Oct 12, 2015 a pale blue door is a tightly written, well paced tale that reveals its secrets slowly. Zoviet france have always professed their fascination with the failings of the technology by which music is produced, recorded, massproduced and played back. Accompanying the book is a 60minute rapoon cd, also titled a pale blue door. This article needs additional citations for verification. Jun 28, 2008 28th of june 2008 update of new and key restocks at redscroll records. Reformed faction of soviet france could be seen as a take that.
Collusion full album youtube zoviet france live in my livingroom duration. Uk digilogue jewel case comes with 4 doublesided cards with graphics 1995 cd soleilmoon, netherlands in. Recorded live at urban aboriginals xi, ballhaus, berlin, 26 march 1996. Ben ponton and mark warren aka zoviet france gave me this interview before their live performance at alternativa meets jednota festival at meetfactory in prague and alex aka colonel xs was my special guest in the studio. Zoviet frances live masterpiece, combining samples and atmospheric electronics into a work of what phil england described as unreserved beauty the wire.
Buy online france album cd album france album cd album. Zoviet france, soviet france what is not true music. Originally released two years ago on vinyl, digilogue highlights the contrasts between the worlds of digital and analog music. Zoviet france loh land import cassette amoeba music.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Please note that whilst were always happy to see you, we are not a normal record shop where you can come and browse the stacks. I like it, but it definitely lacks the raw experimentation and otherworldliness of prime zf. Reformed faction of zovietfrance new band that includes former zf members robin storey and mark spybey as well andy eardley, who, however, is no longer in the band. View all records by zoviet france for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. Zoviet france on vinyl, cd and tape at norman records uk. Digilogue was originally issued in 1996 as a limited edition clear vinyl lp. February 20 learn how and when to remove this template message. Ben ponton has been the only consitant member and is currently the other half of the current group, along with mark warren sampling. France is out of this world a respectful compliment and as scary a thought on equal terms. Zovietfrance digilogue soleilmoon from piccadilly records.
Another important event was a creation of reformed faction a. The maria sessions is made up of what are essentially jams recorded whilst they were writing and recording the maria dimension album in 1991. Digilogue is a music studio album recording by zoviet france progressive electronicprogressive rock released in 1996 on cd, lp vinyl. Although the musicians who participate in the band prefer to remian annonymous, zoviet france has been prone to this since its conception. Urban aboriginals event produced by freunde guter musik ev. Hand numbered limited edition of 801 copies on clear bottlegreen vinyl packaged with handmade paper inserts in a stickered clear plastic sleeve. Digilogue soleilmoon these guys have been around the english experimental scene since the dawn of time, and heres a collection of some of their pieces circa earlymid90s. Utilizing a mixture of failing analog equipment and hightech digital recording devices, ambientmusic wizards zoviet france weave a sonic tapestry that is alternately soothing and unsettling.
Anonymous, uncompromising, wryly humorous and famously fond of weird album packaging, zoviet france has grown a loyal and obsessive fan base since the original lineup of ben ponton, peter jensen and robin storey made their recorded debut in 1982. There is another thread somewhere where i debate a bit with mark spybey concerning the merits of poststorey zoviet france. Hand numbered limited edition of 801 copies on clear bottlegreen vinyl packaged with handmade paper. Zoviet france the tables are turning cd 20 soleilmoon. Among the groups many album, misfits, loony tunes and squalid criminals, what is not true, gesture signal threat, a flock of rotations, assault and mirage and unentitled are available. Says something when not even the band can take their music seriously. Digilogue is a music album of recordings which became the twentieth commercial release by the british avantgarde music group. Sort of digilogue esque in a good way i wouldnt recommend it for the casual zoviet france fan simply because of the price. Buy loh land import cassette by zoviet france cassette. Zoviet france misfits, loony tunes and squalid criminals. Locking themselves away in a cabin in the netherlands with synths, samplers and a variety of instruments to create truly avant garde psychedelia. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Find similar albums to merzbox merzbow on allmusic.
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