Action and Japanese Demonstration

by D茅ficit des ann茅es ant茅rieures

Action and Japanese Demonstration cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Illusion Production
  • Country: France
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Often abbreviated as D.D.A.A., the obscure French collective constructed a highly surreal, lo-fi collage of tape loops, primitive synthesizers, and bizarre rhythmic patterns. The project heavily subverts traditional song structures, operating as a playful, absurdist critique of consumerist culture and contemporary electronic music. It is a prized, deeply experimental artifact of the European cassette-trading network.

Genres

Descriptors: experimental, avant-garde, instrumental, progressive, diverse, electronic, minimal, synthesizers

Tracklist

  1. Rain Of May On Silk Paper
  2. Blank Flood
  3. Path In The Wakasa Forest
  4. Passage On Nihon Bridge
  5. Little Dance Along The Path In The Wakasa Forest
  6. These Nine Heroes Will Never Die
  7. March To Tokyo
  8. Little Boy
  9. Mitsuko On Cover
  10. Three Trees Near The Path In The Wakasa Forest

Credits

  • DDAA - primary artist, written-by, composed by
  • Jean-Luc Andr茅 - bass, guitar [fuzz guitar], koto, piano, percussion, voice [big voice and chorus], drum [special metallic washing drum]
  • Bernard C. - guest, voice, synth, percussion, electronic drums, tape [tapes], noises [many other little ambiant noises]
  • Sylvie Martineau - voice [little voice], guitar [special prepared crazy guitar], synth, piano, flute
  • Jean-Philippe Fee - voice, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums [acoustic drums], percussion
  • Marcel Kanche - guest, saxophone

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