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The third release from France's Forgas Band Phenomena, titled Soleil 12, is four songs of rich, captivating, and exploratory Canterbury styled fusion. Led by drummer Patrick Forgas (who recorded projects in the 70's & 80's with members of Magma and Zao), this big band ensemble of eight players ...
- FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA Soleil 12 music review by fuxi
Forgas reveals a preference for unhurried, repetitive,...
- FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA Soleil 12 music review by fuxi
Jul 17, 2013 · "Soleil 12" by Forgas Band Phenomena from the album Soleil 12, released by Cuneiform Records.Patrick Forgas - DrumsSylvain Ducloux - GuitarIgor Brover - Keyb...
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Sep 20, 2005 · Soleil 12 by Forgas Band Phenomena, released 20 September 2005 1. Soleil 12 (Sun Twelve) 2. Coup de Théâtre (Expect the Unexpected) 3. Éclipse (Eclipse) 4. Pieuvre à la Pluie (Tentacular Evidence) The Forgas Band Phenomena is led by composer and drummer Patrick Forgas, who has been hailed as "the French answer to the Canterbury scene" since ...
Oct 15, 2005 · Soleil 12 is the Phenomena's third release, and the first to receive international distribution. Recorded live at France's Le Triton—a club that's become an important focal point for the recently-resurgent progressive scene—it features a revamped octet of mostly twenty and thirty-something players, with experience ranging from the French ...
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May 17, 2008 · Forgas reveals a preference for unhurried, repetitive, riff-driven compositions. His drumming style is close to Pierre Moerlen's, and also to John Marshall's. The sound of three brass players (trumpet and saxes) executing the main themes in unison is unmistakably Soft-Machine like.
Forgas Band Phenomena is a French instrumental progressive rock and jazz fusion band. Inspired by Soft Machine and the Canterbury scene, composer and drummer Patrick Forgas has created the band and is still leading it. Since 2005, his albums are edited by the American label Cuneiform.
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