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Poll Question: Which are your favourite French prog albums?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
10 [1.68%]
12 [2.02%]
7 [1.18%]
6 [1.01%]
1 [0.17%]
2 [0.34%]
12 [2.02%]
1 [0.17%]
3 [0.51%]
3 [0.51%]
14 [2.36%]
3 [0.51%]
72 [12.12%]
6 [1.01%]
5 [0.84%]
9 [1.52%]
2 [0.34%]
14 [2.36%]
235 [39.56%]
2 [0.34%]
3 [0.51%]
2 [0.34%]
1 [0.17%]
160 [26.94%]
9 [1.52%]
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No Avestin, I am not familiar with the sound of your last mentioned bands so I cannot add these.
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  1. Ange - Au-Delà Du Délire

Not far behind :

  • Pulsar - Halloween
  • Atoll - L’Araignée-Mal
  • Mona Lisa - Le Petit Violon De Monsieur Grégoire
  • Pentacle - La Clef Des Songes
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Alain Markusfeld/Le son tombé du ciel (1971)
is an unknown gem.

There's a 10mn piece which is an absolute spacerock masterpiece. Somewhat closed to PF and Agitation free!!




Here's what GEPR says about Alain Marksufeld:


"Markusfeld, Alain [France]
Le Monde En Etages (70), Le Son Tombe Du Ciel (71), Le Desert Noir (77), Platock (78), Contemporus (79), Live (80)

French guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, very unique. His albums blend multi- layered acoustic guitars with fiery leads, piano, ethereal female voices, throbbing bass and percussion. His guitar style could be described as early Larry Coryell (acoustic) meets Randy California (electric) with a strong middle-eastern influence. Le Desert Noir is a heavier guitar album which features drums on almost every track, overall very hendrix influenced. With Platock, there is more maturity in his sound, combining delicate acoustic guitars and more piano to his trademark sound, with less reliance on drums. Contemporus attempts to continue in the same vein, but fails to reach the same energy level, except possibly on the sidelong "Contemporus" suite. Start with Platock, which most will agree is his best. First two releases are very rare. "




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Originally posted by avestin avestin wrote:

And what about SANDROSE?

BTW- Memoriance is not listed on PA. It is a very obscure band and I have not heard much about it and heard only two (one and a half) song by them very long ago. They released two albums (symphonic style):

Et Apres 1976,     L'Ecume des Jours 1979

I am not in a position to suggest to add them. Does anyone (HMM...DallasBryan, Erik, ANDREW...HMM) know them?

No, i don't know them.
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Originally posted by DallasBryan DallasBryan wrote:

Eskaton - 4 Visions is very good, comparable with Dun - Eros with french vocals, as I remember. I heard one of the Memoriance albums but it was at least 12-15 years ago, remember it as top notch but I cant remember the title, think it was one of the above you listed. Zao is a little more fusion with Zeuhl tendancies. Kawana and Sherika are the best, though not up to par with Dun's, Eskaton's or maybe keyboardist Patrick Gauthier's Bebe Guerilla.

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avestin, you must remove yourself from the Neutral Zone.

The name of the underlined album is "Shekina", which is also my favourite one.
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Nobody here voted for MAGMA's "Kobaia"; in my opinion it's not a bad album, it contains excellent jazz-rock songs inspired to SOFT MACHINE. From the next album "1001° Centigrades" the famous MAGMA style took shape; the music is more complex and menacing, rich of bizarre polyrhythmics, obsessive and ominous, especially in the emphatic vocalizations.
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Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

Nobody here voted for MAGMA's "Kobaia"; in my opinion it's not a bad album, it contains excellent jazz-rock songs inspired to SOFT MACHINE. From the next album "1001° Centigrades" the famous MAGMA style took shape; the music is more complex and menacing, rich of bizarre polyrhythmics, obsessive and ominous, especially in the emphatic vocalizations.


I love that album....just MDK and Kohntarkosz more   Great jazz-rock!
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

Nobody here voted for MAGMA's "Kobaia"; in my opinion it's not a bad album, it contains excellent jazz-rock songs inspired to SOFT MACHINE. From the next album "1001° Centigrades" the famous MAGMA style took shape; the music is more complex and menacing, rich of bizarre polyrhythmics, obsessive and ominous, especially in the emphatic vocalizations.


I love that album....just MDK and Kohntarkosz more   Great jazz-rock!

