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Aksak Maboul
Before And After Bandits (Documents 1977-1980, 2015)

Album BE 2018 on Crammed Discs label
Jazz and Rock (Experimental, Prog Rock, Avant-garde, Art Rock)

'These tracks come from varied sources, including very lo-fi live recordings. Aside from the fact that they contain some strange, wild & often shambolic music, they might have the merit of documenting the transitions between the various phases* of the still-unfolding Aksak Maboul story. *Track 1 belongs to what can be described as Phase One of Aksak Maboul (1977-78). Tracks 2 to 6 exemplify Phase Two (1978-79). Tracks 7 to 9 are from Phase Three (1980-81). Phase Four is Ex-Futur Album (1981-83 and 2014). Track 10 marks the beginning of Phase Five, in 2015.' 1 - Recorded in Brussels, April 1977 2 - Recorded live in Brussels and Libramont, April & November 1978 3 - Live studio recording, Brussles, June 1978 4 - Recorded live somewhere in Belgium, November 1978 5 - Recorded live at Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels, February 1979 6 - Recorded live at the RIO Festival, Milano, April 1979 7, 8, 9 - Recorded live at the Musiques de Traverses festival, Reims, April 1980 10 - Recorded live at Les Ateliers Claus, Brussels, February 2015 (p)&(c) 2018 Crammed Discs Compact disc in card sleeve with informational insert. Bonus disc released with 2018 vinyl reissue of Un Peu De L'Âme Des Bandits; some units were made available separately by the artist via their Bandcamp out of respect to those who wanted the unique materials without purchasing‎ another copy of the aforementioned recording.

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	Aksak Maboul , 1977-1981 BE album by, written by
	Vincent Kenis b, g, BE bass, guitar, sounds, radio, written by, bass guitar, percussion
	Marc Hollander key, BE organ, drum machine, written by, electric piano, percussion, organ, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, celesta, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, electric piano, organ, keyboards, bass, melodica, synthesizer, synths
	Michel Berckmans bsn, ob, *1955 BE bassoon, oboe, percussion, oboe, bassoon
	Denis Van Hecke vc, voc, 1951-2012 BE voice, percussion, cello, electric, voice, cello, electric
	Guigou Chenevier dr, voc, FR drums
	Geoff Leigh fl, *1945 GB flute, tenor saxophone
	Chris Joris perc, *1952 BE percussion, percussion, drums
	Frank Wuyts p, key, BE piano, percussion, piano, synthesizer, written by, piano, synthesizer, whistle
	Chris Cutler dr, *1947 GB drums
	Fred Frith g, *1949 US guitar
	Jean-François Jones Jacob dr, drums, percussion, written by
	Gérald Fenerberg g, guitar, written by
	Yvon Vromman g, voc, BE guitar, alto saxophone, bass, vocals, text by, "horreurs", written by
	Faustine Hollander voc, BE bass
	Christophe Claeys dr, perc, BE drums
	Sebastiaan Van den Branden ep, BE synth
	Véronique Vincent voc, BE vocals, text by, written by

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