Carmina - Live Chaumont, France (1977, France)

CarminaChaumont, France
1977 (exact date unknown)

Probable Line-up
Olivier BROCHART: keyboards, vocals
Michel DEUNEUVE: vibraphone, keyboards, percussion, vocals
Benoit LALLEMANT: vocals, percussion
Michel RADEL: bass
Manuel DENIZET: drums

Carmina is a Zeuhl-ish band from Chaumont, France, that opened for Magma for 4 dates in 1976. There seems to be a resurgence of interest in this band, so I made a quick and dirty transfer of an old cassette that I had.

Not very much is known about this band. Very few recordings exist. The drummer, Manuel Denizet, later went on to play with John Greaves of Henry Cow fame. And, according to Canterbury expert Aymeric Leroy, Gisselman was supposed to join National Health. And, from the Ork Alarm article, "Phillippe Gisselman to join Yochk'o Seffer's NEFFESH MUSIC. Gisselman then joined SERGE BRINGOLF's STRAVE and worked with Seffer on John Greaves album 'Accident' in 1982."

This recording is from the 1977 band. From what I understand, the 1976 band that opened for Magma had different instrumentation and a different sound. Magma Fan Jacques Guiton said that the instrumentation for this concert was "drums, two keyboards, vibes, bass and male vocals".

If anyone else has more information and more recordings of Carmina, please post it here. (kohntarkosz.blog)