Nicolas II

by Potemkine

Nicolas II cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1978
  • Label: Soleil Zeuhl
  • Country: France
  • Length: 36:10
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Philippe Goubin, idiophone

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Heavily indebted to the intense rhythmic philosophy pioneered by Magma, the Goulet brothers steer Potemkine toward a slightly more accessible, jazz-rock frontier. The record's intricate vocal harmonies and muscular basslines cement its status as a vital document of the French Zeuhl offshoot movement.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, complex, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Tango Panache (6:15)
  2. Raspoutine (6:00)
  3. Th猫me Pour Un Swing Imaginaire (5:40)
  4. Air De Famille (3:20)
  5. Odes De Mars (5:25)
  6. Aux Mages (2:40)
  7. Amphith茅芒tre Magique (6:50)

Credits

  • Philippe Goubin - drums, tambourine, wood block [wood blocks], performer [papier "voyard"], vocals [vocal], illustration
  • Dominique Dubuisson - electric bass [fender bass], idiophone [flexatone], claves, vocals [vocal]
  • Michel Goubin - electric piano [fender rhodes], synthesizer [oberheim polyphonic, moog], grand piano [yamaha grand piano], vocals [vocal]
  • Charles Goubin - guitar [guitares], bells, triangle, vocals
  • Christian Orsini - lacquer cut by [gravure]
  • Jean J. Ganghofer - bells [cloches de l'aveyron, grelots], carillon [carillon chinois]
  • Christian Rouge - instruments [kakou (instr. trad. africain)], darbouka [darboukass]

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