Barney Wilen

• 2 LP SET + DVD EDITION

• gatefold sleeve with obi-cap

• 20-page booklet including rare pictures

Originally issued by the seminal imprint Saravah in 1972, and among the most uncategorizable and sought after artefacts of the French avant-garde, Barney Wilen’s Moshi is nothing short of a masterpiece - long holding a coveted spot in the hearts of adventurous listeners and record collectors alike. A wild unkept cultural collage. A series of sonic experiments. A spiritual, psychedelic pilgrimage into the unknown - darting from one continent to the next, each of its tangents building toward a more optimist world view through ordered sound. Its scope remains as difficult to understand today as it was when it was released. Now brought back into the light by Souffle Continu, this is a moment to be celebrated far and wide.

PERSONNEL:

• Barney Wilen - tenor sax
• Christian Tritsch, Simon Boissezon - bass
• Micheline Pelzer - drums
• Pierre Chaze - electric guitar
• Michel Graillier - electric piano
• Babeth Lamy, Caroline De Bendern, Laurence Apithi, Marva Broome - vocals

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Moshi
• A2. Guilde's Song To Binkirri

• SIDE B
• B1. Gardenia Devil
• B2. 14 Temps
• B3. Bamako Koulikaro
• B4. Afrika Freak Out

• SIDE C
• C1. Zombizar
• C2. El Hadji
• C3. Chechaoun

• SIDE D
• D1. Tindi Abalessa
• D2. El Hadji
• D3. Balandji In Bobo
• D4. Sannu Ne Gheinyo
• D5. El Hadji

• BONUS DVD of Caroline Bendern´s movie À l'Intention de mademoiselle Issoufou À Bilma, documenting this incredible african journey.