Sarcelles - Lochères

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

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

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