Clearlight was a French space-rock ensemble that released the 1975 Virgin albums Clearlight Symphony and Forever Blowing Bubbles. Group mastermind Cyrille Verdeaux also co-led the soundtrack project Delired Cameleon Family and continued Clearlight with the 1976–78 albums Les Contes du Singe Fou and Visions. Members: Cyrille Verdeaux (piano, keyboards) Background Cyrille Verdeaux was born in […]
Jacques Thollot (October 9, 1946 — Oct. 2, 2014) was a French keyboardist, percussionist, and composer who emerged in the Sixties groups of jazz bandleaders Jef Gilson and Barney Wilen. Thollot made his solo debut with an avant 1971 Futura album, followed by the 1975 Palm release Watch Devil Go and the Zeuhl-tinged 1977–79 titles Résurgence […]
Triangle was a French sax-rock/psych band that debuted with a pair of singles on Odeon in 1969, followed by three albums with accompanying shortplayers on Pathé between 1970 and 1973. Members: Papillon [Gérard Fournier] (bass, vocals, 1967-73), Pierre Fanen (guitar, 1967-69), Jean-Pierre Prevotat (drums), Alain Renaud (guitar, 1969), François Jeanneau (saxophone, keyboards, 1970-74), Paul Farges […]
Forever Blowing Bubbles is the second album by French electro/space-rock operative Clearlight, released in 1975 on Virgin. The album marks a shift from the extended suites of Clearlight Symphony toward shorter, self-contained compositions that retain the ensemble’s cosmic and symphonic language. Recorded at The Manor with an expanded cast of guests from the British and […]
Clochard is the third album by French songwriter/vocalist Emmanuel Booz, released in 1976 on Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Un jour vous partirez” (6:04) A2. “Clochard” (3:35) A3. “Monsieur le président” (5:19) A4. “La chanson du pendu” (4:41) B1. “Assis sur les trottoirs de ma ville de province” (5:58) B2. “A vous tous” (4:35) B3. “Ma vie […]
Une Bien Curieuse Planète / Such a Weird Planet is the debut solo album by French avant-garde jazz musician/composer François Jeanneau, released in 1975 on Palm. Tracklist: A1. “Triton I” (0:43) A2. “Kaïna” (8:40) A3. “Theme For An Unknown Island” (2:57) A4. “Fébrile Et Solitaire” (4:35) A5. “Une Bien Curieuse Planete” (4:22) B1. “Mr J.C. […]
Synthesis is an album by the French jazz-rock ensemble of the same name, released in 1976 on Arc. Tracklist: A1. “Hell” (3:08) A2. “Vane” (5:00) A3. “Sun” (4:48) A4. “City Life” (3:22) A5. “City Song” (3:00) B1. “Feeling” (4:20) B2. “We Need T” (3:25) B3. “It’s No New” (4:56) B4. “Sophie’s Gift” (5:05) Credits: Artwork – […]
François Jeanneau (born 1935) is a French saxophonist, keyboardist, and composer who played in the bands Experience and Triangle in the early 1970s. During the second half of the decade, he released three solo albums on Palm and Owl. Background François Jeanneau was born June 15, 1935, in Paris, France. His mother played piano at […]
