Unit Wail "égarés"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Avant Prog, Zeuhl
Label: Soleil Mutant (world), Marquee Avalon - MAR193193 (Japan)
Format: CD, digital
Release date:  November 12, 2019 (world), September 25, 2019 (Japan)
Tracklist: 
1. Volte Face (1:39)
2. Décalage (4:27)
3. Egarés  (5:38)
4. Vers l'inconnu (1:35)
5. Les portes du sanctuaire (3:25)
6. Dédale (7:16)
7. Rituel (5:48)
8. Le sas (7:35)
9. Le monde d'en dessous (8:25)

Total Time 45:48

Line-up: 
Philippe Haxaire : drums
Adrian Luna : bass
Emmanuel Pothier : synths
Jean-Pierre Soarez (Art Zoyd) : trumpet
Vincent Sicot-Vantalon : keyboards, guitars
Frank Fromy : guitar solo (3, 10)

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Loomings "Hey Weirdo!"

Country: France/Italy
Genre(s): Avant Prog
Label: Soleil Mutant ‎– SM 57
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 4, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Listen (0:20)
2. The Slap (6:28)
3. All Hail (6:16)
4. Sick Notes (3:51)
5. The High Bar (4:00)
6. Hypnotic (7:50)
7. To And Fro (4:02)
8. Cerchi (4:03)
9. Hey Weirdo! (4:42)
10. Stratification (2:51)
11. Wonder And Delusion (7:37)

Total Time 52:00

Line-up: 
Maria Denami - Vocals
Clara Weil - Vocals
Matthieu Mazué - Electric piano, grand piano, synth, electric organ
Nicolas Klee - Electric and acoustic bass, bass synth
Enrico Pedicone - Drums, vibraphone, electronics, samples
Jacopo Costa - Vibraphone, drums, samples, programming, vocals
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Bertrand Eber - Trumpet (2,4,10)
Nicolas Jean - Trombone (2,4,10)
JB Juszczak - Alto saxophone (2,10)
Paul Schwartz - Tenor saxophone (2,10)
Rémi Psaume - Baritone saxophone (2,10)

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Scherzoo "04"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Canterbury
Label: Soleil Mutant - SM 53
Format: CD
Release date: September 2018
Tracklist: 
1     Three-dimensional disorder - 4:45
2     Kangouroo - 4:18
3     Crime et chatiment - 6:12
4     Chat badin - 2:59
5     Vingt-cinq - 5:37
6     L'instabilite de Kelvin-Helmholtz - 4:31
7     Funambule - 6:26
8     Vortex - 8:51

Line-up: 
Antony Pontet - electric piano, organ
Grégoire Plancher - electric piano, mellotron
Clement Curaudeau - drums
Francois Thollot - bass

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2 tracks

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Éléрhаnt Тôk "Тôk 1"

Country: France
Genre(s): Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Soleil Mutant
Format: CD
Release date: May 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Mammouth (5:40)
2. Introduction Ghost (7:23)
3. Ghost (15:05)
4. I Don’t Look In My Back (5:37)
5. Thrace (Le Vent A Balaye Nos Traces) (7:58)

Total Time 41:43

Line-up: 
Daniel Jeand’heur (One Shot) - drums
Favid Fontaine - bass
Philippe Meunier - guitar
Romain Nassini - keyboards
Onan - vocals
Aymeric Avice - trumpet, effects
Boris Blanchet - tenor/soprano saxophones
Philippe Berecq - tenor saxophone (3)

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La Société des Timides à la Parade des Oiseaux "L'imparfait Multiple De Dieu"

Country: France
Genre(s): Avant-Prog
Label: Soleil Mutant
Format: CD
Release date: February 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Un dieu est un passage dernier - 27:19
2. Mon nom est multitude - 11:05
3. L'imparfait - 5:28

Line-up: 
Jim B - Guitar, Voice (2)
Patrice Babin - Drums, Percussion
Sebastien Desloges - Bass, Violin, Voice (2)
Christophe Gautheur - Synthesizer, E-Piano (1), Voice (2), Clarinet (3)
Pascal Godjikian - Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

This is the band's 7th full album - they have been around for nearly 30 years now and have always bee difficult to classify, playing a weird mix of electronics, 80's RIO & post punk music. Just like Ptose, another French band of the era, they have often been compared to The Residents, althrough their music has a much rockier edge. On this brand new album, they show their most avant-prog side, notably on the very long opening track (27 minutes!). The music is very composed, with long instrumental moments, and is more melodic than before (in their own twisted way, of course). Featuring guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, voice. Think Faust, Officer!, Residents, The Work, This Heat ... This odd territory being explored here for the very first time by Soleil Mutant, no need to say that we are very enthousiast about this recording.

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Unit Wail "Retort"

Country: France
Sub Genre: Zeuhl
Label: Soleil Mutant
Release date: September, 2013
Tracklist: 
01. Kakodeamon - 03:44
02. Peregrinatio - 04:09
03. Tertium Comparationis - 03:33
04. Concupiscentia Effrenata - 03:22
05. Pumapunku - 05:37
06. Numinosity - 03:53
07. Agathodeamon [04:06
08. Coincidentia Oppositorum - 03:45
09. Fixatio - 04:17
10. Aqua Permanens - 06:46
Line-up: 
Franck William Fromy : guitar
Philippe Haxaire : drums
Adrian Luna : bass
Vincent Sicot Vantalon : keyboards
Emmanuel Pothier : synthetizers

Description/Reviews: 

This is the second release by Unit Wail, the group which brought forth the long awaited return to music of Franck Fromy, who was the founder and leader of the rightly legendary dark French zeuhl band Shub Niggurath. The sound here is heavy and dark, but also modern, with laptop/sampling technology playing a strong part; the sound is closer to modern, 00s heavy Zeuhl bands like Combat Astronomy and Ga'an. Propelled by a heavy rocking band, the music explores dark Crimsonian horizons, illuminated by Franck's guitar. Dark Zeuhl post-rock here.

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Agathodeamon (extrait)
Kakodeamon (extrait)
Tertium Comparationis (extrait)

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Caillou "Caillou"

Country: France
Sub Genre: Instrumental Avant Prog, Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Zeuhl
Label: Soleil Mutant
Release date: September, 2013
Tracklist: 
01. Hum Hum 03:25
02. Victor F. 07:33
03. Tomahawk 08:31
04. Paiens 03:34
05. Dancin' Dogz 04:45
06. Goban 03:08
07. Spirales 03:19
08. Les Carpates 08:57
09. 200 Toiles 06:45
10. Nebuleuse 10:29

Line-up: 
Philippe Geleizes - drums
Rudy Blas - guitar
Matthieu Jerome - Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Charles Lucas - bass

Description/Reviews: 

The music of Caillou reminds the fury of 70s avant-jazz-rock bands that mixed different genres in a powerful collision. The sound is heavy, powerful, well played and powerful zeuhl-fusion, ala One Shot. 

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Victor F.
Dancin' Dogz

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