Weidorje was a French Zeuhl band that released a self-titled album on Cobra in 1978. The project was headed by once-and-future Magma members Bernard Paganotti and Patrick Gauthier, who both played on the 1976 album Üdü Ẁüdü, which featured a song called “Weidorje.” Members: Bernard Paganotti (bass, vocals), Patrick Gauthier (keyboards), Kirt Rust (drums), Jean-Philippe […]
Cruciferius was a French jazz-rock/psych band that released the 1970 album A Nice Way of Life on Barclay-subsidiary Egg. Bassist Bernard Paganotti turned up in the Üdü Ẁüdü-lineup of Magma and headed the spinoff Zeuhl bands Weidorje and Paga Group. Guitarist Marc Perru and François Bréant re-teamed in Nemo with Albert Marcœur. Members: François Bréant […]
Üdü Ẁüdü is the sixth studio album by the French Zeuhl ensemble Magma, released on September 10, 1976 on RCA’s Utopia imprint. The album marks a shift toward bass-centered pulses and industrial futurism while retaining the group’s experimental roots. Worldbeat fusion and ghost-dance motifs permeate the shorter tracks, while the side-long epic develops a tense, […]
Ainsi Soit Je… is the second album by Francophone electro/art-pop vocalist/performer Mylene Farmer, released in 1988 on Polydor. Tracklist: 1. “L’horloge” (5:03) 2. “Sans contrefaçon” (4:07) 3. “Allan” (4:46) 4. “Pourvu qu’elles soient douces” (4:52) 5. “La ronde triste” (4:13) 6. “Ainsi soit je…” (6:18) 7. “Sans logique” (4:30) 8. “Jardin de Vienne” (5:17) 9. […]
Paga is the first of three albums by French Zeuhl ensemble Paga Group, released in 1985 on JMS jazz-rock subsidiary Cream. The album has alternately been credited to project-mastermind Bernard Paganotti. Tracklist: A1. Talk Back (7:37) A2. Mitchinoku (8:01) B1. Show Town (4:15) B2. Une parcelle d’Urantia (12:47) B3. Final d’Urantia (1:40) Credits: Bernard Paganotti […]
Bébé Godzilla is an album by ubiquitous French Zeuhl keyboardist Patrick Gauthier, released in 1981 on CY Records. Tracklist: A1. “Bébé Godzilla” (5:20) A2. “Le Grand-maître Orient” (2:18) A3. “Mixtur-Trautonium” (2:51) A4. “Benoit et les Riverboppers” (4:10) B1. “Heldon” (4:20) B2. “Riding on White Horses” (1:30) B3. “En passant par la Transylvanie” (4:58) B4. “Nör” […]
Paga Group was a French Zeuhl band headed by erstwhile Magma/Weidorje bassist Bernard Paganotti. Originally known as Paga, the band released a self-titled album on CREAM Records in 1985. Two further albums under the suffixed nameplate appeared on Bleu Citron between 1988 and 1993. Members: Bernard Paganotti, Bertrand Lajudie, Claude Salmieri, Eric Séva, François Laizeau, […]
