{"product_id":"dominique-blanc-francard-ailleurs","title":"Dominique Blanc-Francard - Ailleurs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePink Floyd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e meets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT-Rex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e? It's a terrific recipe, which surely must describe other albums? Even so, we can't think of another album that sounds quite like \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAilleurs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDominique Blanc-Francard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAilleurs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" is trippy and weird.. and yet... the songs are catchy and the album rocks out. Fuzzy guitar, chunky drums, weird effects, a thick mix of layers of sound -- all tasty ingredients.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithout realizing it, you've probably already listened to Dominique Blanc- Francard's work -- as a sound engineer. DBF (as his intimate friends call him), worked from 1970 to 1973 at the mythical Chateau d'Herouville studio under the leadership of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichel Magne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the legendary soundtrack composer. The studio was the famous \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHonky Chateau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'' of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElton John\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a place where DBF participated in recordings by Pink Floyd, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, T. Rex, Elton John, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCat Stevens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. You can also find DBF's involvement on records by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatharsis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAxis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the compilation \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePuissance 13+2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" (Power 13 + 2), recently reissued in all its glory by one of your favorite labels (we hope), Lion Productions. DBF was able to collaborate with famous producers such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Samwell-Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGus Dudgeon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTony Visconti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince then, DBF has worked with all the French artistic upper-crust: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacques Dutronc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrancoise Hardy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane Birkin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and others. But in 1972, it was Pink Floyd and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKing Crimson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLed Zeppelin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e who were on DBF's mind. DBF: \"In April 1972, at the time we recorded this album, French pop was stuck between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaude Francois\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe Dassin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheila\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMike Bran\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- in other words, music with very little creativity. I was 28 already and wanted to show what I could do.\" Pink Floyd was a big influence on this LP... as well as King Crimson and Led Zeppelin. \"I remember the tremendous shock I had when I first heard King Crimson's '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20th Century Schizoid Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,' with its distorted voices. When I listened to the Crimson album, I saw on its cover that it was recorded in four days. I thought, 'there's no reason not to be able to do the same.'\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAilleurs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" released in 1972 on Riviera, a subdivision of Barclay, DBF offered to a world that quite frankly wasn't looking for or expecting it, a wonderful LP -- an album as unclassifiable as it is enjoyable (it is both). The Barclay promotions department was thrilled and asked DBF to perform on television. He had no wish to sing in front of people. He called it a day as a performer, just like that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEight page insert booklet includes an interview of Dominique Blanc-Francard by Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe, in French and English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LION PRODUCTIONS (CODE 7)","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":60084092010841,"sku":"SDZ-55238","price":37.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/PROP_20261002_1500_140756_462_p_a5fdb8e5-965d-4f3f-818e-f30424ebde77_003.jpg?v=1792670360","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/dominique-blanc-francard-ailleurs","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}