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Subversion

Subversion (LP)

FormatLPLabelReplicaGenrePsychedelia & Kraut

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Subversion’s lone self‑titled effort is a jagged artefact of post‑punk dissent: sharp‑edged guitars, brittle rhythms and urgent, slogan‑skewering vocals carving out songs that feel like manifestos scribbled in the margins of a collapsing system.

With Pierre-Jean Guidon (Moravagine, Chute Libre) as their saxophone player, Subversion (from France) played lowkey jam-orientated Progressive Rock with prominent folk and jazz flavors. However, despite the brainy exterior, their soft music had more in common with the naivety of the 60’s Yé-yé movement and lounge-pop in general. Thus they seemed to belong to a bygone era, one far removed from the upcoming punk-rock and new-wave one.

Details
Cat. number: RPC045
Year: 2021

Release notes

Recorded and mixed at the "Studio du Chesnay" in April 1976. Packaged in a single jacket with black polylined LP sleeve and hype sticker affixed to the shrink wrap on the front.

Tracklist
A1L'Arbre Mort5:18
A2Kaliani4:31
A3Mektoub3:47
A4Le Tube De L'Ete3:39
B1Reverie4:23
B2Mort D'Un Rat3:43
B34, 5, 63:03
B4Jazz From Sarcelles2:06
B5Submersion2:03
Credits
M. Chiarutini
Bass, Vocals
E. Bailen
Cello
Philippe Govin
Design, Guest, Keyboards
P. Smadja
Drums
J. Hurel
Electric Piano [Fender Piano], Keyboards
F. Giblat
Guest, Grand Piano
M. Perier
Guest, Guitar
M. Bonnecarrère
Guest, Guitar
E. Mallet
Guitar [Guitars]
J.L. Fauvel
Guitar [Guitars]
P. Besombes
Recorded By, Mixed By
P.J. Gidon
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone