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JACK DUPON

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The following is quoted from JACK DUPON's official website by kind permission with minor alterations.

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There's no need to search for JACK DUPON in the civil registration, because this legendary character doesn't exist! We're talking of a young French band here, made of four crazy people, phlegmatic adventurers of the Imaginary. Improvisers and storytellers. Polite and rude. Full of oppositions, contradictions. In one word: Alive. Their music is like their existences: out of styles and boundaries. Far away from the usual technical show-offery, their performances tell the story of the crazy JACK DUPON: Manitou and Mentor, Big Brother, a genius criminal of a thousand masks..

Published on the Gazul label in the year 2008, "L'Echelle Du Désir" explores the vast landscapes of Progressive rock, experimental and psychedelic music. Sometimes reminiscent of a kind of modern ETRON FOU LELOUBLAN, this music may also be related with SEBKHA-CHOTT's, or KING CRIMSON's electric dissonances. GONG also comes in mind, especially when having a look at the booklet, probably designed by some kind of flying teapot!

JACK DUPON is all but consensual, for our own pleasure...


Jack Dupon is a progressive rock band consisting of two guitars, drums, bass, percussion and singing.

The music is almost impossible to describe, but Jack Dupon performs a delirious music, full of humour and rhythm, dynamic, giving free way to the imagination....

Jack Dupon is primarily a live band communicating a lot through music, but also by their personal universe which really comes through at performances. This adds a higher human dimension, which is mostly felt by the public. An opportunity then appears: let experimental music emerge from the shadows, in order to discover a new landscape remaining accessible to everyone. And this perhaps corresponds to an expectation, even a desire to offer an alternative to formatted music.

The creation of pieces is made in a scientific-empirical manner: Compositions take shape from topics brought by the one or the other, or of complete improvisations recorded and revised in the studio. Songs are often long and explored, their structures are progressive and living as the bed of a river. All of this is performed with amazing precision.

Painted with conformable, tense, brutal or violent atmospheres that can stretch or stand out, the compositions decompose themselves and are reborn in...
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3.20 | 5 ratings
L'Africain disparu
2006
2.38 | 15 ratings
L'Échelle du Désir
2008
3.40 | 18 ratings
Démon Hardi
2011
3.66 | 13 ratings
Jesus l'Aventurier
2013
3.90 | 10 ratings
Empty Full Circulation
2016
4.00 | 1 ratings
Jack Dupon & Guests: JackAQuinzeAns
2021
4.00 | 3 ratings
La République Dominicale du Zoo
2021

JACK DUPON Live Albums (CD, LP, MC, SACD, DVD-A, Digital Media Download)

4.56 | 13 ratings
Bascule à vif
2012
4.48 | 8 ratings
Tête de chien
2014

JACK DUPON Videos (DVD, Blu-ray, VHS etc)

5.00 | 3 ratings
Les Ronfleurs Dorment - Le Film
2014

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 La République Dominicale du Zoo by JACK DUPON album cover Studio Album, 2021
4.00 | 3 ratings

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La République Dominicale du Zoo
Jack Dupon RIO/Avant-Prog

Review by kev rowland
Special Collaborator Honorary Reviewer

4 stars It has been some time since I last reviewed this French quartet, as this album was released just last year but previously, I had only come across 2013's 'Jesus L'aventurier'. There have been two more albums between that and this one, which is their seventh studio release, featuring the same quartet who have been there since their inception more than 15 years ago, Gregory Pozzoli (guitar, vocals), Thomas Larsen (drums, vocals), Arnaud M'Doihoma (bass, vocals), and Philippe Prebet (guitar, vocals). This is uncompromising RIO, and there is no doubt that this is a genre I have come to appreciate far more in recent years. Here we have four musicians who create complex sounds, never moving away from a challenge, often using vocals and indecipherable lyrics as yet another instrument.

It is not music which can be played in the background and should only be played on headphones when the listener has the time to actively do just that, as although there are only four people playing, they are creating a huge amount of sound and one either lets it wash over and get none of the benefit or jump right inside into what at times can be a truly terrifying world. The music is abrasive, with riffs which can cut like a knife, there is nothing gentle about this at all, it is all about challenging the listener to come to terms with what is being presented to them.

I enjoyed this album far more than the last one I heard but can't make up my mind if it is because of me or the music itself, but what I can say is that if you want some solid attacking RIO to take you to a new level then this is certainly worthy of investigation.

