Sarcelles - Lochères

Sarcelles – Lochères
Studio album by Red Noise
Released	1970 (1970)
Studio	Studio Europa Sonor
Genre	Progressive rock protopunk
Label	Futura Records
Producer	Gérard Terronès

Sarcelles – Lochères is the only album from the progressive rock/protopunk French band Red Noise, of whom Patrick Vian was the most notable member.

History

Vian had gained some prominence as a guitar player[1] with Red Noise (which was associated with Ame Son); the band formed at the Sorbonne in 1968, and played its first show during the occupation of the university.[2] According to Vian, these were exciting times: he later commented that in Red Noise's early days, "their concerts wouldn't end until the cops came."[3]

The band released its only album, Sarcelles – Lochères, in 1970. The group broke up after being arrested in the Netherlands for possession of hash.[4] Given the revolutionary times, the band split rather appropriately into a socialist and a Trotskyist section, the latter of which continued under the name Komintern.[2]

Sarcelles – Lochères was released on LP in 1970, and re-released on CD by Futura Records in 1996.[5]

Track listing

1. Cosmic, Toilet Ditty (0:39)
2. Caka Slow / Vertebrate Twist (4:20)
3. Obsession Sexuelle N°1 (0:28)
4. Galactic Sewe-Song (4:03)
5. Obsession Sexuelle N°2 (0:12)
6. Red Noise Live Au Café Des Sports (2:07)
7. Existential-Import of the Screw-Driver Eternity Twist (2:02)
8. 20 Mirror Mozarts Composing On Tea Bag And 1/2 Cup Bra (2:28)
9. Red Noise En Direct Du Buffet De La Gare (2:14)
10. A La Mémoire Du Rockeur Inconnu (0:39)
11. Petit Précis D'Instruction Civique (0:35)
12. Sarcelles C'Est L'Avenir (18:56)

Personnel

Musicians

• Patrick Vian – guitar, vocals
• Philip Barry – guitar, drums, vocals
• Daniel Geoffroy – bass, vocals
• John Livengood – organ
• Austin Blue – percussion
• Jean-Claude Cenci – saxophone, flute, vocals

Production

• Produced by Gérard Terronès
• Recorded on 28 November 1970, at studio Europasonor, engineered by Pierre Guichon

Artwork

• Patrick Vian – collage
• Jean Buzelin – cover
• H. van der Meer – painting

References

1. Drott, Eric (2011). Music and the Elusive Revolution: Cultural Politics and Political Culture in France, 1968–1981. U of California P. p. 165. ISBN 9780520950085.
2. Doggett, Peter (2008). There's a Riot Going On: Revolutionaries, Rock Stars, and the Rise and Fall of the '60s. pp. 532–33. ISBN 978-1-84767-180-6.
3. Deshayes, Éric; Dominique Grimaud (2008). L'Underground musical en France. Le mot et le reste. p. 109. ISBN 978-2-915378-74-0. Au départ un concert de Red Noise ne se terminait que par l'intervention des flics.
4. Freerix, Michael (7 May 2013). "Komischer Jazzrock". Junge Welt. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
5. "Red Noise – Sarcelles – Lochères". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2009-08-28.