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Lard Free

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When I started listening to german psych-rock (krautrock), I tried to hear everything I could find from that era. I soon discovered the Spalax label which was releasing a whole bunch of these albums. Then I started listening to everything on that label. There was a lot of good releases, but a lot of uninteresting ones also. I had never heard of Lard Free before but tried to test them out at a local music store. I was immediately blown away by their music. It was half-way between electronic music (like Tangerine Dream) and total heavy psych rock (like Amon Düül II). This description applies only for the two last albums they released as the two first ones are more jazz-oriented. It all sounds very psychedelic, drugged-out and experimental. Anyone into strange music should definitely give this french band a listen and fans of Tortoise should also check them out as some of their songs seem to borrow a lot of elements from them.

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Album Cover Unnamed
Label: Spalax Music Music
Release: 1972
Format: CD
Cat. no: 14915

Song list:

  1. La Chevauchée Des Vaches Qui Rient (4:29)
  2. Cochonailles (6:46)
  3. Tobrouck 120kms (9:25)
  4. Noisy Son Sec (7:53)
  5. Choconailles (7:11)
  6. Petit Tripou Du Matin (8:02)
  7. À Chacun Son Boulez (6:40)


Album Cover (Gilbert Altman's) Lard Free
Label: Spalax Music Music
Release: 1973
Format: CD
Cat. no: 14225

Song list:

  1. Warinobaril (3:52)
  2. 12 Ou 13 Juillet Que Je Sais D'Elle (8:54)
  3. Honfleur Écarlate (4:53)
  4. Acide Framboise (6:43)
  5. Livarot Respiration (7:45)
  6. Culturez-Vous Vous-Mêmes (4:21)


Album Cover I'm Around About Midnight
Label: Spalax Music Music
Release: 1975
Format: CD
Cat. no: 14221

Song list:

  1. Violez L'Espace De Son Réfrigérant (4:34)
  2. In A Desert - Alambic (5:41)
  3. Does East Bakestan Belong To Itself (6:13)
  4. Tatkooz A Roulette (7:51)
  5. Pale Violence Under A Révèrbère (4:14)
  6. Even Silence Stops When Trains Come (4:28)


Album Cover III
Label: Spalax Music Music
Release: 1977
Format: CD
Cat. no: 14224

Song list:

  1. Spirale Malax (17:12)
  2. Synthetic Seasons - Part 1.1 (3:25)
  3. Synthetic Seasons - Part 1.2 (5:15)
  4. Synthetic Seasons - Part 2 (3:24)
  5. Synthetic Seasons - Part 3 (5:19)