 Empty Full Circulation by JACK DUPON album cover Studio Album, 2016
3.90 | 10 ratings

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Empty Full Circulation
Jack Dupon RIO/Avant-Prog

Review by Windhawk
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator

4 stars French band JACK DUPON has been a presence in the French music scene for more than a decade, and as recording artists they have issued new material on a regular basis from 2006 and onward. 5 studio albums, two live albums and one DVD have been released by the band so far. "Empty Full Circulation" is their most recent studio albums, and was self released by the band in 2016.

If you know, love and treasure your progressive avantgarde rock, Jack Dupon is a name you should already be familiar with. If you for some reason or not aren't, just about any of their albums are good starting points for getting to become more familiar with them. "Empty Full Circulation" is on the same level as the rest, but as this is their sole English language production, those who prefer English language albums are well advised to pick up this one prior to the others. A good quality album, again, from this fine, French foursome.

 Empty Full Circulation by JACK DUPON album cover Studio Album, 2016
3.90 | 10 ratings

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Empty Full Circulation
Jack Dupon RIO/Avant-Prog

Review by ProgShine
Collaborator Honorary Collaborator

4 stars I was presented to the French band Jack Dupon in 2013 when they were releasing the album Jésus L'aventurier. I was a bit skeptical about them because I'm definitely not a huge fan of Avant Prog. However, there was something on Jack Dupon that caught my attention. Since then I've been following them very closely.

Their new album, Empty Full Circulation, released on March 21st, is their 5th full length album and what a good surprise!

Initially the todays listener may be worried by the 'short' duration of the album (just shy of 34 minutes). But what people from the CD/Download era forget is that this duration was absolutely normal for the 70's era. This isn't really something to get worried though, Empty Full Circulation has so many details that the 34 minutes seems to be at least one hour long, not because it drags endlessly, on the contrary. The strenght of this record is that you can keep listening over and over and you're going to get new details every time.

Another topic to be mentioned is the actual content of the songs. Jack Dupon's native city is Clermont-Ferrand in the central region of France. Not far from there we can found the city of Randan, the band got inspiration in this city and its forests, castle and some amazing tales that come from this place. This time Jack Dupon is singing in English but they didn'y lose their exotic French flavour because of that.

Once again Jack Dupon delivers to the audience an album that is at the same time weird and solid. Empty Full Circulation has so many details and hooks that you will be able to enjoy this album for a long time yet. I guarantee!

Key tracks: 'Flower Way', 'Broken House' and the closing track 'The King Hedgehog' are the best tracks!

 Les Ronfleurs Dorment - Le Film by JACK DUPON album cover DVD/Video, 2014
5.00 | 3 ratings

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Les Ronfleurs Dorment - Le Film
Jack Dupon RIO/Avant-Prog

Review by ProgShine
Collaborator Honorary Collaborator

5 stars So, a week ago I reviewed the French Avant Prog band Jack Dupon latest release T'te De Chien. This time I decided to check also the DVD released a few months after the live CD.

Les Ronfleurs Dorment (2014) is a pair for the live album T'te De Chien (2014) and it was in later 2014. Recorded in December 2013 the DVD (like the CD) covers a concert based on their latest studio release (at the moment the band is mixing their new studio album), J'sus L'aventurier (2013). Out of the 6 tracks presented in the DVD 5 of them belong to that studio album. The exception being 'Miaou', a new short piece written to match this DVD.

The CD was just great to listen begin to end, but the DVD... ah the DVD! You actually watch the band being crazy, as they normally are! The short movie (just under 58 minutes) is a sight for the eyes! It is not a high budget DVD but it is well filmed, using a bunch of different camers and I think it captures well the band and the little stages they play!

Especially because bands like Jack Dupon are completely different and they become big monsters in a live enviroment. They play this pieces in a new way, if they seemes improvised in their studio versions you have something even more improsived here. And this DVD is a great way to capture this!

A must have for Avant Prog lovers!

 Tête de chien by JACK DUPON album cover Live, 2014
4.48 | 8 ratings

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Tête de chien
Jack Dupon RIO/Avant-Prog

Review by ProgShine
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4 stars French Avant Prog band Jack Dupon is always a surprise! And so far it has been always a good surprise!

Tête De Chien (2014) is a live album released by the band in July. You will also find the same release in DVD. Recorded in December 2013, Tête De Chien (2014) is a concert that is based on their latest release (at the time), Jésus L'aventurier (2013). Out of the 6 tracks presented in the live album 5 of them belong to that studio album. The exception being 'Miaou', a new piece written for this release that is actually just a short intro kinda of thing.

