Part of a 70's tradition in France of having underground rock musicians back singer/songwriter types with quasi-progessive backdrops, posting this LP in truth is a bit of an completist gesture for the true Magma obsessive as only a third of what's here is of any real interest, though having the opportunity to hear three top Magma cats (Jannick Top, Claude Olmos & Teddy Lasry) jam out in a session with drummer Bernard Lubat over these three cuts ("Les Tout-Gris", "Beton Arme" & "Je Suis La Ville", FYI) goes a long way toward making up for the insipid remainder, which will remind you of why the word chansons is featured prominently in the title.
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Amazing, rare find! In the songs that Top is featured on, you can definitely hear some of what will become Ork Alarm!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much.
Where on earth did you GET all this stuff?!!??!
ReplyDeleteHey Vdoandsound thanks for this great post! Anything with Jannick Top is worth hearing! It is a cool one for sure!
ReplyDeletethanks for all you do
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i need two discs of AAAK (As Able As Kane) BUILDINGSCAPEGOAT and BIG FIST..........help me.
ReplyDeletefuzztunnel-amazing what you'll accumulate when you devote your whole damn life to the task! :-)
ReplyDeleteAnonymous-Nope...don't have those, alas. Maybe Jim does?
Well, VDO, I'm awed by your collection and by your generosity.
ReplyDeleteThough I certainly can't keep up with all your posts, in case you're interested, here's the ones you've posted so far that I find I keep coming back to again and again:
Mechthild / Werkbund / Katahtonios
Gothic Hut
Woo
Toubabou
Expo
Hybrid Kids
Arica