Pascal Languirand is sort of the Richard Pinhas of Quebec. A one man show of dark electronics (primarily Moog) and searing electric guitar. He's a bit more cosmic than Heldon, which calls to mind Klaus Schulze. And he often uses wordless voice that reminds me of Franco Falsini (Sensations' Fix). Side 2 opens with a tripped out folk number in French that I find highly appealing in this setting. The album closes as it starts with a Heldon like psychedelic guitar electronic piece.
Ownership: LP : 1978 Kebec Disc. Single embossed cover of a bull's head. Acquired via mail order from a store in Montreal (1994). While there does exist a compilation of the first 2 albums, neither have been reissued in full (as of 3/22/23).
1994; 2008; 6/27/14 (new entry)
Looks like there *is* a compilation from 1993 (with some tracks missing) on a Spanish label that also released the second of the later albums in the same year. Someone's selling it on ebay.
ReplyDeleteGood catch Bas! I'd heard rumors of this comp, but didn't find evidence of it. And obviously RYM mixed up the cover for it. I updated this post accordingly. Still not reissued on CD, but better than nothing I guess :-/
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