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| 4/3 DE TRIO - New group led by three guitarists. Music ranges from King Crimson to Satriani A SPARROW-GRASS HUNT - Soft classical symphonic music ABRIAL, PATRICK - Reminds me of E. Booz ABUS DANGEREUX - For fans of Magma and Zao ACHARD, CYRIL - Excellent guitar player with full band approach of instrumental guitar prog rock. Good stuff! AD VITAM - Very much in the Magma style with beautiful chanting choir and piano ADN - What’s this? A new French prog group not on Musea??? Yes, It’s true! Good debut effort too! AENTHEOS - Somewhere between Ange & Magma. Very French and very good! ALARCEN, JEAN-PIERRE - Sandrose guitarist. Classical symphonicism. ALICE - Excellent early seventies progressive ALKEMY - Mix of prog/fusion/jazz and rock. Nice! ALLIER, JEAN CHRISTOPHE - Klaus Schulze like dreamy electronic modern music. Nice debut ALPES-PATRICE MOULLET - Once the backing musician for Catherine Ribeiro now performing electronic music ALPHA CENTAURI - Mega-rare underground progressive gem not unlike Pink Floyd. Original sells for hundreds! ALPHA DU CENTAURE - Wild jazz rock with fuzz guitar and 4 long tracks AME SON - One of the pioneering French prog groups AMETHYST - Instrumental jazz fusion trio of keyboards, bass and drums. Like Weather Report, Brand X and Pat Methany Group. Nice! ANAMORPHOSE – Fantastic symphonic instrumental jazz rock ANGE - The best French 70’s prog band. www.myspace.com/groupeange ANOXIE - Progressive with electronic overtones ANSKER, HERRY - Guitar and synth player. Atmospheric jazz to energetic fusion ARACHNOID - One of the very best from France. Dark prog like a blend of Crimson, Floyd and Pulsar ARC - Very rare prog rock comparable to Ange and Synopsis. Great! ARESKI ET BRIGITTE FONTAINE - Beautiful folk with alternate male/female voice ARKHAM - Long deleted symphonic/prog with violin and powerful female vocalist. Only a few copies available so hurry ART ZOYD - Dark complex classical/avant garde music ARTCANE - French progressive classic. Shylock meets Pulsar. A real killer! ASIA MINOR - Killer guitar, flute prog rock. Essential! ASIDE BESIDE - Super symphonic rock with organ, mellotron and dual keys ASGARD - Prog folk ASTROVOYAGER - Electronic music in Vangelis or Jarre school but with a relaxating, medidative feel ATOLL - Top French progressive rock. http://www.myspace.com/atollprog747577 ATLANTIDE - Classic French progressive from 1978 and similar to Yes. ATRIA - Very nice new prog. Strong keys, guitars throughout AUDREN, CHRIS - Mix of electronic and symphonic instrumental music BABEL – Arabian music inspired acid psych freak-out BAMBOCHE, LA - Folk rock from 1978 BATTERIES, LES - Complex avant-garde music built mainly around percussion BBI - Magma/One Shot offshoot of blistering instrumental fusion http://alain.lebon4.free.fr/soleil/sons-gb.html BEDJABETCH - Instrumental jazz rock from 1979 BENIN, MORICE – Emotional conceptual prog BESOMBES, PHILIPPE - 1974 Atmospheric, electronic rarities BESSUAND, PIERRE YVES - Subtle mixes of classical and synthetic orchestrations BISE DE BUSE - Obscure jazz/avant garde/contemporary classical/canterbury from 1981 with Didier Malherbe. For fans of Henry Cow BLACK NOODLE PROJECT - Reminds me of Pink Floyd & Porcupine Tree BLESING, ALAIN - With John Greaves & Hugh Hopper they perform tracks by Henry Cow, Soft Machine, King Crimson, Hatfield & The North BOFFO, JEAN PASCAL. - Music made up of symphonic, classical, acoustic, ethnic. http://www.myspace.com/jpboffo and http://www.jeanpascalboffo.com/news_2.php BOOZ - Masterpiece of complex prog made up of 3 long tracks BOULE, CHRISTIAN - Noted guitarist