PAIX

Considered as their most progressive output, the 1972 "Paix" album (released in 1974) features two excellent long pieces, the 15mn eponym track "Paix" and the 24mn "Un jour. la Mort". The beginning of the "Paix" piece reminds of german prog thanks to a dark acid introduction with cosmic keyboards and a haunting bass. There's an impressive organ part sounding like Canterburyan trafficked organ sound. Then comes the lyrics declaimed by Catherine Ribeiro which gain progressively in intensity. The breathtaking "Un jour.la Mort" is even better with very intense lyrics related to death, multi-layered keyboard and guitar soundscapes over pulsing percussions. One of the most original records from the 70's French underground.