Ma Banlieue Flasque ‎– Ma Banlieue Flasque (1979, LP, France)

Side A
A1. 13'20 D'happiness (10:12)
A2. NSK (5:05)
Side B

B1. HBHV (7:51)
B2. Aller Retour Les Grésillons (6:35)
B3. Un Soir (4:52)

Line-up / Musicians
Philippe Botta / flute, saxophone
Christian "Chypo" Cheype / drums, vocals
Loic Gautier / bass
Marc Ledevedec / guitar
Philippe Maugars / guitar, vocals

A French quintet playing varied music reminiscent of Zappa's humoristic style, Moving Gelatine Plates and Komintern and genres such as fusion, Canterbury, with a dash of craziness and fooling around. The mix end result makes this a very enjoyable listen. This is why this will appeal to fans of jazz-rock, RIO, Canterbury and to those who like their music to travel between all those.

The lineup consists of Philippe Maugars on guitar and vocals, Marc Ledevedec on guitar, Loic Gautier on bass, Christian "Chypo" Cheype on drumms and vocals, and Philippe Botta on flute and saxophone. The vocals themselves are sometimes sang and sometimes more in a narrative style and always playful or with good mood.
They only released one s/t album in 1979 and there were rumors of Musea re-issuing it in 2005, but nothing came out of it, but it is worth to be on the lookout for it. (progarchive)