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ARTIST
TITLE
L'Enfant Assassin Des Mouches
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
FKR 001CD FKR 001CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
6/6/2005

This is the 2nd version of this album (previous edition on the French Night & Day label), with new/unique cover artwork and 2 bonus track. "The debut release from Delay 68 distant cousin label Finders Keepers Records, we present the seminal 1972 album from Serge Gainsbourg's right-hand man Jean-Claude Vannier. Recorded during the same sessions as Gainsbourg's highly acclaimed masterpiece Histoire De Melody Nelson it follows in a similar avant-garde rock-opera vein. L'Enfant Assasin Des Mouches (The Child Fly Killer) is a supernatural tale written by Gainsbourg depicting the journey of the young child travelling through a nightmarish 'Fly Kingdom.' Vannier narrates the story with sparse music concrete sounds coupled with choirs, funky beats, cowbells, wah-wah guitars and ethnic strings. Comparisons could be made with some of Frank Zappa's Hot Rats material and Alain Goraguer's creepy Le Planet Sauvge. At the time this was released as a promo-only in ridiculously small numbers (around 100) and is regarded as the Holy Grail among French psych and prog collectors. Also included on the CD are the obscure funk instrumentals taken from equally rare 7" issued to accompany the TV drama series Point D'Interrogation." Stickered w/ over-the-top hype from Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), Jim O'Rourke, Tim Gane (Stereolab) and David Holmes!