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RECENT NEWS :
MAY 2009
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DIZA STAR : The group have decided to stop his
activities, after just 10 days since their last single
EP "Blues Reason To Live", officially released on 28.04.2009 and strangely 4
years after their first recording "Sandoza Death Blues", recorded
on 8.05.2005. The group consider after 6 albums
released ( "Featuring The Sun Love & The Heavy Metal Thunder" ,
"The Soul Of A Mountain Wolf" , "3" , "Featuring Mani Neumeier" ,
"Contact High Diza Star" , "Avalanche" ) and one single EP
that "the mission is achieved".
"A complete panel of our
different sides are well shows on each of our different works. It would
be an big error and a lie to continue thinking that we will musically repeat
ourself (like many others music bands nowadays) and this attitude is
absolutely sterile and needless. We thought "anti-marketing" first, so, of course, no myspace,
no blog, no bbs boring bla bla... Diza Star is unique and, now, can
became a supernova... From our souls and our hearts, our music is deeply dedicated to
ALL ALPINITS in this world, from the all past, the present now, and for
all future mountains lovers and climbers. Our music is a part of the
mountain". Diza Star
APRIL 2009
- Fractal New
Releases OUT NOW : - Fractal
666 DIZA STAR / BLUES REASON TO LIVE
(7" Single EP)
- Fractal
700 CIRCLE X / LIVE IN DIJON '79
(10")
Further details on the CATALOGUE page.
MARCH 2009
- DIZA STAR concert : 23 MARCH 2009 in TOKYO Earthdom Shinjuku + KISERUGAKUDAN, GUNJOGACRAY0N and more...
A very rare chance to see diza
star live !!!
Earthdom (Tel : 03 - 3205 4469)
OPEN : 18:30 / START : 19:00 - Ticket advance : 1700円 - Door : 2000円
http://www1.odn.ne.jp/shinjuku-dom/index.html/dom.html
NEW RELEASES - NEW RELEASES - NEW RELEASES : Available now !!!
FRACTAL 666 FRACTAL 700
Fractal
666 DIZA STAR - BLUES
REASON TO LIVE - 7" Single EP AVAILABLE NOW
"Our Legs Are Our Car, Our Legs Are Our Freedom
We Are Living In The Ice Age
The Disa-Ster World Is By Definition Vertical, Dizzy Sound
An Exciting Up And Down Where Nothing Is Sure, Anytime
Two Left Hand Guitarists, The Good And The Bad Player
Dig Up Three Unreleased Tracks From Our Archive
Our Electric Free Blues Music
We Knew Well That It Should Be Released Properly
The Blues Reason To Live
Love Your Devil Side And Your Enemy"
Diza Star.
Fractal
700 CIRCLE X - LIVE IN
DIJON '79 - Vinyl 10" AVAILABLE NOW
Circle X new release
! An
unreleased live by this legendary cult no-wave NY band after the group
disbanded in 1995. In around fifteen years exitence
since their formation in 1978, the history of Circle X can be divided
in 2 parts and for each, with few but always powerful
releases : the late 70s/early 80s with 2 singles + 1 vinyl LP, and for
the second one : 4 singles,1 CD and 1 miniCD for the early
until mid-90s. Today, its a great delight to see the first official
Circle X live album. And what a document ! The Circle
X "HISTORICAL" concert at the University of Dijon, the first gig in
France at their debut in 1979 when the group was
established in that city. The performance of the band that night was
short but truly outstanding. A very, very, high tension....
Not need to say more !!! The players were : Dave Letendre on drum, Rik
Letendre on guitar, Tony Pinotti on vocal and Bruce Witsiepe on guitar.
The present 10inch vinyl edition
includes also 3 unreleased bonus tracks with the first studio version
of "Beyond Standard" (1979) and 2 other studio tracks
from the last period (1994), plus insert with liner notes by Rik
Letendre and some rare photos.The sound quality isn't perfect but good
enough for make this object acceptable and valid.In fact, you have
here, 30 years
later... the real first Circle X record like it had to be released at
that time !! Well, call it like you want...
but its already and obviously ! a fantastic and an essential release.
No excuse for all who will be late this time !
