AME SON - CATALYSE - LP 1970 WahWah
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Original Erscheinungsjahr: 1970 Year originally published: 1970 Label: WahWah Label: WahWah Zustand: Neuware Condition: New Land: Frankreich Country: France Stil: Psychedelic Style: Psychedelic Herstellungsjahr: Date manufactured: Medium: LP Media: LP Gewicht.: 360 Weight.: 360 Artikelnr.: LPS102 Cat. no.: LPS102
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The origins of Âme Son go back to the mid sixties, when Bernard Lavialle (guitar), Bernard Stisi (guitar, vocals), Patrick Fontaine (bass) and Marc Blanc (drums) formed Les Primitiv's circa 1965. They took the Parisian stages with a Yardbirds / Pretty Things inspired wild R&B set, and they kept active until Stisi left in 1967. At that point they changed their name to Expression, and with a more experimental approach they took their newly find free rock sound a la Soft Machine to night clubs and also to exhibitions of modern art. It was around that time that Marc Blanc met Australian ex-patriate Daevid Allen, who had been the guitarist with the Soft Machine until he hadn't been allowed to return to the UK after some South of France gigs of the band. Allen settled in Paris where he would form Gong, but before that he was to be joined by Blanc and Fontaine in his new project Banana Moon.
After the Banana Moon period Lavialle, Fontaine, Blanc and flutist François Garrel regrouped under the name of Âme Son and were featured with great acclaim on some of the most important festivals of the era. The BYG label signed them and in 1970 they recorded their now legendary LP. The album was conceived pretty quickly and it has a spontaneous, energetic psychedelic / free rock feel with a pretty psychedelic prog sound that drinks from the same springs as bands such as Gong, The Soft Machine, The Pink Floyd or Guru Guru. Âme Son were one of the earliest French rock bands to go beyond the conventional rock & roll of the time, and 'Catalyse' is considered to be one of the first truly progressive / underground efforts at 33 tours in France.
The Wah Wah reissue features the original German gatefold cover, remastered sound, a repro of a very cool original Âme Son period poster plus photos and liner notes. Strictly limited to only 500 copies!
Los orígenes de Âme Son se remontan a mediados de los sesenta, cuando Bernard Lavialle (guitar), Bernard Stisi (guitar, vocals), Patrick Fontaine (bass) y Marc Blanc (drums) forman el conjunto Les Primitiv's en 1965 y toman los escenarios parisinos con un set de R&B en la más pura línea Yardbirds / Pretty Things. Se mantienen en activo hasta que en 1967 Stisi abandona la formación. Entonces cambian de nombre a Expression y su música evoluciona hacia un sonico más experimental, en la línea de los primeros Soft Machine, y se presentan en clubes nocturnes y también actúan en exposiciones de arte. En esa época Blanc conoce a Daevid Allen, quien había sido guitarrista fundador de Soft Machine pero que por problemas burocráticos tuvo que establecerse en Francia. En Paris formaría Gong, pero antes de ello reclutaría a Blanc y Fontaine para su nuevo proyecto Banana Moon.
Tras ún corto período en Banana Moon, Lavaille, Fontaine, Blanc y el flautista François Garrel se unen de nuevo, esta vez bajo el nombre de Âme Son, y aparecen en los más importantes festivales del momento con gran éxito entre crítica y público. El sello BYG los contrata y en 1970 graban su hoy legendario LP 'Catalyse'. Concebido en muy poco tiempo es un bombazo de free rock psicodélico, espontáneo y energético, y con un sonido que bebe de los mismos mantantiales que bandas como Gong, The Soft Machine, The Pink Floyd o Guru Guru. Âme Son fueron uno de los primeros grupos de rock francés en ir más allá de convencionalismos, y 'Catalyse' está considerado el primer esfuerzo realmente progresivo / underground a 33 rpm del país.
La reedición de Wah Wah incluye la portada gatefold con el diseño de la edición alemana, sonido remasterizado, una reproducción de un fabuloso poster de la época y notas informativas y fotografías. Estrictamente limitado a solamente 500 copias!
ARTIST : ÂME SON
TITLE : CATALYSE
LABEL : WAH WAH RECORDS SUPERSONIC SOUNDS
CATALOGUE NUMBER : LPS102
FORMAT : LP + POSTER
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