Univers Zero

Third album (1981) by the Belgian band Univers Zero. The title alludes to the short story of the same name by H. P. Lovecraft; the players read the story in studio, then proceeded to record the piece. A key release for the band. Ceux du Dehors sometimes suggests a darker and more complex version of the motorik minimalism of classical music contemporaries Philip Glass and Steve Reich.

"This album finds the group continuing to evolve and return to the more general and varied chamber music sound of their first release, except with more precision and skill. The tricky charts of percussionist Daniel Denis and new keyboardist Andy Kirk are executed with great panache. The labyrinthine compositions are typically filled with unexpected twists and turns, and angular repetitions of jagged riffs that accelerate, decelerate and mutate in passages of acute tension or quiet but ominous dread."

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. DENSE
• Michel Berckmans - (bassoon, oboe)
• Daniel Denis - (drums, percussion)
• Guy Segers - (electric bass)
• Andy Kirk- (piano, organ, mellotron)
• Patrick Hanappier - (viola, violin)

• A2. LA CORNE DU BOIS DES PENDUS
• Michel Berckmans - (bassoon, oboe)
• Daniel Denis - (drums, percussion)
• Guy Segers - (electric bass)
• Andy Kirk- (piano, organ, mellotron)
• Patrick Hanappier - (viola, violin)

• SIDE B
• B1. BONJUR CHEZ VOUS
• Michel Berckmans - (bassoon, oboe)
• Daniel Denis - (drums, percussion)
• Guy Segers - (electric bass)
• Andy Kirk- (piano, organ, mellotron)
• Patrick Hanappier - (viola)
• ean-Luc Aimé - (violin)

• B2. COMBAT
• Michel Berckmans - (bassoon, oboe)
• Daniel Denis - (drums, percussion)
• Guy Segers - (electric bass)
• Andy Kirk- (piano, organ, mellotron)
• Patrick Hanappier - (viola)
• Ilona Chale - (vocals)

• B3. LA MUSIQUE D'ERICH ZANN

• B4. LA TÊTE DU CORBEAU
• Thierry Zaboitzeff - (cello)
• Daniel Denis - (cymbal)
• Guy Segers - (electrci bass)
• Andy Kirk - (piano)
• Patrick Hanappier - (violin)