{"id":294,"date":"2012-09-24T23:02:49","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T04:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autofish.net\/web_log\/?p=294"},"modified":"2012-10-07T22:15:30","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T03:15:30","slug":"old-french-synthesizer-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autofish.net\/web_log\/archives\/294","title":{"rendered":"Old French Synthesizer Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past few years, I’ve come across several For some reason, I’ve come across a lot of very good French synthesizer music from the late 1970s and early 1980s, most of which seems to have only ever been released on vinyl. Fortunately, things that would be hopelessly obscure are often not difficult to find on the Internet. <\/p>\n

First and foremost, <\/p>\n

Roland Bocquet<\/div>\n

The two main albums to look out for are Robot Bleu<\/i> and Robot Rose<\/i>, each of which includes one of my two favorite songs of his (but by no means the only good ones), “Paradia” on Robot Rose and “La Suite D’Elsa” on Robot Bleu. <\/p>\n

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Robot Bleu: Val Verde Music<\/a> | Dance from Space<\/a>
\nRobot Rose: Mutant Sounds<\/a>
\nParadia: Val Verde Music<\/a><\/p>\n

Next,<\/p>\n

Bernard Fevre<\/div>\n

I was already familiar with Black Devil Disco Club<\/a> when I learned that Bernard Fevre had earlier created some very good non-disco synthesizer music. A good album to look for is The Strange World of Bernard Fevre<\/i>, which has been re-issued as The Strange New World of Bernard Fevre<\/i>. And a good sample song from that album is “Dali<\/a>.” <\/p>\n

And if you like that album, you’ll probably also like Cosmos 2043<\/i>.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Strange World of Bernard Fevre: Mutant Sounds<\/a>
\nCosmos 2043: Funky Frolic<\/a><\/p>\n

From an interview<\/a> with Fevre:<\/p>\n

I was drawn to the synthesiser because it enabled me to realize a symphonic vision that previously would have needed many musicians. With the synthesiser I could create the kind of sci-fi music you will hear on the “strange world of Bernard Fevre,” and then in the clubs it was the African rhythms that inspired me. I found that by mixing the primal beats with the electronic textures and melodies, it created a kind of “disco” sound. But for many people it was too new, too original, and they didn’t consider it disco at all.<\/div>\n

And finally, <\/p>\n

Garnegy & Maties<\/div>\n

I don’t know the story behind the albums Sport Music<\/i> and Sport Music II<\/i>. I’d guess that they might have been made to accompany television sports. Or maybe not. But I can tell you that they are very good, if you like this sort of thing. <\/p>\n

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Sport Music Vol. 1: Funky Frolic<\/a> | Plixid<\/a>
\nSport Music Vol. 2: Funky Frolic<\/a> | Plixid<\/a> | The Growing Bin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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