[Album]
1. Les Saturnales J.P. Goude 5:16
Klaus Blasquiz Voice
Jean-Philippe Goude Piano & Synthesizer
Bernard Paganotti Bass
Kirt Rust Drums
2. Sicilienne J.P. Goude 0:57
Klaus Blasquiz Voice
Jean-Philippe Goude Quatour Synthesizer
3. Machine J.P. Goude 3:55
THE QUARTOUR MARGAND
Michele Margand First Violin
Anne Mehat Second Violin
Francoise Douchet Viola
Claudine Lasserre Cello
Richard Pinhas Rhythmic Synthesizer
Jean-Philippe Goude Synthesizer
Jean-Louis Rizet Mixing & Special Effects
4. Drole D'ere J.P. Goude 5:02
David Rose Violin
Yvon Guillard Bugle
Alain Guillard Alto Saxophone
Jean-Philippe Goude Piano & Synthesizer
Gerard Prevost Double Bass & Electric Bass
Dominique Esnault Drums
5. Coma J.P. Goude 2:40
Jean-Philippe Goude Piano & Synthesizer
6. Terpidanse J.P. Goude 3:06
Patrick Gauthier Flute Synthesizer
Jean-Philippe Goude Backpipe & Bass Synthesizer
Alain Ranval Guitar
Sylvin Marc Bass
Manu Katche Drums
7. Duo J.P. Goude 1:13
Jean-Philippe Goude Synthesizer
8. Dies Irae J.P. Goude 3:26
Patrick Tilleman Violin
Patrick Gauthier Synthesizer
Alain Ranval Guitar
Michel Ettori Guitar
Jean-Michel Kajdan Guitar
Francois Ovide Guitar
Jean-Philippe Goude Piano & Synthesizer
Bernard Paganotti Bass
Kirt Rust Drums
9. Tintinnalbulum J.P. Goude 6:54
Pierre Chereze Guitar
Jean-Philippe Goude Piano & Synthesizer
Klaus Blasquiz Voice
Didier Batard Bass
Francois Auger Drums
10. Cantilene J.P. Goude 3:08
Patrick Gauthier Piano
Jean-Philippe Goude Synthesizer
11. Trio De Mini-Moogs(CD bonus track) J.P. Goude 4:59
Jean-Philippe Goude Mini-Moog(first solo)
Patrick Gauthier Mini-Moog(second solo)
Benoit Widemann Mini-Moog(third solo)
Reviews
-=-Review 1 : Written by o r k m a n(jangminsu@yahoo.com)-=-
This is a CD reissue of the zeuhl classic from 1979. Jean-Philippe Goude
was a keyboard player of Weidorje, the zeuhl band Bernard Paganotti and Patrick
Gauthier founded in 1977, and he also played with Richard Pinhas. In this album,
a lot of Names appear as guests : Bernard Paganotti, David Rose, Kirt Rust,
Richard Pinhas, Patrick Gauthier, Klaus Blasquiz, Quartour Margand, Gerard Prevost
and other dozens of less known artists. With this diverse line-up, Jean-Philippe
Goude presents diverse musical styles - zeuhl, jazz fusion, Heldon-ish synth
noodling accompanied by string quartet(?) among others. Les Saturnales
and Dies Irae are played mainly by ex-Weidorje members and so display
distinct Weidorje blend of hard zeuhl. In these two pieces, B. Paganotti's growling
& melodiously impressive bass adds more power and dipicts good contrapunctal
effect againt J.-P Goude's minimalistic melody lines. Another noticeable track
is Machine which is contributed mainly by Richard Pinhas and Quartour
Margand(Margand String Quartet). This piece combines Pinhas' pulsating acid
synth rhythms with a string quartet, quite a strange combination. J.-P Goude's
delicate sense of manipulating the strings reveals his vague classical background.
And this sense develops further with his later career as a soundtrack composer.
J.-P Goude is very skilled at merging independent melodies to build a complex
and highly dynamic whole. And in that regard, his fascination on Minimalism
a la Phillip Glass and Terry Reily had an important effect upon his composition
style.
One big flaw of this CD reissue is a bonus track. Not only it ruins the interesting
melodic coincidence of Les Saturnales and Cantilene, which are
respectively the first and the last track of the original album, but also it's
'almost' a bad piece when considering the names of the three players - Jean-Philippe,
Patrick and Benoit. Well, as a final word I'd like to emphasize that this album
should be listened to many times to be properly appreciated. Many will find
it so entertaining to concentrate on individual melody lines and look how they
are crossed between each other.