AVANT DEMAIN

One of many French bands that came and went in the blink of an eye - Hiatus released a single album of avant-garde jazz heavily influenced by the jazzier side of Zeuhl. Lots of bass driving the tracks unlike a lot of "fully" Zeuhl bands which are more drum-based. This is accompanied by a lot of jarring, dissonant noise but there are occasional calm and sometimes beautiful jazz passages too though. Different tracks are written by different members of the group - and you can tell by which instrument is most involved in solo jamming. For the most part its the bass guitar that gives passages a head bopping vibe, although it is quite stop-start so difficult to get into. Not much to speak of personally.