Format Details: Indie Exclusive Transparent Orange w
Release Date: 14 June 2024
Label: Lion Productions
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 778578317317
Genres: Rock Progressive Rock
Description
Official reissue of rare 1976 cosmic synthesizer and psychedelic-flavored, guitar-led French progressive rock masterwork!
In December 1976, Carpe Diem entered whacked-out recording wizard Jean-Pierre Massiera's Azurville studio and recorded --on 16-tracks -- and in just ten days -- working sometimes from ten in the morning until three the following morning -- all the material they'd written since their first album. The trademark Carpe Diem sound is here in full force: cosmic synthesizers, psychedelic-flavored guitar-led flights of fancy, fluid woodwinds, along with an astounding degree of harmonic sophistication. The highlight is the 21-plus minute suite, 'Couleurs,' which develops through a series of sublime melodic motifs. As should be expected, the musicianship is monstrous, the playing is tight and energetic, and the melodies veer from gorgeous to haunting. The remainder of the album is taken up by short tracks which present more concise takes on Carpe Diem's ideas. This vinyl reissue includes a fascinating bonus track: an excerpt from the never-released English language version of the album.
*Comes with an insert w/notes by Francis Grosse detailing from Carpe Diem's first album to their split + lyrics with translations
*Lion exclusive edition -- 150x hand-numbered copies on Transparent Orange with Black Swirl vinyl
Tracklisting
Peter Howell & John Ferdinando
Sinn Sisamouth
The Plastic Cloud
Peter Howell and John Fernando
Ithaca (Peter Howell and John Ferdinando)
Earthforce
Various
Various Artists
Robert Calvert
Pallas
Pallas
Greg Lake
Genesis
Genesis
Genesis
Eloy
