Mosaic's sole album Ultimatum has some really great moments of underground / experimental instrumental rock. Especially the brilliant opener 'Un Trop'. But honestly there are a lot of wasted notes on here - with plenty of bits that sound more like a rehearsal/tune up. And the punkish closer 'Mercenaire' is wildly out of place. The more overtly fusion Zeuhlish 1977 material that serve as bonus tracks are much better (and there's more bonus than the actual LP!), but alas it's not very well recorded. Pity that they weren't able to record properly during this period of the band. This album will have its fans, especially among those who enjoy the quirky French avant prog strain. For me it's a bit too much unfocused and hard to enjoy for the duration.
Ownership: none. The 2003 Mio (Israel) CD is a great reissue with liner notes and lots of bonus tracks as noted below. All the same, the music didn't hold enough interest for me, and I sold it.
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