An exceptionally rare live recording of this near mythical French avant prog mage and his crack team of accomplices, whose brilliantly deconstructive musical muse (often compared to Zappa) almost defines the aesthetic stance adopted by the R.I.O. crowd, despite his not being formally inducted into their cabal during Rock In Opposition's heyday. Newcomers to Marcoeur's body of work would be better served by first acquainting themselves with his studio recordings (the split tape with This Heat on Tago Mago posted long ago by Jim would be a good place to start), but for initiates, this admittedly rather rough live recording offers a fascinating window into how his musical processes unfurl in real time.
THE LINK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PULLED AT THE REQUEST OF THE ARTIST, SO I WON'T BE ATTEMPTING TO RE-UP THIS MATERIAL
Wow! Thanks a lot for this.
ReplyDeleteyeah , I have this one (& a few others incl. Metz , France 1977)if you need that , Eric ?
ReplyDeleteThis show is truly great...
Your posting made me listen to this again.
They seem to utilize live tapes (or is that them "moo-ing" etc , too ?)
BTW, Albert Marcoeur is still going strong in his own inimitable fashion, so direct people to his website and many recordings !
Mr. Marcoeur is a treasure, & a musical genius who needs far more exposure to the world at large.
I only wish I spoke French.
~V. Dorje
You're right, V. Dorje, Albert Marcoeur is a genius and he's also very commited into getting his work a high quality sound. That's why it seems he wouldn't approve this poor quality booklet!
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Armuthe
Oh my god this is AMAZING. Thanks so much for posting. Does anyone know if track 6 was ever given a title?
ReplyDeleteSorry to bother, but the file was removed... Did you get any complaint from the great Albert about this sharing? If not, I would be very pleased to hear this very rare live recording!
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