Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Michel Madore, Canada-Quebec



Le Komuso a Cordes. 1976 Barclay
La Chambre Nuptiale. 1979 Egg

The debut is a rather intense affair, with an instrumental wall of sound keyboard approach (and Madore has quite an impressive layout of analog keys), strumming acoustic guitars and an active drummer. Sometimes an accompanying instrument will solo, such as a violin. Strong release that recalls at once Klaus Schulze's more rock oriented works such as Moondawn, along with Mike Oldfield and early Duncan Mackay (Chimera). 

I'm not as keen on the second album as it's a mite slow going with a pile of thin sounding polyphonic synthesizers to sit through. All the energy of the debut is lost here.

Priority: 2 (on the strength of the debut)

8/25/09; 6/5/24

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