Phase IV

by Art Zoyd

Phase IV cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Recommended
  • Country: France
  • Length: 1:02:31
  • Community rating: 4.2/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Thierry Zaboitzeff, G茅rard Hourbette, Jean-Pierre Soarez

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As a leading voice in the Rock in Opposition movement, Art Zoyd crafted highly theatrical avant-garde compositions largely devoid of standard rock percussion. 'Phase IV' deploys a menacing, classical chamber-ensemble approach utilizing brass, piano, and violin, producing intensely dark, cinematic atmospheres aligned with Zeuhl-influenced experimentation.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, existential, progressive, avant-garde, chamber, dissonant, conceptual

Tracklist

  1. 脡tat D'urgence
  2. Naufrage (6:42)
  3. Derni猫re Danse (4:34)
  4. Et Avec Votre Esprit (5:17)
  5. Ballade (4:05)
  6. Deux Pr茅ludes (2:14)
  7. La Musique D'Erich Faes (0:13)
  8. Du Sang Sur La Neige (4:18)
  9. Vue D'un Man猫ge (4:11)
  10. La Nuit (13:05)
  11. Les Larmes De Christina (3:43)

Credits

  • Didier Pietton - alto saxophone [alto sax], tenor saxophone [tenor sax], percussion [percussions], alto saxophone, percussion, tenor saxophone
  • Thierry Zaboitzeff - bass, cello, acoustic guitar, voice [voices], composed by, vocal
  • Thierry Willems - electric piano [yamaha electric], grand piano [steinway], electric piano, grand piano
  • John Gladwyn - lacquer cut by, lacquer cut
  • Jean-Pierre Soarez - trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion [percussions], percussion
  • G茅rard Hourbette - viola, violin, piano, synthesizer [synthesizers], composed by, synthesizer
  • Art Zoyd - Primary Artist

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