Radioshow “PVHF” on radio Centraal, Antwerp : 2007-05-12 : 800-1000 PM Canadian avant-prog & symphonic folkprog, part 1 : An advancing start with poetry and music, and the importance of people like Raôul Duguay,.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -part 1: Avant garde: * Mucho Gusto L’Infonie volume 3 (CAN,1969)****° Tr.2, “L’Affaire” 2 min Tr.6, «Solo 5» 4 min Tr.11, “Desafinado” 7 min (shortened) Bonus tracks : Tr.12, “Histoire de la p’tite ch’nille électrique qui fut métamorphosée en ch’nille naturelle par la fée Trobouguorbrotelle » 5 min A mad and genius ‘huge group affair’ & avant-garde project. Not an easy piece. These are the wordy pieces. Last track is by Raôul Duguay. Review : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/infonie.html * Mucho Gusto Peloquin Sauvageau : Laissez-nous vous embrasser où vous avez mal (CAN,1972)****° Tr.6, “Mama Vagina” 3 min Tr.7, “Sterilization” 4 min Tr.8, “Les Grand Silencieux” 5 min 12 Also coming forth of avant-garde lyrical ideas, this is an independent project. Musically it is slightly comparable to early Franco Battiato. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/Canada.html#anchor_74 * Mucho Gusto L’Infonie volume 333 (CAN,1972)***°’ Tr.2, “section 1-17” 8 min (shortened) More Zappa-like jazzrock/canterbury-like avant garde. This track is with Raôul Duguay on vocals. Review : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/infonie.html * ProgQuebec Lasting Weep : Le Spectacle de l'Albatros 1976 (CAN,1976)***°° Tr.2, “la Préparation et départ” 7 min Tr.9, «Le Voyage se transforme II» 10 min 17 -63 While the first recordings mostly are a bit like Ruphus Zuphal, driven rock with progressive flute, this is a huge concept and spectacle featuring many groups from the Quebec scene, and of course a great mix in style, with some small avant-garde elements, including post-symphonic and of course, jazzrock too. The concept was inspired by a poem by Samuel T.Coleridge, “The rhyme of the ancient mariner”. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/Canada.html#anchor_78 -part 2 : solo works of Duguay: * Capitol Raôul Duguay : Alllô Tôulmônd (CAN,1975)****’ Tr.6, “Prélude ô bômbardes”” 1 min Tr.7, “La bittt à Tibi” 7 min -70 First solo work of Râoul Duguay. It features ex L’Infonie guitarist and keyboardist Michel Lefrançois and the percussionist of Maneige. It is not progressive in the fashion sense, but still is a remarkable album full of modest originality. There is also an original, genius-like use of language. This track became a hit in the region. * Capitol Raôul Duguay : L'Envol (CAN,1976)**°°° cdr-tr.10, “La Sôlitud” 3 min Tr.11, “L’Envôl” 11 min 14 -84 A beautiful song on social loneliness. You also hear a beautiful range of his voice, and also the music shows its progressive elements well. * Capitol Raôul Duguay : "M" (CAN,1977)***° Tr.4, “M” 5 min -89 His fourth record. These early albums by Duguay aren’t reissued yet, but I hope one day they will. Info : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/Raoul_Duguay.html - part 3 : post-classical symphonic folkprogressive : (* Harvest Maneige : Les porches(CAN,1974)****' The first track is one of the only tracks of Maneige with some vocals, by Raôul Duguay. The group composed a sophisticated mix of progressive, post-classical composition and jazzrock. The album with this track starts more classical. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/Canada.html#anchor_74) * ProgQuebec Conventum : A L'Affût d'un complot (CAN,1976-1977)***°’ bonus track : Tr.14, «Totem» 3 min -92 Chamber-like group which also works with poetry. Especially the bonus tracks give an idea how this was done and was developed in a live session, as a group arrangement to the text performance. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/Canada.html#anchor_91 * ProgQuebec Conventum : Le Bureau Central des Utopies (CAN,1979)****° bonus track: Tr.10, «La Pays du bruit» (live) 9 min with explanation of text : 2 min 11 -103 Tr.3, «Fondation» 7 min -110 The poetry performance meeting will lead to this album highlight of sophisticated chamber rock. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/Canada.html#anchor_91 Comments in the show were more or less the following : -In the radioshow I provoked the Antwerp listener to learn something from what happened in the Quebec scene, with a high level of cultural development, which did not happen here yet. My colleague said : we are too busy in adapting, in assembling, in being willing to change for all the changes there is little left of energy and challenge left to be a real creative renewer. Conventum amongst others saw the changes in the society of the late 70s, with increasing elements leading to chaos, instead of room and place for creative solutions. While the government standing for the current realities, it also promotes such chaos. When I lately noticed that on each work radio and media is nothing else but controlled noise, in between chaos, people never try to find their peace and creativity from silence in their hearts. Everything promotes that chaos. Situation is likewise now. In the eighties society became more realistic and materialistic, leaving behind the unrealistic idealistic goals from the 60s and 70s which were in its highest form nothing but a small section of creative utopia. Nowadays in theory a multicultural society seems to be promoted, but in reality the chaos gets even bigger because it is not really a true cultural creativity inspired on quiet moments of insights, which is promoted, but it is money and economy which also for such a society are the only leading inspirations. In the poem music, Quebec music, stands for that seeking of breaking through silence. While most creativity in the eighties seemed to be the creativity of the failure, or of going for the materialistic goals completely, in the UK there were still some new creative movements, like the Rock In Opposition movement. When Chris Cutler, who established the ReR label discovered Conventum, the group had already given up because they couldn’t find interest from a public any more in these changing times, so it was too late to give them a new future. It only led to a reissue compilation of both albums. These Progquebec reissues are the first real full reissues. * ProgQuebec Charles Kaczynski : Lumière de la nuit (CAN,1979)***** Tr.1, «Eclipse» 4 min Tr.2, “Lumière de la nuit” 6 min -120 Hopefully, if time : Tr.3, Eveil du soleil” 3 min Sophisticated chambermusic-like piece, solo work of violinist of Conventum. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/Canada.html#anchor_92 * ProgQuebec L'Engoulevent : L'îIle où vivent les loups (CAN,1977)****' + Etoifilan (CAN,1979)***° Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/Canada.html#anchor_96 * ProgQuebec Contraction (CAN,1972)****' & ProgQuebec Contraction : La Bourse ou la vie (CAN,1974)****' Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/Canada.html#anchor_105 * ProgQuebec Yves Laferrière (CAN,1978)***° Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/Canada.html#anchor_100 Unfortunately I had only 120 minutes for my radioshow. I try to airplay these last couple of items a next time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Homepage radioshow : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/ Other playlists : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/2007.html Newsletter with new reviews and playlists with some audio links : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psychevanhetfolk/ Subscribe: psychevanhetfolk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com