Yes, incredible double debut album!!!
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Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

Nobody here voted for MAGMA's "Kobaia"; in my opinion it's not a bad album, it contains excellent jazz-rock songs inspired to SOFT MACHINE. From the next album "1001° Centigrades" the famous MAGMA style took shape; the music is more complex and menacing, rich of bizarre polyrhythmics, obsessive and ominous, especially in the emphatic vocalizations.


I love that album....just MDK and Kohntarkosz more   Great jazz-rock!

Yes, incredible double debut album!!!



it's the one Magma album my wife can stay in the same room to....(not a prog fan hahaha)

I think she likes Aurae... though I've seen her run for the door at the beginning of Stoah hahahahhha.
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If there is a Magma album in the room, me and my wife can't stay in the room ..  ...
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Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

Originally posted by avestin avestin wrote:

And what about SANDROSE?

BTW- Memoriance is not listed on PA. It is a very obscure band and I have not heard much about it and heard only two (one and a half) song by them very long ago. They released two albums (symphonic style):

Et Apres 1976,     L'Ecume des Jours 1979

I am not in a position to suggest to add them. Does anyone (HMM...DallasBryan, Erik, ANDREW...HMM) know them?

No, i don't know them.

I have the two albums on tapes (recorded from vinyl) and ripped them on CD, (because they've never been re-released on CD) 
IMHO "Et après" is very good, "L'écume des jours" is weaker.
I think they should be in PA but unfortunately, i've no biography information except the line-up and the covers jpeg !

If it's enough to include them, let me know i'll send you line-ups, jpegs and a mp3 file.

I could suggest a band called "Osm'oz" too, biography on the official site : http://www.osmoz.net
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I dont blame her, most of their stuff is unbearable to the sane world.
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I'm really disappointed not to see any mention of XII Alfonso on this poll/thread!

"The Lost Frontier", "Odyssees", and the "Claude Monet" series are terrific albums!


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Originally posted by Pylo Pylo wrote:

Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

Originally posted by avestin avestin wrote:

And what about SANDROSE?

BTW- Memoriance is not listed on PA. It is a very obscure band and I have not heard much about it and heard only two (one and a half) song by them very long ago. They released two albums (symphonic style):

Et Apres 1976,     L'Ecume des Jours 1979

I am not in a position to suggest to add them. Does anyone (HMM...DallasBryan, Erik, ANDREW...HMM) know them?

No, i don't know them.

I have the two albums on tapes (recorded from vinyl) and ripped them on CD, (because they've never been re-released on CD) 
IMHO "Et après" is very good, "L'écume des jours" is weaker.
I think they should be in PA but unfortunately, i've no biography information except the line-up and the covers jpeg !

If it's enough to include them, let me know i'll send you line-ups, jpegs and a mp3 file.

I could suggest a band called "Osm'oz" too, biography on the official site : http://www.osmoz.net

What you can do is to post all your info in the "Suggest bands and albums" section in your own thread.
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 FRENCH PROG. IS ABOUT AS EXCITING AS SPANISH PROG.

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Points: 12625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 06 2006 at 11:26
Originally posted by Norm Cash Norm Cash wrote:

I'm really disappointed not to see any mention of XII Alfonso on this poll/thread!

"The Lost Frontier", "Odyssees", and the "Claude Monet" series are terrific albums!

Here's a mention to dis-disappoint you  

XII ALFONSO

The Lost Frontier , Odyssees, Claude Monet - Volume 1, This Is, Claude Monet - Volume Deux, 1889-1904

I read you review of Claude Monet - Volume 1 but can you tell me and for those not familiar with them, a little more about this band and their albums, please?  
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Well, Ginnyman, open a thread about (your) interesting prog, I am looking forward to it, you can count on me for supportive contributions!
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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

Well, Ginnyman, open a thread about (your) interesting prog, I am looking forward to it, you can count on me for supportive contributions!


Erik, don't mind him he's just a troll. He posted negative, rude comments in a post-rock thread today too.

I still say Lard Free is the best French band I've heard, but am interested in hearing more.
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Originally posted by ginnyman ginnyman wrote:

 FRENCH PROG. IS ABOUT AS EXCITING AS SPANISH PROG.

Get out and leave us alone!
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Originally posted by meurglysIII meurglysIII wrote:

Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

Well, Ginnyman, open a thread about (your) interesting prog, I am looking forward to it, you can count on me for supportive contributions!


Erik, don't mind him he's just a troll. He posted negative, rude comments in a post-rock thread today too.

I still say Lard Free is the best French band I've heard, but am interested in hearing more.

I'll seek and listen to Lard Free as I am not too acquainted with them. Where do I start, MeurglysIII

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