with hints of Gong, Hillage and Floyd BREANT, FRANCOIS - Egg classics full of keyboards. Nice mix of prog and electronics BRENDEL, CHRISTIAN & ZOMB - Brilliant follow-up to LA ZOMBIE ET SES BIZONS. Like a mix of Zappa, Crimson and Gong. Great! http://www.myspace.com/christianbrendelmusic BREZOVAR - French rock by former Ange member BROGUIERE, PATRICK - Reminds me of Boffo/M. Vital CAFEINE - Great symphonic group CAHEN, FRANCOIS FATON – Zao jazz pianist CARPE DIEM - French 70’s prog masterpieces! CATHARSIS - The French Floyd CAUVIN, PHILIPPE - Mystical progressive built around the acoustic guitar playing of Philippe and female voices. Great! CHALOT, VERONIQUE - Melodic psych/folk CHANCE - Melodic instrumental prog with Vincent Fis from Now CHENE NOIR - Theatrical prog with haunting female voice CHRYSALDOR - Based on the fantasy novel and is influenced by Vangels or Eno CLEARLIGHT - Cyrille Verdeaux’s mystical progressive band CLIVAGE - Instrumental mix of prog, jazz & ethnic arrangements from 1978 COHEN-SOLAL, JEAN - Ranges from melodic pastoral flute-led prog to almost avant garde COUER MAGIQUE - Heavy jammin’ rock prog CRUCIFERIUS - Heavy organ rock CRUSEUM, THIERRY – Powerful prog similar to the couple Ange albums D-Z AKORD - Fantastic Magma inspired work DAGUE – Energetic folk rock with female vocals from 1973 DANDELION - Extremely rare folk rock from 1979 with male/female vocals DATURA - Symph/prog with excellent keyboards, guitar and passionate vocals DEBOCO - X-Tiemko prog with great complex compositions DECAMPS, CHRISTIAN (& FILS) - Ange leader DECAMPS, FRANCIS - Ange keyboardist DEFLEZ, GILBERT - Dark prog/psych heavy sounds DELIRED CAMELEON FAMILY - Basically this was another Clearlight recording DELTA ENSEMBLE - Jazz rock with sax & percussion leading the way DESACCORDES - 7 classical guitarists, 9 Electric guitarists, 6 bassists lead the way in this project that recreates the 1964 Terry Riley opus DESFORMES - Complex jazz rock DIRECT TO DREAM - Electronic music DR FOLAMOUR - Great new mostly instrumental prog with fine guitars/flute/violin and ethnic/folk influences DRAMA - Excellent mostly instrumental prog/symph ala Minimum Vital DUFFORD, PASCAL - Dark jazzy symphonic music from 1976 ECHOES - Wonderful prog with Pink Floyd & Pulsar leanings but with a very playful approach. Outstanding organ sound and occasional choirs. Buy or cry! ECLAT - Great prog with excellent guitar work EDEN - Symph/prog keyboard/drums duo from 1979 EDEN ROSE - Pre-Sandrose progressive jazz with Jean Pierre Alarcen EDHELS - Dynamic prog displaying brilliantly performed melodious compositions EDHELS (MARC CECCOTTI) - Edhels axeman EDHELS (MARC CECCOTTI) - http://edhelsmusics.free.fr/discoindex%20.html EDITION SPECIALE - Blend of progressive and jazz fusion ELOHIM - Absolutely classic French-style progressive rock a la Ange. Great! ELOHIM - Soft symphonic with female vocals and folky overtones at times ELULL NOOMI - Astonishing 6 piece vocal group led by Antoine Paganotti of Magma. If you like the vocal style of Magma, this will sure to please. For more info see http://ex-tensionrecords.com/ex05/english.htm EMBERGER, PIERRE - Real good rock opera EMERAUDE - Nice melodic symphonic folk ENNEADE - 4 lengthy tracks of music somewhere between prog rock and prog metal. Absolutely great! ENTREMONT & CO., GERARD - Post So & Co sophisticated progressive/symphonic ERGO SUM - Early seventies French progressive with sinister vocals ESKATON - Magma school of music. Essential! ETHNIC DUO - Jazz rock with Francois Cahen and Yochk’o Seffer ETRON FOU - ETTORI, MICHEL - Weidorje guitarist with Patrick Gauthier on keys. Guitar led instrumental symphonic EVIDENCE - Similar to V.D.G.G. & Peter Hammill EX-VAGUS - Private symph/prog with lush keyboards and heavy guitars. Very good! EXCLUSIVE RAJA - Mostly instrumental fusion with Fripp influences EXODE - Great release of 70’s style French progressive groups like Ange and Mona Lisa. Female vocals, flute, mellotron etc… EXPERIENCE - Originally released as a double LP in 1970 this has sort of a Arzachel feel to it. It’s an experience! EYE TO EYE - Ex-ADN prog rock with a heavy Marillion influence with some Pink Floyd moves as well FATON CAHEN, FRANCOIS - Zao jazz keyboradist FENNEC, JEAN LE - Melodic soft psych from 1969 FERRER, NINO - Primitive French prog with mellotron FILLE QUI MOUSSE - Underground free rock FLAMEN DIALIS - Outstanding dark mellotron laden progressive with a hint of Magma and Battiato FORGAS - Fusion rock FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA - Instrumental jazz rock FRANTZ - Concept prog with wonderful organ and female voice FRED & CO. - Fusion rock FUBU - Celtic rock FUGU - Brand X style jazz rock FUSION PROJECT, THE - Name says it all. Nice symphonic fusion performed by an all-star line-up GENTILS, MICHEL - Solo acoustic guitar similar to Anthony Phillips. Fantastic! GORAGUER, ALAIN - Highly sought after film soundtrack. Excellent! GOZZO ZOO - Jazz rock GRANCHER, PHILIPPE - Mainly composed using piano and synths this has a striking similarity to the first Clearlight album. From 1977 GRAND NEBULEUX LE ET LES LAVEURS DE CONSCIENECES, LE – Prog/jazz from 1978 GREEN SPACE - Got lucky and found a small stash of this long out of print progressive work in Ange style GRIME - French rarity in the Ange class of progressive GROOVY POP SESSION - Very rare famous live album with Ange, Pulsar and Abracadabra GUILLAUME DE LA PILIERE - Lead axeman of Versailles GWELTAZ - Mixes traditional folk with progressive GWENDAL - Folk rock HAAS, DANIEL & YVES HASSELMANN - Ange/Travelling connected HALLOWEEN - Dark symph on their first 2. Merlin is a classical rock masterpiece! HECENIA - Excellent symphonic progressive a la Tiemko HELDON - Electronic/prog led by Richard Pinhas HIMALIA - Jazz rock influenced by Weather Report, Soft Machine and Gong HORDE CATALATIQUE POUR LA FIN - Rare Futura label avant garde HYPERION - Ten instrumental tracks by French multi-instrumentalist Olivier Freche. Sometimes hypnotically dreamy and other times symphonic, ethnic and electro IMAGO - 1978 rock and folk with acoustic and electric instrumental parts IRIS - Very rare early 70’s prog rock in early Ange style highlighted by swirling organ JADE - Title says it all! JANEYRAND, GILLES - Soft symphonic with nice orchestral arrangements and mellotron JARRE, JEAN MICHEL - JOYCE, JESSY - 1976 Hard rock with female vocals KAD - Kadwaladyr with a now shortened name. Great! KASSOU - Instrumental piano very intimate and full of sensitivity KC - Instrumental guitar fuzz fusion. King Crimson meets Heldon KLIMPEREI - Blend of avant garde and minimalistic sounds KOROVA - Very eclectic concept album with hidden influences of Can, Etron Fou, Magma and maybe even Genesis. Very unique and very good! KWOON - Stunning melancholy symphonic that is just pure beauty. Recommended! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTysF1E4Ft0 http://www.myspace.com/kwoonmusic L'ANGE VERT - Celtic rock LAC PLACIDE - Private symph/prog work with female vocals. Maybe a cross between Pink Floyd and the last few efforts by Ange. http://www.myspace.com/lacplacide LAMOUR - Minimalistic electronics & jazz LANNHUEL, MANUEL - Electric acid folk concept album LOUVETON, JEAN PIERRE - Solo album by the leader and brains behind Nemo. Nice! LAPOUGE, JEAN - Guitar player from Noetra in a new jazz quartet. For fans of ECM releases LARD FREE - Gilbert Artman-led krautrock, jazz and avant garde LAZULI - Wonderful mix of progressive and world music. These guys were the surprise band of Baja Prog 2006. Recommended! LENFANT DE DAGOBERT, PHILIPPE - Electronic music LIGERTWOOD & CO., ALEX - Pre-Troc jazz rock LOCAL 7 - Instrumental progressive rock. Sometimes symphonic and other times heavy but always good LOO, ALAN - Nice instrumental music that brings to mind early Edhels of J.P. Boffo LORD OF MUSHROOMS - On par with groups like IZZ, Spock’s Beard and Echolyn LOREAU, BERTRAND - Like Vangelis/T. Dream LORENZINI, MIMI - Jazz rock MADRIGAL - Prog with a bit of a hard edge at times. Maybe Queen meets Yes MAESTRACCI, JACKY - Multi-instrumentalist displaying a splendid collection of symphonic pieces MAGDALITH - Experimental work wrapped around the fantastic vocals of Magdalith MAGMA MAGMA (RELATED)
MAGNESIS - Comparable to Marillion in many ways MAHJUN - Mid-seventies underground prog MAHOGANY BRAIN - Avant garde projects from 1971 & 1972 MAILLET, FREDERIC - Synthesizer music MALDOROR - Very good progressive with an Ange and Genesis feel MALICORNE - Well-known folk MALON – 1972 psych/prog with fuzz guitar, organ MAMA BEA TEKIELSKI - 2 albums on 1 CD. Concept singer/songwriter acid prog folk MANDEL, MICHEL - Complex RIO rock using mostly clarinets and saxophones MANSET, GERARD - Mystical iconic figure in French music these are his 1st and 3rd albums from 1968 & 1970. Quite amazing symphonic works. You can read more here http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6036.asp MARGUERITE – Melodic symphonic from 1973 MARKUSFELD, ALAIN - His very rare first two albums MAT 3 - Soft progressive rarity from 1971 MEMORIANCE - Two absolute masterpieces of French 70’s progressive. Imagine Ange combined with Carpe Diem METABOLISME - Classic 70’s French progressive MINEN, ERIC - Ex-Anamorphose, Le Bocal guitarist and here he presents a nice album of guitar landscapes and electronic music MINIMUM VITAL - Great symph! MIRAGE - Very much in the same style as Camel as you would guess MOLCA - Ethnic fusion MOLECULE - Excellent progressive space somewhere between Pink Floyd, Ozric Tentacles and Tangerine Dream MONA LISA - Top 70’s French prog MORANGE & FORTIER – Ex-Clivege conceptual prog MORGLBL - Fusion trio made up of guitar, bass, drums & vocals. Excellent! http://www.myspace.com/morglbl MORMOS - Mix of folk and classical music MOSAIC - Mostly instrumental fusion progressive from 1978. For fans of National Health and Hatfield & The North MOTIS - Wonderful prog with celtic and folk influences that uses flute, mellotron, bouzouki, mandolin, acoustic guitars and bass pedals MOUCTOURIS, PHILIPPE DE - Impressionistic guitar moves MOULIN, JEAN-FRANCOIS - Similar to some of the works of Vangelis MOVING GELATINE PLATES - Great progressive fusion MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL - Guitar driven acid rock MUSICA ELETTRONICA VIVA - Experimental electronic jazz MUSIQUE NOISE - Mix of jazz rock and zeuhl. For fans of Eskaton and Magma. Great! MYRDHIN - One of the best harp players in the world MYSTER KAH - Stylistically quite a bit like Landmarq MYSTERE MAN - Heavy symphonic with crunchy guitars and French vocals NAOS - In the style of Mona Lisa and Ange NEBELNEST - Hints of Shylock, Crimson & Magma NEGATIVE ZONE - Wonderful musical journey in the style of Pink Floyd NEGRA LINEA - Mystical and seductive blend of female voices, percussion, saxophones, guitars and accordions. Fantastic! NEMO - Post Cruciferus with canterbury feel a la Egg & Khan NEMO - Very good heavy symphonic rock NEO - Legendary five piece seventies group. Hints of Camel/Crimson/Caravan can be heard NEW VIOLIN SUMMIT - Live at the Berlin jazz festival with Jean Luc Ponty, Robert Wyatt & Terje Rypdal NEWTONE EXPERIENCE - Trio with two guitarists & a tabla player. Long tracks NIGHT RIDER - Hard edged progressive NIL - Hot mainly instrumental prog rock with occasional male/female vocals NLC - Electronic/neo-classical NNECRA PACKE - Brings to mind Djam Karet, King Crimson and early Pink Floyd. Excellent! NORTHWINDS - Gothic metal to melodic eastern prog rock on the Black Widow label NUANCE - Rare private pressing similar to Ange, Mona Lisa and the like NYL - 70’s classic similar to Heldon OCARINAH - Instrumental keyboard prog masterpiece in Egg style OCEAN - Unique heavy progressive from 1976. http://www.myspace.com/oceanprog76 OCTAVO - Complex rock OHRESSER, GUY - Jazz rock OISEAU RARE - Blends jazz rock with progressive with great flute parts OLYAM - Electronic music with a slight progressive edge OMEGA PLUS - From 1969 featuring Claude Engel. Great side long track recorded live OMETAXALIA ET BUCCI - Concept album with Janick Top. Similar to E. Booz ONE SHOT ONIRIS - Wonderful 70’s progressive with Ange, Mona Lisa and Arachnoid like sounds OPALE - Beautiful progressive with a folk slant OPHIUCUS - Originally released in 1972. Elegant and delicate mainly acoustic music with polished vocals OSE - Electronic/progressive classic by Richard Pinhas & Herve Picart OSM’OZ - Private pressings of Pink Floyd inspired symph/prog with female vocals OUST LOUBA - Unique album that shifts between classical, jazz and canterbury with a certain degree of mysticism OUTSIDE - If you like IQ & Marillion then these are for you PAGANOTTI, BERNARD - Excellent prog in Magma style from the great Magma bass player PALO ALTO - Their music is close to that of Art Zoyd, Univers Zero and even the Residents PARRENIN, EMMANUELLE - Folk/celtic rock legend PATCH WORK MUSIC - As the title states, this is electronic PATH THROUGH THE MIST - Excellent symphonic work with loads of dark and ambient sounds. http://www.myspace.com/paththroughthemist PAYSSAN, JEAN-LUC - Half of Vital Duo and Minimum Vital guitarist. Guests include his twin brother Thierry and vocalist Sonia Nedelec PENTACLE - French 70’s masterpiece of symph/prog PERCEPTION - Pre-Zao combination of experimental music & jazz rock PERCEPTION & FRIENDS - Pre-Zao combination of experimental music & jazz rock PETITGIRARD, LAURENT – Progressive jazz from 1973 PHAESIS - Floyd inspired PHILHARMONIE - For fans of Crimson/R. Fripp PINHAS, RICHARD - The brains behind Heldon. http://www.myspace.com/RichardPinhas PINHAS, RICHARD/MAURICE DANTEC PONTY, JEAN-LUC POP INSTRUMENTAL DE FRANCE - Classical complex concept prog from 1971. POST IMAGE - Uppsala’s rhythm section performing fusion influenced by Miles Davis POTEMKINE - Prog fusion with each disc including bonus tracks PRAT, JEAN-PAUL - Magma like reissue with 4 bonus tracks PRIAM - Outstanding instrumental prog fusion PSEU - Recent discovery of this very rare Zeuhl influenced album from the late 70’s and early 80’s. Definitely for Magma aficionados PTOSE - Known as the French “Residents” PULSAR - Killer dark 70’s prog QUADRA - Great new French band in Ange, Atoll and Mona Lisa style with a modern twist RAISON DE PLUS - Pulsar inspired group RARA AVIS IN TERRIS - Mostly instrumental symphonic rock. Nice! RAUX & HAMSA, RICHARD - Progressive jazz rock from 1975 RENARD, ERIC - Instrumental symphonic music that brings to mind some of Mike Oldfield’s works RIALZU - Mega-rare and stunning Corsican prog, zeuhl and canterbury from 1978 