Pascal Comelade
Détail Monochrome
Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L’Acier (France) 1984
DSA 54002 (LP) w/insert.
sleeve : EX-(some slightly color-faded)
media : EX/EX(some slightly noise. some very slightly hairlines that does not affect to sounds)
Featured in the guidebook OBSCURE SOUND REVISED EDITION, this album is one of the finest works by Pascal Comelade, the avant-garde musician from Montpellier, France, active since the 1970s and widely known as a master of music created with so-called toy instruments. Released as the first installment in the Labyrinthes series on the French label Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L’Acier, it features contributions from Pierre Bastien, David Cunningham, Cathy Claret, Jac Berrocal and others. Highlights include A1, where minimal, refraining piano and organ phrases are joined by a deeply nostalgic acoustic guitar melody; A3, with its mysterious atmosphere created through a child’s singing voice and toy piano; and B7, where various sounds intertwine while gently drifting with a distinctive floating sensation. Throughout the album, Comelade makes brilliant use of toy piano, toy drums, percussion, synthesizers, flute, horns and more, presenting a remarkable work colored from beginning to end by a uniquely evocative ambience, ranging from modern classical touches to electronics, drone, noise and ambient music. Comes with the original insert.
A1: Fragments
A3: Chanson
A4: Instants Au Bord De La Mer
A5: Ritmos Del Fedayin
B7: Pluie Japonaise
B8: Note Bleue