2008 RELEASES
FRACTAL 300
Fractal 333 (CD)
DEFICIT DES ANNEES ANTERIEURES / Action and Japanese Demonstration
There were bands like CAN in
Germany, NURSE WITH WOUND in UK, THE RESIDENTS in USA, and there were
DEFICIT DES ANNEES ANTERIEURES in France. Formed in 1979 by 3 artists
from the Beaux-Arts of Caen : Jean-Luc André, Sylvie
Martineau-Fée, Jean-Philippe Fée ; DDAA is one of the
leader of all the independent, experimental, industrial 80’s
French scene and also with their highly artistic, peculiar and
thoughtful vision which is brilliantly illustrated by their own label
ILLUSION PRODUCTION (more than 40 references published). This
undoubtedly makes DDAA as one of the most outstanding band of the
French underground since the last thirty years ! Behind this radical
and utopian group are three self-taught musicians of high creativity
with a surprising and rich discography, around thirty titles released
under all formats : vinyls LP, singles, 10 inch, tapes, CDs and many
compilations (some deleted titles are still very collectable today).
From a post-punk/avant-garde/surrealistic music made by improvisations
and collages, DDAA created an odd and captivating world, somehow naive
but truly emotional. Eternal travellers from the imaginary (into space
and time), after they ventured in Africa (1980), in the Maracayace land
(2000), in the Russia of the Tsars from the 19th century ("Les
Ambulants" 1984) or even with the French poets from the 16th century
("Ronsard" 1988), DDAA goes to Japan with "Action and Japanese
Demonstration" in 1982. And they will be well inspired by the land of
the rising sun, so it's no surprise to see them, the next year, on the
"Paris-Tokyo" compilation and also in the PASCAL COMELADE album
"Detail Monochrome" (1984) on the track "Pluie Japonaise". First
full-length vinyl album (Illusion Production – IP010) and a
cornerstone in their history, "Action and Japanese Demonstration" is
considered by many fans as one of the best DDAA’s works to date.
A fascinating album ! 10 actions and poetic demonstrations like
japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e), refined and entrancing
atmospheres, drew and played by the 3 dadaïsts with synths,
vocals, chorus, crazy guitars, percussions, rhythms box, flutes and
noises + Bernard C and Marcel Kanche on sax. For a long time
unavailable, this album is finally reissued on CD for the first time
with 2 unreleased tracks from the same recording session + 18 minutes
bonus "Musique et Bruits du Bas Pa-Tât", a collection of 7 rare
tracks from 1985 originally released on tape for the very limited
Jean-Luc André’s comic strip titled "Mutants du
Kwantung".This is a dark ethnic report which brings you in the
primitive southern China before Jesus-Christ. This CD reissue is an
exact reproduction of the vinyl LP, and is packaged like the original
in an heavy card sleeve hand fold + 16 pages color booklet with all
inserts, texts and unreleased pictures (DDAA live in 1979!). Remixed
and remastered from the master tapes, this gem is now available again
after more than 25 years. "Action and Japanese Demonstration" is a pure
delight, a kind of improbable meeting between the famous artist JOSEPH
BEUYS and the master of the ceremony SEN NO RIKYU. Splendid !
Fractal Records.
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Il y a eu des groupes comme CAN
en Allemagne, NURSE WITH WOUND en Angleterre, les RESIDENTS aux
Etats-Unis et il y a eu DEFICIT DES ANNEES ANTERIEURES en France.
Créé en 1979 par trois artistes venant des Beaux-Arts de
Caen : Jean-Luc André, Sylvie Martineau-Fée,
Jean-Philippe Fée ; DDAA est l'un des chef de file de toute la
scène indépendante, expérimentale, industrielle
françaises des années 80s, et au regard de leur
démarche hautement artistique, singulière,
réfléchie, et soignée, brillamment illustré
par leur propre label ILLUSION PRODUCTION (avec plus de 40
références publiées) est assurément un des
plus beaux fleuron de l'underground français depuis ces trente
dernières années ! Derrière ce groupe radical et
utopique, se cachent trois musiciens autodidactes a fort pouvoir de
créativité comme en témoigne leur étonnante
et riche discographie comprenant pas moins d'une trentaine de titres
sous tous formats : vinyles LP, 45t., 25cm, cassettes, CDs et
nombreuses compilations (dont certains objets, épuisés,
sont toujours avidement recherchés). A partir d'une musique
post-punk/avant-garde/surréaliste faites d'improvisations et de
