Zeuhl 5 - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Swindon:

My mistake! It's Shibuya! Similar vibe maybe

Found it!

Ladies and Gentlemen......Swindon!

Later fellas...Hometime!

Haven't had a chance to listen to her yet but if it's a fraction of their stunning debut I'll be happy. Here is the mighty Eric Lumbleau's musings:

"Considered by many "in the life" to be one of the cornerstone zeuhl bands, Eider Stellaire's reputation for the most part rests largely on the back of their more readily available 2nd and 3rd albums. Their second album (self titled, as was the first) as you'll see is quite a brilliant record (in it's own way as incredible as their debut), but it's zeuhl connection is a bit less specific, with a sound that often seems more akin to Art Zoyd or AZ leader Thierry Zaboitzeff's solo album "Promethee", with it's unsettling electronic climates and odd angularity (the less said about their third album, the better). It's on their ridiculously rare debut album however that all the hallmark zeuhl signifiers are most in play. Devastatingly heavy on so many levels, Eider Stellaire's sound here has as much akin to the Eskaton of "Ardeur" and "Fiction" as it does to the Magma mothership. Powered by a bassist who brings a distinctly Paganotti-like edge to the proceedings, what really tends to distinguish their work a bit from their peers is the degree of guitar firepower that Jean-Claude Delachat brings to the recording. A real blissed peak of the zeuhl cannon, I believe only a few hundred of these were made. Of those, only 50 came with this original cover, the rest finally being issued after the release of their second album using a press over-run of additional sleeves from the second LP to house their first album. Distressingly, Le Bars apparently refuses to ever see Eider Stellaire's music reissued. As I've heard it, Le Bars was a zeuhl diehard to end all zeuhl diehards. When Magma disbanded in the early 80's, I've heard he attempted suicide. Following that, he renounced all music and apparently still does to this day."

I never realised there were only 50 copies of the 'star' cover. I shall stop using it as a beer-mat forthwith

Yes, they got back to their zeuhl roots on those two tracks, wonderful stuff indeed. You hear a return of throbbing bass lines and some ladies singing in the zeuhl style.

I actually like their 3rd album. LOL

I still prefer Eskaton's - 4 Visions to Eider Stellaire though.

Guys. I only have their second. Which one should I get first? First or Third?

chamberry wrote:

Guys. I only have their second. Which one should I get first? First or Third?

Definitely go for the first next. Third is a little step away from the sound they have in Second.

James, have you heard much Magma?

so that shub niggurath cassette was pretty awesome. i only came in my pants a little bit.

more stuff like that, please. D: