XCII. :Zoviet*France: | Gris

:ZOVIET*FRANCE:

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©No Man's Land. Deutschland, 1985.

‟The title track bent my head good, echoing voice over electronic malfunctions. The first side sounds like Doctor Who on a bad trip. Originally a 10" record wrapped in a roofing shingle.

The early collages (1982) by Zoviet France were even more savage than Nurse With Wound's, evoking a cross between "musique concrete" and tribal music. The monumental double-albums "Mohnomishe" (1983) and "Eostre" (1984) reduced the impact of their "wall of noise", but retained the two key elements that set Zoviet France apart: a trance-oriented approach and "lo-fi" electronics. The tetralogy of "Charm, Ceremony, Chance, Prophecy" ("CCCP"), begun with "Misfits, Loony Tunes And Squalid Criminals" (1986), marked a move towards a less hostile and more atmospheric sound. ‟

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