collages, DDAA crée un monde de l'étrange, captivant,
emprunt de naïveté et émotionnel. Eternels voyageurs
de l'imaginaire (dans l'espace et le temps), après s'être
aventurés en Afrique (1980), dans les contrées Maracayace
(2000), dans la Russie des Tsars du 19ième siècle ("Les
Ambulants" 1984) ou encore chez les poètes français du
16ième siècle ("Ronsard" 1988), DDAA s'envole au Japon
avec "Action et Démonstration Japonaise" en 1982. Le pays du
soleil levant leur sera une belle source d'inspiration, et ce ne sera
pas une surprise d'ailleurs de les voir figurer, l'année
suivante, sur la compilation "Paris-Tokyo" mais aussi dans l'album de
PASCAL COMELADE "Détail Monochrome" (1984) sur le morceau "Pluie
Japonaise". Premier album vinyle LP (Illusion Production – IP010)
et véritable pierre angulaire dans l’histoire du groupe,
"Action et Démonstration Japonaise" est considéré
à ce jour par de nombreux admirateurs comme l'une des toutes
meilleures réalisations de DDAA. Album fascinant ! 10 actions et
démonstrations poétiques comme des estampes japonaises
(ukiyo-e), raffinées et envoûtantes, dessinées et
jouées par les 3 dadaïstes avec synthés, voix,
chants, guitares folles, percussions, boites a rhytmes, flûtes et
autres bruits divers + Bernard C et Marcel Kanche (sax). Longtemps
épuisé, l'album est enfin réédité en
CD pour la première fois avec 2 titres inédits issus de
la même session d'enregistrement de l'époque + 18 minutes
de bonus "Musique et Bruits du Bas Pa-Tât" un ensemble de 7
morceaux rares sortie en 1985 dans une cassette accompagnant une
bande-dessinée de Jean-Luc André à tirage
limité, titrée "Mutants du Kwantung". C'est un reportage
ethnique sombre qui vous plonge dans la Chine méridionale
primitive d'avant Jésus-Christ. Cette réédition CD
est une exacte reproduction du vinyle LP, de même pour le
packaging, conditionné dans une pochette cartonné
plié à la main avec rabat + livret 16 pages couleurs
reprenant l'intégralité des inserts d'origine, avec
textes et photos inédites (DDAA live in 1979!). Remixé et
remasterisé à partir des bandes originales, ce joyau est
maintenant disponible de nouveau après plus de 25 ans. "Action
et Démonstration Japonaise" est un pur régal, une sorte
de rencontre improbable entre le célèbre artiste JOSEPH
BEUYS avec le maître de cérémonie de thé SEN
NO RIKYU. Splendide !
Fractal Records.
JLA
- MUTANTS DU KWANTUNG + Cassette (Side A - Jean Luc
André / Side B - Musique et Bruits du Bas Pa-Tât)
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Fractal
189(LP)
MAGIC AUM GIGI / Starring Keiko
Magic Aum Gigi 2nd
solo album after his first raga-metal-drone opus “ My Metal Machine Music ” released
in 2004 on SSW label. Started since 3 years, this new project due
to be released on CD by a japanese label has finally saw a terminal
issue on vinyl produced by Fractal. “ Starring Keiko ” with
it’s pastiche cover from Ash Ra Tempel 5th album is a deep
cosmic “ Chant d’Amour ” concept album
turned around an ensemble of 4 tracks for 4 instruments :
a piece for jew’s harp, a piece for voice, a piece for synthesizer
and a piece for guitar. Space music highly repetitive. Limited
numbered vinyl edition 200 copies.
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Fractal
190(LP)
DIZA STAR & THE PINK LADIES BLUES
– 3
Early in this year, Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies
Blues has slightly changed their name into : Diza Star & The
Pink Ladies Blues. A short biography and all reasons of this
change are well explained and detailed in the liner notes includes
in this album. Following to their short second "The Soul
of a Mountain Wolf" released 6 months ago, this new one
is simply and logically titled "3". It's quite obvious
that this japanese "Underground Punk Blues" trio has
focused on this recording at their most political orientation
as state the thema on each vinyl side : Utopia/Anarchy. The band
made indisputable a strong reference, ideologicaly, to some underground
70's group like Amon Düül, Checkpoint Charlie, Ton
Steine Scherben, Red Noise etc.... The result is 5 tracks, all
instrumental, with 2 sides musically opposite : the first one
has a groovy sound, psychedelic and folky flavor (with Mani Neumeier
from Guru Guru as guest on one track) and the other brings differents
collages (including various natural sound sources, from insects
to human walk...) and put the band at the peak of their crazyness
on the final track "Diza Star". Limited numbered vinyl
edition to 197 ex. (comes with 2 inserts).
