Catharsis' second album is quite simply music for liquid light shows. Head music as they would call it back in the day. I found this to be an improvement from their debut Masq. The instrumental psychedelic rock music of Les Chevrons is more compact, and demonstrate more compositional quality than the strictly atmospheric Masq. The title track, with its haunting organ melody, is particularly memorable. This isn't meant to be challenging prog music. Kick back, digest your beverage of choice, and let the music take you to new places you haven't been. Or at least enjoy the slide projector...
Ownership: LP: 1975 Festival. Gatefold. Acquired from a mail order dealer in France (1994).
CD: 1990 Griffe. Includes all of Masq and 3 different tunes from various singles.
Three of the early Catharsis albums were self-titled, so when Festival reissued their early albums in 1975, they appended titles to them. Those names stuck, as that's how most collectors refer to their albums by. Catharsis were a relatively popular band in their day with 6 albums and 13 singles, not counting the many collaborations they were involved in.
1994 (first listen); 4/3/13; 3/2/24 (review / new entry)
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