November 17, 2018

Super Freego ‎– Pourquoi Es-Tu Si Méchant? (1982, LP, France)



SIDE A
A1.Yekto Le Kreutre (3:40)
A2. Il Y A (4:26)
A3. Tu Peux Crever (4:14)
A4. M'en Fous (3:30)
A5. Dommage Tu Avais L'age (3:52)
SIDE B
B1. A La Folie (3:52)
B2. Rock II (5:16)
B3. Tentative De Courgettes (2:54)
B4. Pourquoi Es-Tu Si Méchant? (4:14)

Musicians
Karaki: bass, voices
Hervé Dupon: guitars, keyboards
M. Skolarczyk: voices
Rockez Melendy: drums, percussion
Max de Pol: guitars

Recorded at Studio Vénus (Longueville) 2/3 to 18/3/1982.
"A La Folie" recorded at Studio Synthesis (Boulogne) and mixed at Studio Vénus.

One of the rarest Zeuhl albums of the 80s. Also, as it turns out, one of the most interesting, as Super Freego mixed their Zeuhl with New Wave, winding up sounding like some strange amalgam of Magma and the B-52s. If that sounds about as appetizing as mixing peanut butter and pickles, well, it isn't; this album is fantastic. Zeuhl is often thought of as being really "heavy" and "serious", so it's a great pleasure to hear an album that is unquestionably Zeuhl and yet is still a lot of fun to listen to. I can't, of course, understand the lyrics, but this album definitely earns its place through its musical virtues alone. Highly recommended. (music.emporium)