Les Maledictus Sound was the creature of Jean-Pierre Massiera, the inventor of French progressive-rock. Les Maledictus Sound (Canusa, 1968 -...
Les Maledictus Sound was the creature of Jean-Pierre Massiera, the inventor of French progressive-rock. Les Maledictus Sound (Canusa, 1968 - Mucho Gusto, 2000) is a tour de force of stylitic metamorphoses. Massiera also composed Visitors (1974), another psychedelic nightmare that featured a supergroup of French veterans. Massiera then moved to Canada and recorded another experimental work, L'Etrange Monsieur Whinster (1976), credited to Horrific Child, which includes three suites: two poems (Baudelaire and Lautreamont), a tribal "danse macabre" and a piece of musique concrete. A1 Frayeur A2 Angoisse B1 H.I.A. (Horreur indescriptible et accumul‚e) Jean-Pierre Massiera's convoluted career is summarized on the compilation Midnight Massiera (Finders Keepers, 2009). Even better are the separate anthologies Psychoses Freakoid (1963-1978) (Mucho Gusto, 2007), for his psychedelic side, and Psychoses Discoid (1976-1981) (Mucho Gusto, 2007), for his disco side. Massiera's ventures into "space-disco" yielded Space Woman (1977 - Mucho Gusto, 2010), credited to Herman's Rocket, and Galactic Soul (1978 - Mucho Gusto, 2010), credited to Venus Gang. Credits Bass – Pierre Demaria Clarinet [Bass & Bariton], Violin – Georges Amadi Double Bass – Edmond Aublette Drums – André Ceccarelli Drums, Timbales – Nicolas Montalbano Engineer [Sound] – Patrick Scotto Engineer [Technician] – J.-Pierre Guidicelli* Guitar [Rhythm] – J.-Claude Chavanat*, Richard Pasero Guitar [Solo] – Patrick Djivas Horns, Violin [Violins] – Opéra De Monte-Carlo, Opéra De Nice Kazoo, Voice [Effects] – Guy Sabato Organ – Bernardini Piano – René Bec Saxophone [Alto & Tenor], Arranged By [Orchestra] – Paul Baile Trumpet, Violin – Jean Buzon Written-by, Guitar [Solo], Recorded By – J.-Pierre Massierra* http://www.scaruffi.com/vol2/lesmaled.html Less
