Classroom

The lost Belgian blueprint of Brussels based jazz fusion and how free form Franco-Flemish punk put Zeuhl school in the Classroom via to the conception of COS.

Emerging from behind the same clouds that kept formative Belgian progressive jazz records like Brussels Art Quintet and Kiosk’s Mona Call in tangible obscurity, these impossibly rare early Euro jazz recordings shed a new ray of light on the intricate foundations of the scene that elevated COS, Marc Moulin, Placebo, Marc Hollander and Telex to Zen master status, while also capturing one of Europe’s best female vocal artists in the midst of her wide eyed and uninhibited prime.

Never before released on vinyl, these tracks provide us with a sonic chalkboard of Daniel Schell’s ambitious musical equations, recalculated by precocious polymaths, then conveyed via Pascale Son’s inquisitive child-like vocal explorations. For those keen to learn the Histoire De Melody COS? The classroom door is open – prepare to be schooled!

PERSONNEL:

• Robert Pernet - (drums)
• Pascale Son - (vocals)
• Daniel Schell - (guitar)
• Jean-Paul Musette - (bass)
• Jean-Pierre Destrée - (vibes)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Sur Deux
• A2. L’Admirable Amas Cellulaire Orange
• A3. La Partie D’Echecs

• SIDE B
• B1. Achille
• B2. Fanfan la Tulipe