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Lard Free

Lard Free was a bit the project of Gilbert Artman much the same way that Heldon was Richard Pinhas's project. Both groups hold many common points namely highly experimental but yet accessible music that can be linked to Krautrock, a good understanding of minimalist music such as Terry Riley, constant personnel changes and the same musical influences, namely Can, Brian Eno and Robert Fripp. Both Pinhas and Artman collaborated on each other's albums.

Lard Free was a bit the project of Gilbert Artman much the same way that Heldon was Richard Pinhas's project. Both groups hold many common points namely highly experimental but yet accessible music that can be linked to Krautrock, a good understanding of minimalist music such as Terry Riley, constant personnel changes and the same musical influences, namely Can, Brian Eno and Robert Fripp. Both Pinhas and Artman collaborated on each other's albums.

Brussels
Replica presents the first vinyl reissue of Lard Free's live performance Brussels. Invited to play in the Belgian Capital in 2009, this Lard Free incarnation (with Sitar, Keyboards, drums, bass, saxophone and female vocals shows us that Gilbert Artman has neither lost his originality, not his splendor. Unreleased and essential.
Unnamed
** 500 copies ** Never heard before until its release on CD in 1997 (on Spa-lax Records), Unnamed was recorded a year before Lard Free’s first album and shows a band that totally foresaw the Rock In Opposition movement. Aventurous, never afraid to explore unknown musical lands, Lard Free definitely owns its place in the great History of Rock Music.Recorded in 1971/1972, these  Lard Free "lost" recordings document an interesting, primitive period of the band and shows Artman and Co. moving freely…
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