Progressive music of the 21st or 22nd century. This album sees Presents music going full cycle back to there 'Triskaidekaphobie' days , which merges the best of that album to say 'Universe Zero's ' Heatwave.
The addition of sax and cello really adds another dimension and Trigaux's guitar is very tight.
This is dense and dark RIO/ Zeuhl/ Avant Rock fusion at it's best with never a dull moment and definitely there best album since there debut. The complexities here are amazing. A masterpiece!!!
Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Vertiges (16:25)
2. A Last Drop (11:25)
3. Jack The Ripper (16:22)
Line-up / Musicians -
Roger Trigaux- guitars,keyboards
-Reginald Trigaux- guitar
-Pierre Chevalier- piano,keyboards
- Dave Kerman- drums,percussion
-Kieth Macksoud- bass
-Matthieu Safatly- cello
-Pierre Desassis- saxaphone
-Udi Koorman- sound
-Laurent Van Gorp- tube
Rare mini LP on the "Hasch Platten" label from "Frohmader" which mostly sounds like a fusion of say "Magma's" "Ghost Dance" from "Udu Wudu" and the intense electronic rock of "Heldon".
As ever eclectic and great!
1 Forgotten Enemy 3:40
2 Abdul A. 4:18
3 Jericho 3:50
4 Full Moon
Drums - Rudi Haunreiter
Electronics - Peter Frohmader
Trombone - Werner Aldinger
Violin - Stephan Manus
Second compliation which features the entire fourth and fifth albums, with extra rare archive material, by this truly exceptional avant garde outfit.
"Phase IV" in my opinion is there ultimate masterpiece and the best album by them ever, partly due to a more richer instrumentation and the compsitions are shared more favourably between "Hourbette" and "Zaboitzeff".
With hints of "Univers Zero" and "Zappa" this is a fantastic RIO - Zeuhl album. Unmissable band, as is "Phase IV" in particular.
Songs / Tracks Listing
DISC ONE
Les Espaces Inquiets (1983):
1. Légendes: La Forêt Qui Avance (3:48)
2. Cérémonie (9:08)
3. Images D'Une Ville-Poussière: Errance (4:47)
4. Images D'Une Ville-Poussière: Cortège Des Officiels (4:29)
5. Images D'Une Ville-Poussière: Au-Delà Des Vallées (4:08)
6. Migrations (13:08)
7. Légendes: Le Bruit Du Fer (3:04)
Phase IV (1982):
8. État D'Urgence (14:38)
9. Naufrage (6:41)
10. Dernière Danse (4:33)
11. Deux Préludes (2:05)
12. La Musique D'Erich Faes (Collective Improvisation) (0:14)
DISC TWO
Phase IV (Continuation):
1. Et Avec Votre Esprit (5:14)
2. Ballade (4:03)
3. Chemins De Lumière (15:09)
4. Du Sang Sur La Neige (4:16)
5. Vue D'Un Manège (4:08)
6. La Nuit (13:00)
7. Les Larmes De Christina (3:44)
Archives II (1987):
8. Ex Tractu Do Inocauit (2:56)
9. Le Combat Des Dragons: 1 (2:46)
10. Le Combat Des Dragons: Final (1:52)
11. Malbodium: Sommeil Du Noble (0:42)
12. Malbodium: Entrée (1:33)
13. Malbodium: Églises (1:18)
14. Don Juan: Danse Macabre (1:23)
15. Don Juan: Le Bain (1:39)
16. Don Juan: La Sainte Famille (3:10)
17. Un Jour Au Château: Le Parc (1:08)
18. Un Jour Au Château: Le Matin (1:55)
19. Un Jour Au Château: Le Secret (1:29)
20. Don Juan: Le Bain (Final) (0:37)
Line-up / Musicians
- Patricia Dallio / piano
- Gérard Hourbette / percussion, violin, composer, keyboards, leader, viola, multi instruments
- Didier Pietton / percussion, sax
- Jean Pierre Soarez / percussion, trumpet, cornet
- Thierry Willems / piano
- Thierry Zaboitzeff / guitar, bass (electric), cello, composer, guitar (bass), keyboards, leader, voices, multi instruments, tapes
