Twilight of the Alchemists: Encyclopedia of French progressive rock, experimental, electronic music, etc. : 400 page book (for sale in the USA only)
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9781914458446
Written by Steve & Alan Freeman, who wrote the legendary “Crack In The Cosmic Egg” book on German rock and “A Fistful Of Spaghetti” on Italian rock, this is a fun, in-depth, highly opinionated read!
Introduction, including: The French scene, Musique Concrète, The underground, The art of being French, etc., "Before it all began" by Jean-Jacques Birge, " A concise history " by Guigou Chenevier, "A voyage of discovery " by Andy Garibaldi, The French top 100, A short guided tour, including: setting the scene, cities, the 11 major scenes, family trees, etc.
1. FRENCH PROG SCENE section (789 artists)
2. NEW WAVE & INDUSTRIAL section (81 artists)
3. SYNTHESIZER & AMBIENT section (74 artists)
4. SOUNDTRACKS & LIBRARY MUSIC section (114 artists)
5. AVANT-GARDE & EXPERIMENTAL section (109 artists)
6. FOREIGNERS & EX-PATS section (139 artists)
7. EVERYTHING ELSE section (142 artists)
8. OTHER USEFUL INFO section
Producers & Engineers (49)
Studios (37)
Cover Art & Design (22)
Festivals & Concerts (48)
Various Artists / Samplers: 64 French releases, plus samplers and Record labels (48)
and sundry other useful bits of information, indexes, publications, etc.
- Book PublisherAudion Publications
- UPC9781914458446