Friday, 6 March 2009

Pop or not.

Imagine Doctor Frankenstein and Fernando Pessoa ham-fisted into a drug-happy music producer working in the south of the France in the 70s, and you have a safer introduction to the work Jean-Pierre Massiera than I've had, which was through the music itself. Massiera's name is synonymous with trippy, weird, indulging and indulgent musical productions all rocking and rolling from his own Studio D'Enregistrement Mediterranean (S.E.M.), which opened its doors in 1967. Finders Keepers have released a genre-defying, half-maddening, mostly entropic selection of Massiera moments from his first eleven years of work, including gems and strange from his glorified psychedelic period. Am I underselling this? I don't mean to. Step into the Chico Magnetic Band's free form pop, and arrive here from the stars with Visitors. There's no end in sight during these fifty minutes.

Visitors - Visitors
Jésus - L'electrocuté
Chico Magnetic Band - Pop Or Not
Les Maledictus Sound - Kriminal Theme
After Life - Secret la vielle dame

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