Weidorje

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 […]

Weidorje ‎– Weidorje (1978)

Weidorje is the first and only album by the French Zeuhl band Weidorje, released in March 1978 on Cobra. Formed the previous year by bassist Bernard Paganotti and keyboardist Patrick Gauthier after their tenure in Magma, the group extended that band’s cosmic jazz-rock vision into a new framework of intricate ensemble interplay and ritualistic intensity. […]

Paga Group ‎– Paga (1985)

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 […]

Patrick Gauthier ‎– Bébé Godzilla (1981)

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” […]

Jean-Philippe Goude

Jean-Philippe Goude (born 1952) is a French keyboardist and composer who recorded collaborative jazz and library music and partook in Zeuhl super-group Weidorje during the mid-to-late 1970s. In 1980, he released his first proper solo album on Polydor/Ramses with backing by assorted Magma personnel. Discography: Jeunes Années (1975 • Jean-Philippe Goude & Olivier Colé) Sur […]