43 Songs is a three-CD box set by French avant-rock band Etron Fou Leloublan (EFL). It contains all tracks from the band's five studio albums, Batelages (1977), Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (Au Pays Des...) (1978), Les Poumons Gonflés (1982), Les Sillons de la Terre (1984) and Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985). It was released in 1991. Some of the tracks were mastered from particularly noisy vinyl sources and there is no booklet included.[citation needed]
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1985 | |||
| Genre | Avant-rock | |||
| Length | 202:46 | |||
| Label | Baillemont (France) | |||
| Producer | Etron Fou Leloublan, Guigou Chenevier, Fred Frith | |||
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The box set cover depicts "Crazy Shit, The White Wolf" (the rough English translation of the band's name[1][2]) on top of a broken Eiffel Tower.
Background
editEtron Fou Leloublan (EFL), together with Henry Cow (England), Stormy Six (Italy), Samla Mammas Manna (Sweden) and Univers Zero (Belgium), was one of the five original Rock in Opposition (RIO) bands that performed at the inaugural RIO festival in London on 12 March 1978. RIO was a musical collective of experimental music groups united in their opposition to the music industry. EFL recorded five studio albums between 1976 and 1985, and their music has been described as "Art rock with a twisted A".[3] Their compositions are "fractured" elements of jazz, rock and pop with unusual structures that sometimes sound like "demented and absurdist small-orchestra hymns".[3] The 43 Songs box set covers EFL's entire recording career.[3]
Track listing
editSource:[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "L'amulette et le petit Rabbin" | Chenevier, Ruynat | Batelages (1977) | 18:07 |
| 2. | "Sololo Brigida" | Chenevier | Batelages (1977) | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Yvett'Blouse" | Etron Fou Leloublan | Batelages (1977) | 0:26 |
| 4. | "Madame Richard Larika" | Richard, EFL | Batelages (1977) | 9:23 |
| 5. | "Histoire de Graine" | Richard, EFL | Batelages (1977) | 11:20 |
| 6. | "Face à l'extravagante montée des ascenceurs, nous resterons fidèles à notre calme détermination" | EFL | Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (1978) | 6:13 |
| 7. | "Le fleuve et le manteau" | Richard, EFL | Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (1978) | 7:48 |
| 8. | "Percutant reportage au pays des fées" | EFL, Chenevier, Ruynat | Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (1978) | 0:35 |
| 9. | "Recherche pour un journal, des lunettes, une pipe et un bérêt" / "13h58, ou les petites aventures du médecin chef" / "Je veux danser avec toi" | EFL | Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (1978) | 5:53 |
| 10. | "Le désastreux voyage de piteux Python" | Richard, EFL | Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (1978) | 10:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "P.O.I. (Pourissement des Organes Interieurs)" | Richard, EFL | Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (1978) | 6:56 |
| 2. | "Nave de bilande" | EFL | Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (1978) | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Nicolas" | Thirion, Jausserand | Les Poumons Gonflés (1982) | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Mimi" | Richard | Les Poumons Gonflés (1982) | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Exposition universelle" | Chenevier | Les Poumons Gonflés (1982) | 1:43 |
| 6. | "Nicole" | Thirion, Richard | Les Poumons Gonflés (1982) | 5:41 |
| 7. | "La musique" | Thirion, Baudelaire | Les Poumons Gonflés (1982) | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Christine" | Richard | Les Poumons Gonflés (1982) | 6:40 |
| 9. | "Those distant waters" | Chenevier, Richard | Les Poumons Gonflés (1982) | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Upsalla" | Chenevier | Les Poumons Gonflés (1982) | 2:06 |
| 11. | "Io prefero" | Thirion, Chenevier | Les Poumons Gonflés (1982) | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Pas'l'sou" | Chenevier, Jausserand | Les Poumons Gonflés (1982) | 3:14 |
| 13. | "Phare plafond" | Richard, Chenevier | Les Sillons de la Terre (1984) | 4:14 |
| 14. | "Les vitres" | Richard, Thirion | Les Sillons de la Terre (1984) | 4:47 |
| 15. | "Les alsaciennes" | Thirion | Les Sillons de la Terre (1984) | 1:59 |
| 16. | "Nouveau" | Richard, Chenevier | Les Sillons de la Terre (1984) | 4:14 |
| 17. | "L'enfance de guigou" | Chenevier, Meillier | Les Sillons de la Terre (1984) | 6:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Emoi" | Chenevier, Richard | Les Sillons de la Terre (1984) | 4:08 |
| 2. | "C'est pas bien" | Richard | Les Sillons de la Terre (1984) | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Et qu'cet air-là" | Chenevier | Les Sillons de la Terre (1984) | 2:54 |
| 4. | "Lavabo" | Richard, Meillier | Les Sillons de la Terre (1984) | 5:09 |
| 5. | "Le jeu, l'alcool et les femmes" | Meillier | Les Sillons de la Terre (1984) | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Lavés à la machine" | Richard | Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985) | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Tous le poussent" | Richard | Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985) | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Hors de son monde" | Chenevier | Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985) | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Paris 65" | Chenevier | Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985) | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Sous les draps" | Thirion | Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985) | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Comment choisir son infirmière" | Richard | Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985) | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Gifle Hubert" | Richard | Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985) | 4:45 |
| 13. | "Blanc" | Richard, Thirion | Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985) | 4:13 |
| 14. | "Binet d'eau froide" | Richard, Chenevier, Thirion | Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985) | 0:18 |
| 15. | "Plus rien ne nous retient dans ce pays" | Richard, Chenevier | Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985) | 3:34 |
| 16. | "Mon petit chorus" | Richard, Chenevier, Thirion | Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985) | 4:12 |
Personnel
editSource:[4]
Etron Fou Leloublan
edit- Ferdinand Richard – bass guitar, vocals
- Guigou Chenevier – drums, percussion, tenor saxophone, vocals
- Chris Chanet (Eulalie Ruynat) (1.1–5) – winds, vocals
- Francis Grand (1.6–10, 2.1–2) – alto and tenor saxophone, melodica, flute, harmonica, zither, vocals
- Jo Thirion (2.3–17, 3.1–16) – organ, piano, trumpet, vocals
- Bernard Mathieu (2.3–12) – soprano and tenor saxophone
- Bruno Meillier (2.13–17, 3.1–5) – alto, tenor and baritone saxophones
Guests
edit- Jean-Pierre Grasset (1.6–9) – guitars
- Michel Grezes (2.12) – voice
- Fred Frith (2.8, 2.12, 3.8–9, 3.13, 3.15) – guitar, violin
Production
edit- Batelages (1977)
- Recorded in November 1976
- Produced by Etron Fou Leloublan
- Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (Au Pays Des...) (1978)
- Recorded at Studio Tangara, Toulouse, France in November 1977
- Produced by Etron Fou Leloublan
- Les Poumons Gonflés (1982)
- Recorded at THC, Bernex, Switzerland in November 1981
- Produced by Fred Frith
- Les Sillons de la Terre (1984)
- Recorded at Studio THC, Geneva, Switzerland, 20–30 August 1983
- Produced by Guigou Chenevier
- Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés (1985)
- Recorded at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg, Switzerland, August 1985
- Produced by Fred Frith
References
edit- ^ Trafton, Fred. "Etron Fou Leloublan". New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Etron Fou Leloublan, Batelages". Cult Cargo. Archived from the original on 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ a b c Side, Oliver. "Etron Fou Leloublan: 43 Songs". Avant Garde Metal. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ a b "Etron Fou Leloublan discography". Mehr Musik. Retrieved 2011-02-04.