Les contes du singe fou

by Clearlight

Les contes du singe fou cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Isadora
  • Country: France
  • Length: 40:48
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Ian Bellamy, Didier Lockwood, Serge Haouzi, Cyrille Verdeaux, Yves Chouard, Jo毛l Dugrenot

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Translating to 'Tales of the Mad Monkey', this conceptual effort sees the Cyrille Verdeaux-led ensemble diving deeper into structured, symphonic art rock. Eschewing the sprawling, side-long jams of their debut, the compositions here are tighter, heavily featuring sci-fi themes, dizzying synthesizers, and intricate vocal harmonies. It serves as a fascinating, highly colorful entry in the vibrant 1970s French progressive rock canon.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive

Tracklist

  1. The Outsider (5:17)
  2. A Trip To The Orient (5:45)
  3. Lightsleeper's Despair (2:40)
  4. Soliloque (5:21)
  5. Prelude (1:50)
  6. Count Down To Eternity (4:28)
  7. The Cosmic Crusaders (9:11)
  8. Stargazer (2:32)
  9. Return To The Source (3:41)

Credits

  • Clearlight - primary artist
  • Jean Sol茅 - artwork
  • Serge Haouzi - drums, percussion
  • Yves Chouard - guitar
  • Cyrille Verdeaux - piano, harpsichord [clavecin], organ, synthesizer [arp odissey], timbales, written-by
  • Francis Mandin - synthesizer [arp odissey], words by, written-by
  • Tim Blake - synthesizer [ems & vcs3]
  • Didier Lockwood - violin, violin [violon basse]

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