Univers Zero: Univers Zero (Aka 1313)

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The  great debut from Univers Zero and album I play when I want to explain Rock In Opposition to someone. 

Edit: Thanks to T-cat for reminding me to post this thread by reading his great review of this album that he posted today.

Edited by SteveG - November 25 2018 at 12:36

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SteveG Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 11 2014 Location: Kyiv In Spirit Status: Offline Points: 20478	Post Options Post Reply Quote SteveG Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Univers Zero: Univers Zero (Aka 1313) Posted: November 25 2018 at 11:15
	The great debut from Univers Zero and album I play when I want to explain Rock In Opposition to someone. Edit: Thanks to T-cat for reminding me to post this thread by reading his great review of this album that he posted today. Edited by SteveG - November 25 2018 at 12:36

Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: @ wicker man Status: Offline Points: 32609	Post Options Post Reply Quote Logan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 25 2018 at 11:21
	It's my particular favourite UZ album, and it is one of my favourite albums period. EDIT: By the way, may be inappropriate to mention here, but since it might not come up in conversation between us again, while I remain ultimately agnostic on all things (I'm very liberal in that way), having looked more into Trump and his family's history, I am very certain that he is not just an opportunistic bigot, but a genuine racist. Edited by Logan - November 25 2018 at 11:31

Cosmiclawnmower Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 09 2010 Location: West Country,UK Status: Offline Points: 3034	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cosmiclawnmower Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 25 2018 at 13:28
	This lp came to me many years back, by accident, as a vinyl import lp from the States on Cuneform records- I was totally ignorant of who or what Univers Zero were at that time.. and I was totally and unexpectedly blown away by this lp and it remains my favourite by them; it opened a door for me that (for some reason) I knew was there but had been avoiding going through..


HackettFan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2012 Location: Oklahoma Status: Offline Points: 7946	Post Options Post Reply Quote HackettFan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 25 2018 at 19:13
	Scratched my head for a moment. You mean 1313 of course, though it was actually untitled. Fabulous album. Heresie is my favorite, but that's splitting hairs, the first is one is really wonderful.
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Saperlipopette! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 20 2010 Location: Tomorrowland Status: Offline Points: 10017	Post Options Post Reply Quote Saperlipopette! Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 26 2018 at 00:10
	Incredible album - one of the stongest debuts ever released. So unique and exiting. It doesn't really require attentive listening as the music gives you no choice but to consentrate once it starts anyway. Something similar to Malaise simply didn't exist before 1313 - it doesn't really compare to Henry Cow, 73-74 King Crimson or Bartok (while to my ears, regarding the latter - Art Zoyds debut from the year before actually do compare) although those were inspirational sources. UZ hardly released anything not worth having but they gradually got less unique ditching bassoon, pocket cello, harmonium and spinet while adding guitars & synths - becoming more "generic" avant rock (of very high quality)... Which is an unfair claim as they practically invented this approach to rock and its the armada of samey sounding bands after them I should blame. Edited by Saperlipopette! - November 26 2018 at 00:14


Lewian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 09 2015 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 14103	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lewian Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 26 2018 at 07:42
	I got to know this one only very recently, having started with UZ somewhere in the middle of their oevre. Although the debut is not their highest rated album, I am very impressed by it, maybe more than by what I had known before, and that says a lot (time will tell). Particularly there is a certain compositional tightness and discipline in this one that I hardly find anywhere else in non-classical music (and this even includes Art Zoyd who have the closest approach and of whom I'm a big fan for 30+ years).

miamiscot Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 23 2014 Location: Ohio Status: Offline Points: 3418	Post Options Post Reply Quote miamiscot Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 26 2018 at 13:40
	Crazy music for crazy people. (I love it.)