Sarcelles - Lochères


Sarcelles – Lochères is the only album from the progressive rock/protopunk French band Red Noise, of whom Patrick Vian was the most notable member.

History

Vian had gained some prominence as a guitar player with Red Noise ; the band formed at the Sorbonne in 1968, and played its first show during the occupation of the university. According to Vian, these were exciting times: he later commented that in Red Noise's early days, "their concerts wouldn't end until the cops came."
The band released its only album, Sarcelles – Lochères, in 1970. The group broke up after being arrested in the Netherlands for possession of hash. Given the revolutionary times, the band split rather appropriately into a socialist and a Trotskyist section, the latter of which continued under the name Komintern.
Sarcelles – Lochères was released on LP in 1970, and re-released on CD by Futura Records in 1996.

Track listing

  1. Cosmic, Toilet Ditty
  2. Caka Slow / Vertebrate Twist
  3. Obsession Sexuelle N°1
  4. Galactic Sewe-Song
  5. Obsession Sexuelle N°2
  6. Red Noise Live Au Café Des Sports
  7. Existential-Import of the Screw-Driver Eternity Twist
  8. 20 Mirror Mozarts Composing On Tea Bag And 1/2 Cup Bra
  9. Red Noise En Direct Du Buffet De La Gare
  10. A La Mémoire Du Rockeur Inconnu
  11. Petit Précis D'Instruction Civique
  12. Sarcelles C'Est L'Avenir

Personnel

Musicians

  • Patrick Vian – guitar, vocals
  • Philip Barry – guitar, drums, vocals
  • Daniel Geoffroy – bass, vocals
  • John Livengood – organ
  • Austin Blue – percussion
  • Jean-Claude Cenci – saxophone, flute, vocals

Production

  • Produced by Gérard Terronès
  • Recorded on 28 November 1970, at studio Europasonor, engineered by Pierre Guichon

Artwork

  • Patrick Vian – collage
  • Jean Buzelin – cover
  • H. van der Meer – painting