LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Lard Free's second LP, I'm Around About Midnight, was recorded in Paris in a three day session and released in 1975 on Vamp. There is a totally different line-up from that of the first LP and it features long time friend Richard Pinhas, with whom Artman explores (in his own way) some sound passages of strong Heldon inspiration, although in a less immediate register, building an organic layered sound that emanates a certain shadowy formal beauty. The strong Artman-Pinhas connection is also confirmed by the inclusion on Heldon's Third of the track "Pale violence under a reverbere", on a different mix and different title, "Mechamment rock." Featuring : Gilbert Artman (drums, percussions, vibes,hammond organ, steinway piano, tenor sax), Richard Pinhas (guitars, bass guitar, arp synthetisers, synthi vks 3), Alain Audat (synthi vks 3, tenor sax, clb), Antoine Duvernot (alto sax, flute)

Track Listing:

• A1 Violez L'Espace De Son Refrigerant 4:34
• A2 In A Desert-Alambic 5:40
• A3 Does East Bakestan Belong To Itself 6:43
• B1 Tatkooz A Roulette 7:52
• B2 Pale Violence Under A Reverbere 4:13
• B3 Even Silence Stops When Trains Come 4:30