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Des Airs - Lunga Notte

by Crammed Electronic Archives

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Lovely Lady Of The Roses 04:16
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Moi J'aime Berlioz 04:10
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Le renard argenté 02:51
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Ling 05:11
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Aux bains municipaux 03:36
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Des Airs - Lunga Notte (1982)

Angular, quirky francophone postpunk Brussels combo (BE)

One of Crammed’s early signings, this original, endearing Brussels combo consisted of four strong individualities: sax/guitar player Bob Vanderbob (who went on to record two albums as Bobvan, and is now a creator of fascinating multimedia shows mixing visual art and spatialized sound), singer Catherine Jauniaux (who later moved to New York, got involved in the Downtown improvised music scene alongside Tom Cora, Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot et al, and became a celebrated improv vocalist), singer/bass player Fanchon Nuyens (who later formed Zap Mama with Marie Daulne and co-produced their first album), drummer Stéphane Karo (who would later travel to Romania in search of Rom musicians, with whom he would ‘invent’, organize and produce the famous Gypsy band Taraf de Haïdouks). Bob and Catherine had briefly been involved in Aksak Maboul. In other words: they were all part of the initial nucleus around Crammed, and would continue to be involved with the label for years.

Des Airs played lovely shows, audiences and the press loved them. They were together for a couple of years, and only ever recorded this mini-album of angular, quirky postpunk with jazz overtones, mostly sung in French (except for Lovely Lady of the Roses, a drunken love song written by Peter Cook & Dudley Moore). The A-side was recorded in Belgium, at the Hennuyères Studio (where Univers Zero, Minimal Compact and The Honeymoon Killers all did some work). The three songs on the B-side were produced in London by Family Fodder leader Alig.

The cover art is a photo of the band members, made by Daniele Cochard, who drew inspiration from a WWII shot of RAF pilots resting between raids. The band performed at several Crammed Discs nights in France, alongside The Honeymoon Killers, Minimal Compact and Hermine, including the Crammed event at the Rennes Transmusicales in 1982, following which French daily Libération published an extensive piece about Des Airs, and wrote “What a show! What a voice! What a look! What a story!”.

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released November 28, 2022

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Crammed Electronic Archives Brussels, Belgium

We’re opening our vaults and reissuing over 250 rare tracks from the ‘80s and ‘90s. These digital reissues will be rolled out over the next couple of years, in several phases, each consisting of a compilation + several related EPs. Phase 1 is entitled “Rare SSR Electronica 1988-94”. Phase 2 is "Rare Global Pop 1980s", it contains music by 'lost' bands (from the UK, Congo, Iraq, Mexico & Belgium) ... more

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