Pole ~ France

Inside the Dream (1975)

Pole was both a label and a random group of musicians lead by a one Paul Putti. It wasn't a band in the traditional sense, but rather various get-together's for the purposes of releasing an album. To add to the confusion, the Rizet / Besombes album was also titled Pole, in the same stylized font. This apparently was not authorized by either gentleman. Same thing happened to Henri Roger. From here, Putti sold his label to the now infamous Tapioca imprint. Putti himself carried on to the porn industry, which might explain things from an ethics standpoint.

This history of Putti and the Pole moniker helps explain how two albums can be so entirely different. The first album from Putti, Kotrill, is an avant garde mess, favored by those who worship at the altar of the NWW list. It holds nothing back in its experimentation, but is very difficult to sit all the way through. But on the follow up Inside the Dream, we are treated to a more atmospheric and pleasant album. One that features fine synthesizer textures and excellent guitar leads. Rizet did help on this album, and he foreshadows his next move with Phillippe Besombes, a far more realized collaboration than Inside the Dream.

No reissues as of 3/27/25.

2/13/20 (review / new entry)