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The insensible evolution, lurks in a corner of noise and finally imposes itself slowly on careful listening. The band members of France perform in various other projects: Tanz Mein Herz, Toad and Jéricho, all are member of the collective La Novià, an organisation based in Haute-Loire which brings together professional musicians and is a place for reflection and experimentation around traditional and \/ or experimental music. In 2009, France was invited to play in Pau, a city far south-west of France, next to spain, by the people running Pagans Musica, a like-minded traditional-oriented group of people, also bent on educational issues concerning the local music and dialect: Occitan and on fusioning traditional musics and rock related sounds and instruments. They had set up a show for France and their band Artus and originally wanted to have Acid Mother's Temple join the bill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese band had done versions of songs coming from their village (eg. \"La Nòvia\") but weren't touring near France so instead they invited Duo Ancelin Rouzier as the third act, a band both Artus and France were also very fond of. Pagans had everything set-up for the concert to be recorded and as France had plenty of time for sound-check, they went on to record the “Pau\" album in the afternoon, taking a thirty seconds pause in the middle of the session so as to mark both sides of the vinyl. 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After listening to the wide array of in-house productions, he proposed a future recording session to the band... who promptly declined any studio work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth parties then coined the idea of bringing all the studio gear to a concert out in the woods somewhere... someday. In 2022, Mim partnered with the newly formed Rituale Festival, asking them to set up a France concert close to where his vineyards were situated, namely an outdoor amphitheatre in a valley in St. Roman de Codières (south of France).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis would enable him to set up his well-thought-through recording process for the night of the show. From carefully selected mics in front of amps to heavy sound systems deep in the valley, passing through ambient mics ranging at hundreds of meters from the stage, Mim's astounding sound recording is only matched by his brilliant final mix of the sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result, \u003cem\u003eDestino Scifosi\u003c\/em\u003e, is to date the only high-quality sound recording the band has ever produced, by a long shot. Mind you, if you notch that volume button to where the drums sound like they're in the room, you'll have a pretty good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Standard In-Fi","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50996078543179,"sku":"2236996","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Yellow","offer_id":51419309703499,"sku":"R4800-3087","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2024-12-20_at_17.22.53_e3da779c_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1734720951"},{"product_id":"good-thoughts-bad-thoughts","title":"Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLegendary hurdy-gurdy-powered kraut\/psych\/folk\/drone band France release a new album \u003cem\u003eGood Thoughts. Bad Thoughts\u003c\/em\u003e on The state51 Conspiracy label; capturing a wild performance at The state51 Factory in East London - part of their very first tour of England. They played Liverpool Psych Fest as a one off some years back. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForming 20 years ago as a trio in Valence, France, for this performance, were Jeremie Sauvage on bass, Yann Gourdon on electrified hurdy-gurdy, and Cyril Bondi (of La Tene and Cyril Cyril on drums (stalwart Mathieu Tilly was taking some much needed time off). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis album sees the band plunge into the depths of the human psyche, backed up by Hugo Hyart’s deep, all-over cosmic doodles and an unhidden homage to the Parliafunkadelicment state of mind : Uniting, dancing, staying creative and open minded despite the tribulations of life. 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