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01 |
Dunaj |
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04:26 |
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02 |
Taragot |
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03:14 |
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03 |
2.3.4 |
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02:09 |
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04 |
La Fleche Qui Vole Est Immobile |
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01:16 |
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05 |
Three Curiously Insubstantial Duets #3 |
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03:15 |
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06 |
La Tarte A La Courgette |
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03:39 |
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07 |
Machine A Coudre |
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03:27 |
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08 |
Citron 21 |
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02:39 |
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09 |
Na Zdrowie |
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01:36 |
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10 |
Les Enfants De La Guerre |
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02:55 |
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11 |
L'esquive Est Superieure A L'attaque |
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03:32 |
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12 |
Une Femme Aux Balkans |
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02:00 |
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13 |
Lorient |
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03:57 |
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14 |
La Chanson Du Vo |
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02:53 |
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Il Pleut |
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02:02 |
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| Country |
France |
| Cat. Number |
Rune 94 |
| Spars |
DDD |
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Stereo |
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VOLAPUK
Forget the fact that you can't pronounce the name of the band and listen up! Volapuk is drummer/composer Guigou Chenevier's (Etron Fou) new trio also featuring bass clarinetist Michel Mandel and cellist Guiillaume Saurel. The band has a very immediately identifiable sound, making full usage of the unusual sonorities of their instruments, along with short, rhythmically complex compositions & improvisations. Exciting, mostly composed music that will please any fan of adventurous/RIO style rock. Guigou is one of the great drummers in rock and is also a superb composer; many of the great Etron works bear his imprint. The cello and bass clarinet handle duties not normally assigned to these instruments with clarity and dexterity.
"A wonderful trio [whose] compositions are highly rhythmic and playful, full of both surprises and logical thematic development."-C.M.J.
"...lively, soulful and very accessible."-Option.
Polyglot finds them refining their immediately identifiable sound. In addition to the usual contributions from Guigou Chenevier-drums, electronics, Michel Mandel-clarinets, taragot, & Guillaume Saurel-cello, ex-After Dinner violinist Takumi Fukushima appears as a guest on most of the record, & her contributions fill out & extend their already marvelous sound. The usual great melodies & catchy intricate rhythms abound as well. Included is Voila Puk, a tune written for them by Lars Hollmer.
Le Feu Du Tigre / Tiger Fire
CUNEIFORM RUNE 74
$13 Slang!
CUNEIFORM RUNE 94
$13 Polyglot
CUNEIFORM RUNE 134
$13
Volapuk [France]
Updated 10/27/00
Discography
Le Feu Du Tigre (95)
Slang (97)
Pukapok (99, Live)
Polyglot (00)
Reviews
Volapuk
Volapuk are legal descendants of Etron Fou Leloublan [via percussionist Guigou Chenevier -Ed.], and as EFL had been doing, Volapuk continue to explorate non- or barely explored territories. Excellent RIO band of the 3rd generation. -- Nenad Kobal
