Les Elephants Carillonneurs (The Elephant Bell-Ringers), by Philharmonie

Les Elephants Carillonneurs (The Elephant Bell-Ringers)

by Philharmonie

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r2ph Première impression: Steve Reich, Eletric counterpoint. A l'usage j'y entend un (tout petit) peu de Anthony Phillips, façon Privates parts. Et puis du Robert Fripp, bien sûr. Et puis des choses originales. Et puis... Je laisse le temps à cet album de m'apprivoiser totalement

Carsten Pieper My 2nd album by this French band, again acquired via a Cuneiform Records special deal, thanks a lot!
Here, the band just consists of 3 electric guitarists. Imagine instrumental 80s Crimson without the edges. Another reference that came to ear and mind more than once while listening was Ashra's Blackouts album from 1977.

Mellow? Yes, but in a very good way!
Favorite track: Philharmonie.

Roy Meerkamper Progressive electric guitar trio. very well constructed, these guys play off each other very well. a high degree of talent here.

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	1.	Elephant Bell-Ringers 05:09
	2.	Philharmonie 03:38
	3.	Sea Horse 03:48
	4.	Amazone 10:15
	5.	Phoenix 05:21
	6.	Bobsleigh 06:14
	7.	Recall Us 03:22
	8.	Quicksilver 09:34
	9.	Mamies & Papies 05:41

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Les Elephants Carillonneurs [The Elephant Bell Ringers] features tight, well-written, pointillistic compositions, performed by 3 guitar masters. Very rich and very "progressive" too, with lots of Fripp-ish fuzz lead lines snaking about.

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released January 1, 1993

Music composed and performed by Philharmonie:

Laurent Chalef - electric guitar
Bernard Ros - electric guitaar
Frédéric L'Epée - electric guitar

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