You may say: "Hey, if 5 out of 6 tracks are in their last studio album why bother with this live release?" Well, a fair question I would say, my thoughts on the topic exactly. But you see, bands like Jack Dupon are completely different monsters on a live enviroment. They play this pieces in a new way, if they seemes improvised in their studio versions you have something even more improsived here.

If you know the band I think you should get this release because of the power behind the live performance, if you're not convinced then get the DVD version and watch Jack Dupon being the crazy character Jack Dupon is.

Jack Dupon is part of a revival of Avant Prog in France. For me the three big names being Jack Dupon itself, Rhùn and Mucho Tapioca. Out of France we also have the North American act miRthkon. Bands that rely in the Avant Prog genre without indulging themselves in no musicality whatsoever. They rely on a well balanced mix of crazyness with a musical approach to it and Jack Dupon is the top of the lot!!

 Tête de chien by JACK DUPON album cover Live, 2014
4.48 | 8 ratings

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Tête de chien
Jack Dupon RIO/Avant-Prog

Review by Windhawk
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator

5 stars French band JACK DUPON was formed back in 2004, and has slowly but surely risen to prominence amongst those who favor their progressive rock to be challenging and experimental in nature. They have a grand total of six full-length albums to their name at this point, of which four are studio productions and two document their live performances. "Tete de Chien" is the second of the live albums, released through Musea Records in the fall of 2014.

If you can imagine Frank Zappa hitting the stage with Primus, and opting to add in some psychedelic oriented sounds and passages while at it, then you should be in the right track as far as trying to figure out what Jack Dupon sounds like. This is one of the more challenging and intense progressive rock bands out there today, and this live album documents its strengths as a live band perfectly. As far as a recommended crowd goes, I'd generally say that those truly fond of artists described as RIO and avant-garde rock should give this album a check, and in particular those amongst them who enjoy the theatrical details you'll often encounter with French bands.

 Jesus l'Aventurier by JACK DUPON album cover Studio Album, 2013
3.66 | 13 ratings

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Jesus l'Aventurier
Jack Dupon RIO/Avant-Prog

Review by ProgShine
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4 stars Once in a while new Avant Prog/RIO/Zeuhl bands appear. The French Jack Dupon is one of them. For you to understand just a bit, Avant Prog is a sub-genre that refers to bands and artists that are highly experimental. RIO (or Rock In Opposition) was in fact a movement and a festival organized in 1978. Zeuhl is a term invented by Christian Vander, drummer and leader from the French band Magma.

This small explanation is just for you to understand that Jack Dupon is experimental and weird. Founded in France circa 2004 Jack Dupon has in its current line-up Arnaud M'Doihoma (bass and vocals), Gregory Pozzoli (guitars and vocals), Thomas Larsen (drums, percussion and vocals) and Philippe Prebet (guitars and vocals).

Jésus L'Aventurier (2013) was released by Musea Records in March and is a concept album. The brilliantly packaged digipack CD (that includes a 14" x 19" poster) tells a story of a famous character. Just look at the names of the tracks to understand.

My first thought as Jésus L'Aventurier (2013) starts to spin is: weird as [%*!#]ing hell! Every main track on the album has a kind of intro. So we start with 'Margaretha' and 'Ulysse'. As soon as they start you can feel the big Avant Garde approach. I can honestly say that their compatriots, Magma, are a big influence. A big thing in Jésus L'Aventurier (2013), and you can notice right in the beginning, are the vocals, loads of them. Everybody in the band sings. Oh, and did I mention that this is weird as [%*!#]ing hell?

The second set comes with 'Bryhild' and 'Raymond'. This second set doesn't make things easier to the unsuspecting listener. With 'Bryhild' it's certain that the band want to make you troubled with their music. 'Raymond' on the other hand is an amazing piece of music. It's complex but with a lifeline for you to hold on to. It also has great riffs and vocals. Probably the best track on the album.

One more set, now with 'Grigori' and 'Butch'. While the first is a continuous guitar riff the second is based on repeating chord sequences to infinity. To be honest, they're like hammers in the ears.

Next set of songs has 'Alexandra' and 'Modestine'. 'Alexandra' has nothing to do with nothing. I found it a bit nonsense to have this track on the album. But I have the impression that this is exactly what the band wanted. 'Modestine' is the longest track on the album, with a bit more than 16 minutes. This track is soaked with doubled guitar riffs, great vocals and on top of everything, a great bass playing. Arnaud M'Doihoma is a fantastic bass player. Another great track.

To finish the album two short tracks instead of one short and one long. 'Laîka' is how Jack Dupon plays the Jazz, which means that it is a weird Jazz. Also a kind of satire. 'Jack' closes the album with a no ending circle of voices that is soon followed by great guitars and bass. Fast track.

