue of P“le, the 1975 album from Besombes & Rizet
(FBK 003LP, 2016), Gonzai Records goes on with r‚habilitation of French weird-but-great
bands. Next step is K-Priss by George Grnblatt, co-founder of the cult band Heldon,
author of a solo LP inspired by Philip K. Dick, recorded in 1977 then published in
1980.
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NFS 001 STEEPLE REMOVE POSITION NORMAL LP 07.2015
Steeple Remove, founded in 1997, follows its 2008 album Electric Suite with Position
Normal, a sound movie that evokes THX 1138 (1971), if George Lucas had swapped his 35mm
camera for a Moog. Position Normal is the Rouen, France-based band's fourth album,
following a 1997 album on seminal French label Sordide Sentimental (Throbbing Gristle,
Joy Division) and two krautrock-oriented albums on 3rd Side Records; Position Normal,
in turn, draws its inspiration from post-punk. Three of the album's nine songs can be
heard in the first season of Les Revenants (The Returned), the French supernatural
drama TV series that won an International Emmy for Best Drama Series in 2013. RIYL
Psychic TV, Spacemen 3, The Oscillation, The Soft Moon, Suuns.
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NFS 004 SAN CAROL HUMAIN TROP HUMAIN LP 07.2015
What if Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head (2001) met Amon Düül II's Yeti (1970)?
That's what a deep listening session of French band San Carol's second album suggests;
it's nothing less than a punch in the face for exhausted indie fans bored by too much
softness in pop music. Composed as an unexpected blend of FM tunes and krautrock, it's
also a contemporary trip into madness, where the listener will discover a few guilty
pleasures (the '80s, Bono as a synthpop icon, commercial radio, etc.) resurrected on
songs like "Venture," "Le Graal ardent," and "Oxyon 777," three hits bigger than
whatever you've been listening to. Sweaty and groovy, Humain Trop Humain is an
uninhibited album where you'll also meet Gary Numan, Bobby Gillespie, and James Murphy
dancing like David Bowie with Mick Jagger in the unforgettable-but-forgotten 85 version
of "Dancing in the Street." Stadium krautrock for dummies.
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NFS 006 DR(DR)ONE LYREBIRD LP 09.2015
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NFSR 007 THE LOVED DRONES GOOD LUCK UNIVERSE! LP 03.2016
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NFS 008 POINTE DU LAC POINTE DU LAC LP 05.2016
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NFS 012 TONY TRUANT WITH PLEASURE 10" 07.2016
01 James Trussart (Tout L'or du Monde Pour Sa
Guitare en Fer) 03 :24
02 Allons Danser le Lafa-Sete (âde Au Lbog) 03 :12
03 Quand L'‚t‚ Revient 04 :28
04 Dans Les Bras de Papa 03 :50
05 Esprits de Suspicion 03 :39
06 Tous Mes Amis Sont Morts 04 :10
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NFS 014 BLACKMAIL AMORE SYNTHETIQUE LP 03.2018
01. BLACKMAIL Un Caf‚ Pour Antonio
02. BLACKMAIL Scooter Kebab
03. BLACKMAIL Je Ne T'ai Jamais Autant Aim‚
04. BLACKMAIL Amore Synth‚tique
05. BLACKMAIL La Baignoire
06. BLACKMAIL Premier Contact
07. BLACKMAIL Scooter Rond-Point
08. BLACKMAIL Cl“ture
09. BLACKMAIL Pointe Rouge
10. BLACKMAIL Salade Tomates Oignons
11. BLACKMAIL Scooter Plage
12. BLACKMAIL Apr‚s L'amour
13. BLACKMAIL J'appelle Les Flics
14. BLACKMAIL Scooter H“tel
Succeeding Bones (2012) and Dur Au Mal (2015), the French band Blackmail present their
third LP, Amore Synth‚tique, the original sound track for a film shot by Marcia Romano
and Benoit Sabatier (2016).
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NFS 015 DOMOTIC SMALLVILLE TAPES LP 03.2018
01. DOMOTIC Repos Forc‚
02. DOMOTIC Fr‚quence Fuzz
03. DOMOTIC Terrain Vague
04. DOMOTIC Cinquieme tage
05. DOMOTIC Luminosit‚ Variable
06. DOMOTIC D‚partement Inconnu
07. DOMOTIC Rite De Passage
08. DOMOTIC Cocktail trange
09. DOMOTIC Investigation Pr‚liminaire
10. DOMOTIC Pierre Angulaire
11. DOMOTIC Injection
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FCK 003 THE MARRIED MONK THE BELGIAN KICK 2LP 05.2016
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