Znr
Barricade 3
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*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Restocked!!! ZNR was the French duo of Hector Zazou and Joseph Racaille (hence, Zazou 'n' Racaille) active in the mid to late '70s. Their 1976 debut, Barricade 3, is an anti-pop masterpiece that truly defies categorization; it makes perfect sense that ZNR appears on the infamous Nurse With Wound list. Featuring an array of seemingly dichotomous instruments (piano, synthesizers, woodwinds, electric guitar, and more) as well as genuinely bizarre vocals, the album is composed of fifteen odd experiments using a loose framework of analog electronics, avant-garde rock, jazz influences, and post-structuralist études.
As The Shadow Ring's Graham Lambkin writes, 'The debut ZNR LP has long remained one of my all-time faves. A collision of eccentric Satie-esque miniatures, strange keyboard / synth explorations and the occasional song, delivered in a mixture of French and Spanish tongues. I always think of the creepy, over-ripe vocals on "Seynete" as one of the LP's most memorable moments, but there are many.'
Format
Comes in a CD-sized gatefold papersleeve album replica (Mini-LP), with obi-strip.
On this release FACE SERPENT and FACE RAT are inverted compared to all previous CD editions. The tracklist is the same as on vinyl editions.
Release notes
Comes in a CD-sized gatefold papersleeve album replica (Mini-LP), with obi-strip. On this release FACE SERPENT and FACE RAT are inverted compared to all previous CD editions. The tracklist is the same as on vinyl editions.
| Face Serpent | |||
| Proumier Assai Per S'Amourousis D'Un Moustre...Sera Suivie De Biens D'Autres | |||
| 1a | Prélude Aux Mémories D'Un Chien | ||
| 1b | Première Tentative | ||
| 2 | Trop De Douceur Ou Les Trois Soeurs: 2e Soeur | 0:38 | |
| 3 | L'Armoire...Devait Faire Partie D'Une Trilogie Intitulée "Trois Rayons De Lune En Plein Jour" | 1:37 | |
| Le Grande Compositeur Vu De Dos | |||
| 4a | Boston Mexicain N°1 | ||
| 4b | Boston Mexicain N°2 | ||
| 4c | Boston Mexicain N°3 | ||
| La Pointe De Tes Seins Est Comme Un Pétale De Pavot | |||
| 5a | Lento Suivi D'Adagio | ||
| 5b | Mezzo, Mezzo, Censure Au Montage | ||
| 5c | Édenté | ||
| 6 | Solo Un Dia | 2:45 | |
| 7 | La Vieio Mostro: Part II | 1:45 | |
| Face Rat | |||
| 8 | Espelisoun D'Uno Ribambello D'Evenimen Espetaclous Valentin Bilot | 1:15 | |
| 9 | Armistice Couronné De Feuillages | 2:23 | |
| 10 | Le Grand Compositeur Vu De Face | 2:55 | |
| 11 | Seynete | 3:45 | |
| 12 | Editioun Espacialo D'Uno Griho De Jardin | 5:35 | |
| 13 | Annie La Telie | 0:03 | |
| 14 | Naïve Description De La Formation D'Un Sentiment | 2:05 | |
| 15 | Avril En Suède | 1:30 | |
- David Rueff
- Alto Saxophone, Flute
- Patrick Portella
- Bass Clarinet, Clarinet
- Joseph Racaille
- Electric Piano, Piano, Synth [ARP 2600], Voice
- Gilly Bell
- Engineer, Mixed By, Synth [ARP 2600]
- Jean-Pierre Leccia
- Engineer, Mixed By
- Harvey Néneux
- Guitar
- Hector Zazou
- Mixed By, Synth [ARP 2600], Synth [VCS3], Piano, Bass, Violin
- Fernand D'Arles
- Percussion
- Cazuo Ogino
- Remastered By
- André Jaume
- Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