Jésus L'Aventurier (2013) is Avant Prog in its max. Every little detail here is unusual. Especially in the riffs department. Many times you'll find each instrument playing a completely different part. But, instead of just freak the audience away Jack Dupon also did a great work in holding them to the record. Also, it is good to hear Jack Dupon using French instead of English, this gives them some character.

Resuming, it's a great record.

(Originally posted on progshine.net)

 Jesus l'Aventurier by JACK DUPON album cover Studio Album, 2013
3.66 | 13 ratings

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Jesus l'Aventurier
Jack Dupon RIO/Avant-Prog

Review by Windhawk
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator

4 stars French band JACK DUPON was formed a few years after the millennium, and was ready with their first album in 2006. Since then they have been an active live and recording unit, with many concerts under their belts and some relatively prestigious ones at that too. A double live album and a grand total of four studio albums have been crafted by this quartet by now, and "Jesus l'Aventurier" from 2013 is the most recent of these, as usual released through Musea Records.

Jack Dupon describes themselves as followers of music made in the spirit of RIO and an overall avant-garde approach. They have performed at the Zappanale for a reason, and one might toss in some Gong and King Crimson while at it I guess. Jack Dupon is arguably less predictable however, and undeniably more zany and wacky in their exploits. A band and an album for those who enjoy high quality music that arguably may be described as less conventional and predictable than the artists first mentioned in this conclusion.

 Jesus l'Aventurier by JACK DUPON album cover Studio Album, 2013
3.66 | 13 ratings

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Jesus l'Aventurier
Jack Dupon RIO/Avant-Prog

Review by kev rowland
Special Collaborator Honorary Reviewer

3 stars When I was first approached by Jack Dupon and asked if I would like to review this album I made the incorrect assumption that Jack was a person, when in fact this is a quartet who have been around since 2004 and this is their fourth studio album. Their website is full of information (and thankfully is also available in English as I have forgotten pretty much all of the French I learned at school), and it is interesting to see how they describe themselves:- "There's no need to search for JACK DUPON in the civil registration, because this legendary character doesn't exist! We're talking of a French band here, made of four crazy people, phlegmatic adventurers of the imaginary. Improvisers and storytellers. Polite and rude. Full of oppositions, contradictions? In one Word : Alive. Their music is like their existences: out of styles and boundaries".

The gatefold digipak comes with a poster, and when it is opened up one of the things one can see is are the details of all of the people that this album is about. That's because the album is about the great adventure. Special adventures like Ulysse, small stories like Mata Hari or Laïka, criminal stories like that of Raymond Callemin... One musical walk with the stories of many strange people. The first time I played this album I really didn't like it, and in fact I was relieved when it finally finished as this is RIO/avant-garde that makes Art Zoyd, Zappa, Beefheart, Can and Gong seem quite normal and mainstream in comparison. But, I am no quitter so went back and played it again, and again, and the weird thing was that each time I played it the less it became a chore, and the more I found that it was making some sort of strange musical sense.

This is not music for the faint-hearted, and the vast majority who come across this will run away screaming. But, if you are of an adventurous nature and are willing to put in the effort then I promise that there are hidden delights that only make themselves known when one has listened to this many times. When I first played this I thought that the fault had to be with my own preconceived ideas as opposed to the band, and I am truly glad that I persevered as this is quite some piece of work. www.jack-dupon-rock-progressif.net

 Bascule à vif by JACK DUPON album cover Live, 2012
4.56 | 13 ratings

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Bascule à vif
Jack Dupon RIO/Avant-Prog

Review by Windhawk
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator

5 stars French quartet JACK DUPON was formed in 2004, and has since its earliest days been a band subscribing to the Rock In Opposition and avant-garde approach. An active live unit from the onset, but in between concerts and tours one self-released and two label distributed studio albums have been issued too, the most recent of these "Demon Hardi" from 2011. "Bascule a Vif" is their fourth production, a double CD that documents their qualities as a live band.

If you can imagine a vital brew with ingredients provided by the likes of King Crimson, Gong and Frank Zappa given a rather typical French dramatic flavoring, then you're pretty close to what Jack Dupon is all about, enticing on their studio albums, but this double live CD documents rather thoroughly that this is a band that has its very best moments on stage, adding an energy and intensity to their creations that elevates them to a higher level. A production that most likely will have its strongest appeal among followers of avant-garde rock and the Rock In Opposition interested audience, and in particular by those who appreciate strong and well recorded live performances of that nature.

Thanks to logan for the artist addition.

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