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Oct 15, 2005 · Forgas Band Phenomena: Soleil 12 album review by John Kelman, published on October 15, 2005. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!
- Forgas Band Phenomena: L'Axe du Fou (Axis of Madness)
There has been a relatively short gap between Forgas Band...
- Forgas Band Phenomena: L'Axe du Fou (Axis of Madness)
May 17, 2008 · True, the music on SOLEIL 12 often resembles THIRD (and BUNDLES) era Soft Machine, and it will remind you of Pierre Moerlen's Gong at their gentlest (especially of the Gong albums that came after EXPRESSO II). Forgas reveals a preference for unhurried, repetitive, riff-driven compositions.
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 ...
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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 ...
Feb 9, 2009 · There has been a relatively short gap between Forgas Band Phenomena's L'Axe du Fou and Soleil 12 (Cuneiform, 2005)—four years, as opposed to the six between Soleil and the out-of-print Extra Lucide (Cosmos, 1999)—but plenty has happened.
- John Kelman
The third release from France's Forgas Band Phenomena, titled Soleil 12, is four songs of rich, captivating, and exploratory Canterbury styled fusion.
As every story must have an ending, the tale of the wheel’s fading, dismantling, and eventual disappearance would be told through Soleil 12. For this release, recorded live at the famous Le Triton on 15 March 2005, Forgas would be joined by seven musicians, two of whom remain with him to this day.
