Frantz was a French chanson-psych singer who released the 1970 album Peut-être aux yeux-silence… on Cat Records.
Members: Jean-François Perrier (acoustic guitar), Gilles Papiri (bass), François Auger (drums), Yves Chouard (electric guitar), Dominique Perrier (organ), Vincent Geminiani (percussion), Alain Wisniak (piano)
Background
Frantz was the mononym of an unidentified female singer and lyricist who recorded with composer Éric Demarsan and the ensemble Prospective.
Demarsan scored two films by French director Jean-Pierre Melville: the 1969 Resistance drama L’Armée des ombres (starring Lino Ventura and Simone Signoret) and the 1970 crime thriller Le cercle rouge (starring Alain Delon and Yves Montand).
Pianist Alain Wisniak played in Michel Fugain’s touring group. He later helped form Jupiter Sunset with organist Dominique Perrier and drummer François Auger.
Frantz recorded with Wisniak, Perrier, and Auger, alongside bassist Gilles Papiri, percussionist Vincent Geminiani, and guitarists Jean-François Perrier (acoustic) and Yves Chouard (electric). Demarsan composed, arranged, and produced the Cat Records sessions for Peut-être aux yeux-silence….
Discography:
- Peut-être aux yeux-silence… (1970)
Sources
- Original LP credits. Frantz’s lyric credit, Éric Demarsan’s composition and production credits, and the instrumental personnel. Discogs
- Original pressing. Identifies Prospective as the accompanying group and describes the attached booklet. Vinyltribes
- Alain Wisniak autobiography. His account of Michel Fugain’s touring group and the formation of Jupiter Sunset. Alain Wisniak
- Jupiter Sunset personnel. Lists Dominique Perrier and François Auger among the group’s musicians. Discogs
- Éric Demarsan interview. His account of the two Jean-Pierre Melville scores. Criterion Collection
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