Monday 15 December 2014

Ptôse Production ‎– "Early Recordings 79-83" (Vinyl-on-demand ‎– VOD 34) 2006


 
Yes, France has produced some truly awful Rock based combo's,and don't even mention Punk Rock or Post Punk.....abysmal stuff.
But, give a Frenchman a synthesiser and a few knobs to twiddle,and they ain't half bad. Although they are definitely overshadowed by the butt of their dreadfully unfunny jokes, the Belgians, when it comes to Minimal Electronica. According to the French, Belgians are Stupid,when it is obviously the other way around. Think of a famous French musician and he is almost certainly Belgian; a bit like famous American musicians are nearly always Canadian.
So, another example of why all music in France isn't shit, is Ptôse Productions, who farted out many a good minimal synth classic, like an solid state Le Pétomane , from 1979 to 1983.They range from the bedroom DIY electronique from side one of this collection,to the accomplished skewed synth pop of side four,which includes the bona fide classic “Boule(viens ici)”. Yes, Ptôse are good, but this still doesn't alter the fact that French Bars are the worst places on the planet to get drunk. An unforgivable crime against humanity that is up there alongside all-seater Football stadia.

Tracklist:


Tracks From PPP K003 and PPP K005 (1979-180) 23:31
A1 Interlude 2:44
A2 The Baby's Song 3:52
A3 Ouch! 1:46
A4 Fernsehapparat / TV 3:37
A5 Here Comes The Spotnics 3:32
A6 +Bonus 1:04
A7 Effritt 3:35
A8 Wise And Busy 3:20

Tracks From PPP K006 (1980) 21:12
B9 Voyelles 2:51
B10 Apparition 3:10
B11 Ritual 2:11
B12 Epoche 2:45
B13 Dance 1:50
B14 La Grande Epreuve 1:46
B15 Ignobles Limaces 1:30
B16 Le Mort Qui Fuit 2:49
B17 Part La Fenêtre 2:21

Tracks From PPP K009 and SS45001 7" (1981) 25:45
C18 Proteus Mirabilis 2:22
C19 Fractions Ribosomales 3:33
C20 Corazon 5:15
C21 Le Jardin Inconnu 2:37
C22 Légère Altération 2:57
C23 J'ai Mal Au Coeur! 2:24
C24 Ecrasez La Vermine! 1:57
C25 Women In The Moon 4:40

Tracks From PPP K015 and PPP K019 (1982-1983) 20:50
D26 Eat Your Fish 2:34
D27 Boule (Viens Ici!) 2:35
D28 Waiting For My Soul 3:31
D29 Our Only Food 2:32
D30 Night Of The Reptiles 2 2:46
D31 In Your Bush 1:18
D32 The Bogyman 2:29
D33 La Nuit Des Sauriens 3:05

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5 comments:

ROOKSBY said...

New to me this. I'll get some biscuits in & give it a listen this afternoon. ;)

Michael said...

Yesyesyes, great choice:
one of my absolute favourites from the fantastic Vinyl On Demand Label.
(And one of few that were repressed by him after the ltd. 500 wre sold).
Thanks France,thanks Frank and thanks Johnny!(Though I have this one on vinyl:)
The other Ptose on VOD is great, too.
Great to have you back, Johnny !
Greetings,Michael

Jonny Zchivago said...

I find this goes particularly well with some garibaldi's and the odd ginger nut.

stephen Surreal said...

Didn't have any Garibaldi's or ginger nuts,but someone gave me a tin of 'fabulously foxes' - I think they were meant to be eaten around the height of this 'festive' thing people like,dunking the whole tin into a gallon of coffee seems to be working - 'women in the moon' stands out excellently - never listened much to ptose before,liking this nuts angle - FrankVOD doesn't like didgeridoo's or reggae bass lines.

stephen Surreal said...

Aah !

In Marcus Gunn 'jaw winking' ptosis,
the droopy eyelid rises when the jaw is opened due to an abnormal connection of the nerves.
This condition is usually noticed only in small children and affects
one eyelid. now eye know !
.