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Topic: ZED
Posted By: DallasBryan
Subject: ZED
Date Posted: December 30 2006 at 08:03
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Visions of Dune

Spalax (SPALAXCD14547)
France 1979

Bernard Szajner, Oberheim synthesizer, Arp Odyssey, laser generators, Oberheim digital sequencer; with Colin Swinburne, guitar; Clement Bailly, drums; Hanny Rowe, bass; Klaus Blasquiz, treated voice; Anannka Raghel, synthesized voice

Tracklist:
1.  Dune — 4:52
2.  Bahsar — 1:34
3.  Thufir Hawat — 1:10
4.  Sardaukar — 0:59
5.  Bene Gesserit — 7:16
6.  Shai Hulud — 7:21
7.  Fremen — 4:09
8.  Harkonnen — 2:55
9.  Adab — 2:27
10.  Gom Jabbar — 1:24
11.  Ibad — 4:47
12.  Kwizatz Haderach — 5:46

total time 44:48

Links:
http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/search-results.php?search_reviewer=none&&search_type=artist&&search_text=Zed - see all zed reviews at ground & sky

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Electronics abound as the seeming progeny of Eno and Richard Pinhas, Bernard Szajner, pays homage to Frank Herbert's Dune. As Zed, Szajner conducts a symphony of synthesizers which portray the attributes of a foreign world. Its a much more spacey depiction of the planet than its hostile elements might have inspired, but these are only two visions of a concievable many. It may take some special circumstances to warrant a full listen, but this album is a well presented concept with enough highlights to give it credibility.

Somewhat like Pinhas' Chronolyse, another tribute to Herbert's novel, each vision stands as an ocean of electronics occasionally combined with added instruments, which I usually find the more interesting moments. The tracks usually flow into one another seamlessly, with the exception of a break between the two parts, which were initially the two sides of the LP. Most of the material could be compared to Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd or Hawkwind, as well as Pinhas and Heldon, with whom Zed shares a drummer. Despite the assistance of their members, what is heard here is only scantly reminiscent of Gong or Magma.

This album is a trip, to be sure. I was in a trippy mood when I got it, and kind of expected trippiness, so I've been quite pleased with it for a few years now. I've since collected the solo albums of Bernard Szajner and found none of them even remotely appealing, but perhaps only because they don't sound as good as Zed. The electronics sound he presented on this album was so perfectly '70s, while his later work was quite dreadfully '80s. Visions of Dune is an album a few years after its time, but packages the sound for which it strived so well, and as such a loose concept, it stands as one of the great progressive releases buried in the annals of French history.




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Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: December 30 2006 at 08:11
(for information Philippe Besombes solo efforts have just been added in the archives) mp3s additions are coming

good recommendation, thanks! it's noted on the list


    
    

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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: December 30 2006 at 08:17

The review sounds very promissing.

 
so i should try to get a hold of it I guess.
 
what's your opinion of the album Dallas?
 
 


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Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: December 30 2006 at 08:28

along with Lard Free, Clearlight, Booz, Travelling and Ose.........some of the best prog to come out of France in the 70's and up there with the best of England and Germany, classic prog!



Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: December 31 2006 at 04:49
Originally posted by philippe philippe wrote:

(for information Philippe Besombes solo efforts have just been added in the archives) mp3s additions are coming

good recommendation, thanks! it's noted on the list

   
    

    
can i get Alucard to place ZED on the artists to add list, Philippe?

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Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: December 31 2006 at 07:50
^ sure, do it! (prog electronic subgenre)
    

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