http://alain.lebon4.free.fr/soleil/sons-gb.html RICHET, CHRISTIAN - Electronic music RIPAILLE - Symphonic folk classic from 1977 ROCHE - Light symphonic ROSE GROUP, DAVID - Transit Express violinist. Excellent fusion Brand X style ROSSA, LA - Fantastic prog like VDGG. Great piano! SAENS - Formerly Sens. Excellent symphonic as their first SAGA DE RAGNAR LODBROCK - Prog rock with wild vocals a la Emmanuel Booz SAGGARAH - Great progressive concept album if you like Marillion & Collage. Long out-of-print private pressing and few copies remain SANDROSE - Early 70’s French band similar in style to early Earth & Fire SARCASME - 70’s style prog rock by this band made up of 2 guitarists, bass, drums and flute. Ange, Pink Floyd and even Deep Purple influences SCHIZOPHONIA - Found a few copies of this long out of print symphonic/prog work with lots of lush keyboards and biting guitar. Nice! SCHNEIDER, FRED - Post Fred & Co. instrumental jazz fusion. Very good! SEAMUS - Wonderful dark progressive in Magma, Pulsar, VDGG, Crimson and Univers Zero style SEBKHA-CHOTT - Very unique album that switches from prog to fusion to prog metal to jazz to even reggae. Recommended! SEFFER, DEBORA - Excellent violin-led symphonic/jazz by the daughter of Yochk’o SEFFER, YOCHKO - Of Magma & Zao notoriety SELTAE BEAT - Sci-fi prog with a Pink Floyd touch SEMOOL - Reissue of classic French album on Futura SENSITIVE TO LIGHT - Saens offshoot displaying some fantastic symph/prog with great female vocal work by Jenny Lewis SETNA - Wonderful prog/zeuhl/atmospheric release with crystal clear female vocals and hints of Magma. Recommended! http://www.myspace.com/setnasesame SEVEN REIZH - Those who like Iona, Clannad and XII Alfonso will enjoy this one SHANNON - Mixes rock, jazz & Celtic folk SHUB NIGGURATH - Magma influenced SHYLOCK - Crimsonish with long tracks & some bonus ones. Both are killer! SILVER LINING - Narrative progressive/symphonic concept album with violin in the lead. Great! SIXTING MUSIC, THE - 70’s Pink Floyd tribute album. Has to be the earliest Floyd tribute effort! SKEEM - Solid neo prog in the IQ/Pallas/Pendragon mold SKORNIK, GUY - Very obscure 70’s prog rock from this unheralded artist SKRYVANIA - Mega-rare 70’s progressive in Genesis mold. Finally available again after years of being out of print SO & CO – Dark & heavy prog/psych from 1975 SOMBRE REPTILE - Instrumental prog rock that reflects Djam Karet. Great! SOTOS - Neo-classical to chamber rock with influences of Magma, Gong, Crimson and Univers Zero SPACE - Electronica from 1977. http://www.music.com/release/deliverance/6/ SPACE ART - Electronic space SPACECRAFT - Great electronic/guitar space rock from the late 70’s SPEED LIMIT - 70’s jazz rock with a symphonic feeling. If you like Zao then you will like these too STEREOSCOPE - 2nd project by the Black Noodle Project fellas and again in the Pink Floyd direction. STEP AHEAD - Masterpiece of progressive that sounds more English than French. Very much like Yes and one of the best cover paintings ever. Essential! STS (SALMIERI TOP SEVA) - Instrumental jazz fusion with Jannick Top leading the way SYNTHESIS - Dream-team jazz rock formation from 1976 with Didier Lockwood, Andre Ceccarelli, Francois Jenneau, Ivan Jullien, Marc Chantereau and a host of others SYNOPSIS - Similar to Ange & Mona Lisa SYRINX - Wonderful instrumental progressive in which acoustic guitar and rhthym section stand out. Recommended! T-BO - Symph/prog in Camel, Focus, Rousseau style with flute, sax, trumpet, keyboards, bass, drums and guitars TAAL - Excellent symphonic rock with violin TAI PHONG - Classic prog with amazing vocal harmonies TANGERINE - Wonderful 70’s prog/folk TARENTULE - Folk music a la Malicorne TEKNICOLOR - Completely instrumental music that is very dreamlike and melodious TERPANDRE - Instrumental prog with symphonic, romantic compositions. Killer! THIBAULT, LAURENT - Symph/prog from 1979 full of beauty and sophistication THOLLOT, FRANCOIS - For fans of Present & Univers Zero THORK - Prog rock with solid guitar and keyboards throughout. Related to Nil. www.myspace.com/thorkmusic TIEMKO - Powerful progressive rock trio TOTAL ISSUE - Early 70’s rarity with a mix of influences from East Of Eden to Family TOUPIDEK LIMONADE - Minimalistic avant garde TOURBIN, JEAN YVES - Fantastic 70’s progressive folk with some Eastern influences TRANSIT EXPRESS - Top French fusion group TREASURE ISLAND - Another great Musea epic project with Floating State, Nexus and Velvet Desperados. Three 23’ + minute tracks! TRIODE - Legendary recording from 1973. A cross between Jethro Tull & Gravy Train TRISTAN, JEAN - Mix of singer/songwriter folk & prog TROISIEME RIVE - Folky prog UDRAYA - Excellent symphonic with chorale arrangements and French vocals ULTIME ATOME - Prog/symph with long tracks and Peter Gabrielish vocals UNIVERIA ZEKT - Back in print again is this Magma offshoot from 1972 with Magma-like sounds as well a jazz UPPSALA - Philippe Cauvin’s group firmly rooted in the Magma school mixing rock, jazz and avant garde VASCA, JEAN - Rarity from 1975. Wild vocals that remind me a lot of Emmanuel Booz VERDEAUX, CYRILLE - Clearlight leader VERDEAUX, CYRILLE & BERNARD XOLOTL - VERDEAUX, CYRILLE & PASCAL MENESTREYL - VERSAILLES - Like Ange. Killer! VINCENT, J.C. - Composed by C. Decamps & features some of the top French musicians of the time VISITORS - Monster rare French Magma related prog VITAL DUO - Minimum Vital scaled down to a duo but every bit as good VOLAPUK - French chamber rock VOLKOR - Includes both Bunny Brunel’s “Jazz Rock” and Francis Lockwood’s “Debbi” on one CD VORTEX - Magma meets Carpe Diem. Outstanding! WAKHEVITCH, IGOR - Probably his best work from 1971 WAPASSOU - Chamber prog rock WEIDORJE - Outstanding progressive in Magma style with Bernard Paganotti, Patrick Gauthier, Michel Ettori and Jean-Philippe Goude WIDEMANN, BENOIT - Magma keyboardist WLUD - Great keyboard filled prog rock WOOD, ROBERT - World renowned vibraphone player providing a free jazz approach WOODS, PHIL & HIS EUROPEAN RHYTHM MACHINE - Instrumental jazz rock from 1970 with lengthy tracks WURTEMBERG - Classic prog with piano and flute leading the way XAAL - En Chemin is Crimsonesque whereas Seconde is a more spacey XANG - Heavy instrumental prog. Excellent! XII ALFONSO - Beautiful mellow classical rock YACOUB, GABRIEL ET MARIE - 1973 folk by the leaders of Malicorne YANG - Ex-Shylock & Philharmonie driving rock in King Crimson and Gordian Knot style YOLE - Unique symph/prog with a sometimes dreamy/eastern feel with lots of flute. Quite good! YVERT, JACQUES - Singer/songwriter prog from 1972 YVES & SERGE & VICTOR - Extremely rare private folk album from 1975 ZAAR - Ex-Sotos dark abstract progressive for fans of Univers Zero, Magma and of course Sotos ZABOITZEFF, THIERRY - Founding member of Art Zoyd. Dark and gloomy ambient music recorded in 1984\ ZABU - Obscure bluesy prog ZANOV - Vinyl reissue only of electronic music ZAO - Great fusion ZED (BERNARD SZAJNER) - Electronic music ZERO ZERO ZERO - Complicated instrumental guitar driven eclectronica ZNR - Avant garde, minimalist, electronic work from 1977. Quite complex but has a beautiful side to it as well. ZOMBIE ET SES BIZONS, LA - Similar to Pierre Moerlen’s Gong. Great! 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