Les Batteries ‎– Noisy Champs (1986, LP, France)

An international left-field experimental Rock In Opposition band. Initially proposed in 1985 by Guigou Chenevier (France, Etron Fou Leloublan and Inouï Productions) as a trio with fellow drummers Rick Brown (V-Effect, Fish & Roses, 75 Dollar Bill) and Charles Hayward (This Heat, Camberwell Now, Massacre). Tapes of ideas and parts were exchanged and a rehearsal period and short tour were scheduled.

Side A: A1. Noisy Champs (3:39) A2. Sunday and Dimanche (2:46) A3. Identity Parade (1:46) A4. Polar (1:30) A5. Post-Polar (2:06) A6. Dernier Solo Avant l'Autoroute (2:46) A7. White Elegance (5:54)
Side B: B1. The Letter (1:57) B2. Dernier Rendez-vous au Gord (2:53) B3. Flintstone (1:35) B4. Maksymenko (2:20) B5. 3 Hommes et Un Mouchoir (2:13) B6. 3 Legs for 2 Birds (2:06)
B7. Supply and Demand (3:04) B8. Stop Those Ideas (2:20)


Line-up / Musicians: Charles Hayward (drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals) Guigou Chenevier (drums, percussion, saxophone), Rick Brown (drums, percussion, clarinet), Michael Maksymenko (percussion), Sue Garner (bass).

Note: Recorded and mixed at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg, except track A7, recorded 9th February 1986 in Wiesbaden, the cymbals on track B4, recorded October 1984 in Stockholm, and track A3 mixed at Master Studio, St. Gallen. Cutting at Translab studio, Paris.