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Onze Danses Pour Combattre La Migraine (Bel)

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Produced in 1977, this album was light years ahead of its time. For example, "Saure Gurke" sounds like house music from 1990. This first album from Aksak Maboul provides a musical blueprint to their second, more daring album, Un Peu De L'Ame Des Bandits. Conceptually, the album is very similar to "the Faust Tapes" by Faust in that it is a sort of collage of different musical tidbits. The songs tend to be short, focusing on a few musical ideas, more like appetizers rather than full entrees.

Stylistically, this album runs the gamut from tongue-in-cheek cheesy fusion to chamber music to use of demented human sequencers. Each piece is unique in its own way. The music is very difficult to describe since Aksak Maboul were treading virign territory and there are very few obvious reference points. A sense of playfulness pervades the music which is really quite refreshing given the attitude of most punk music in 1977. Marc Hollander and Vincent Kenis were very keen on deconstructing genres such as jazz, folk, tango, chamber music, and then reassembling them into something new and unique. On the whole, I think they succeed and it is interesting to hear this process captured on record.

This album comes highly reccomended to all fans of avant-prog, RIO, and those curious in broadening their musical horizons. Unlike thier follow up, on this album Aksak Maboul lacks a proper rythym section, so the songs lack the urgency and energy as those on Un Peu De L'Ame Des Bandits. However, on the whole the music is excellent and you will not be dissapointed by this CD.

This album demonstrates very clearly what role Aksak Maboul would play in the creation of Fred Frith's first two solo albums for Ralph Records, Gravity and Speechless, as well as what direction the band would take for their second album. They explore many of the same rhythmic and melodic ideas as on those later albums, albeit in a much more relaxed and quiet way.

This is a fantastic and historic album, and I can listen to it again and again.

This is unique music.
fun, surprising, sometimes funny, sometimes complex,
but again - great trip =)
love it! I see it as a rare jewel.

This Cd version of that amazing LP form back then is amazing. THis remastering is gorgeous and the CD cover is really beautiful. Sound is smooth as silk. Why did I wait so long to get this version of this gorgeous work? I had found in stores other AksaK Maboul records, but this Original work that I discovered as a handsome teen, had become in my mind an elusive and legendary work never to be found ever again. RedIscover your better self from better times by restarting your love affair with Onze Danses and Aksak Maboul.