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Fractal
194(CD)
DIZA STAR & THE PINK LADIES BLUES
/ Featuring Mani Neumeier
Diza Star 4th, a special album (the trio
+ 1) featuring the unique and exceptional participation by
the legendary Krautrock drummer Mani Neumeier. An astonishing
meeting between 4 “ psychedelic
ethnic punk ” ! The long career of the Star Neumeier,
first in the 60’s jazz sphere with Alexander von Schlippenbach
big band Globe Unity or with Irène Schweizer, before switched
for the well-known freak-out psychedelic rock experience Guru
Guru, then followed by other project (Tier der Nacht etc...),
collaborations, and many trips around the world (especially India,
Indonesia, Thailand and Japan) revealed today – and rare
nowadays – an extraordinary talented musician emotionally
and spiritualy. A motley album, from where all the 10 tracks
came naturally in one day studio session, and the music range
many differents directions from ethnic ballads to psychedelic
jam rock, from exotic ambiant excursion to funny folkloric sequences,
or just pure instant rock’n’roll. Various and tasty,
this album is like a dessert surprise : a maelström
of sugar in it’s form with it’s acid and salty feeling
on it’s occasion under a deep powerful rhythmic section
and leads by free (no 4 !) humour mind. NB : Track
n°8, show Mani Neumeier on guitar (notable & rare). CD
edition, jewel case, booklet 28 pages full color.
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Fractal
196(CD)
THIERRY MÜLLER / Rare & unreleased 1974-1984
First album under his own name. This compilation
is the best works of Thierry Müller during his first 10
years 1974/1984! Titled clearly, all tracks presented are rares
and almost all are published here for the first time and came
from the all 5 differents formations of TM's early days: ARCANE
(Never released before – 1974 TM's first band, dark underground
madness), ILITCH (Unreleased live recordings 1975), BREAKING
POINT (Never released before
– 1978 genius-synthi-pop), RUTH (1978 rare tracks, trash
punk romantic) and CRASH (1984 with Philippe Doray – Warning:
the track "Pile ou Face" is possible to be the best
electro-pop song writing in all France in the 80's, absolute
chef-d'œuvre). Selected carefully from all TM's archives,
this music will be without a doubt, the holy grail for all Ilitch's
and Ruth's fanatics. Full of creativity, imagination and energy,
this album is definitely the level higher. All tracks here are
french underground masterpiece! CD edition, booklet 20 pages
with many unreleased pictures and liner notes.
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Asahito Nanjo
GREED
(LP)
Bassist and vocalist of the legendary power psych-punk master HIGH RISE, "Greed" is Asahito Nanjo first solo release
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Ilitch
RAINY HOUSE
( Picture Disc LP
+CDr PRO)
ILITCH special release. An album entirely made with modified
old piano and filters traitments, recorded in autumn 1978…
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Michel Bulteau
& Elliott Murphy
HERO POET
(Mini LP)
2004 recording by
this singular zig zag wanderer
poet-rocker duo,
Michel Bulteau
& the lost generation
nomad songwriter’s,
Elliott Murphy…
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Magic Aum GiGi
MMMM
(LP)
First solo release.
Acid Mothers Temple
soul collective member’s Magic Aum Gigi…
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700-CIRCLE X / 12 EURO
666-DIZA STAR / 6 EURO
333-DDAA / 15 EURO
300-DIZA STAR / 15 EURO
196-THIERRY
MÜLLER/ 13 EURO
194-DIZA STAR & THE PINK LADIES BLUES /
13 EURO
190-DIZA STAR & THE PINK LADIES BLUES /
15 EURO
189-MAGIC AUM GIGI / 15 EURO
185-ILITCH / 13 EURO
182-ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE
PINK LADIES BLUES / 10 EURO
180-BERNARD PARMEGIANI / 13
EURO
179-ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE
PINK LADIES BLUES / 13 EURO
173-MAHOGANY
BRAIN / 15 EURO
030-MAINLINER / 13 EURO
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029-KEIKO KOJIMA / 5 EURO
028-BERNARD PARMEGIANI / 13 EURO
027-ASAHITO NANJO-GROUP MUSICA / 13 EURO
026-MUSIQUE CONCRET / 13 EURO
025-TOHO SARA / 13 EURO
024-ILITCH / 13 EURO
020412-ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO UFO "black" / 46 EURO
023-KNEAD / 18 EURO
021-V.A. "AMATERASU" VOL.
1/ 20 EURO
020-ACID
MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO UFO / 13
EURO
012-ILITCH / 20 EURO
009-DOYLE MURRAY / 13 EURO
008-MICHEL BULTEAU / 13 EURO
003-SEIKAZOKU / 13 EURO
SSW-810 -MAGIC AUM GIGI / 13 EURO
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