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Clearlight - 4 Albums (1975-78) [2008 Japan Remasters]

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Date: 14 May 2015 16:22:56

Clearlight is a French progressive rock band from the 1970s, although their best known work was produced in England, and released by a major British record company. While progressive rock is an appropriate overall genre for the band, much of their work delves into other genres including psychedelic music, jam band music, symphonic rock, space rock, jazz fusion, and new-age music.

Clearlight biography
CLEARLIGHT is a project of French song-writer and composer Cyrille "CLEARLIGHT" Verdeaux, with a blend of classical romanticism and prog-rock experimentation. CLEARLIGHT was the name of Verdeaux's first 1975 released album, which was the first French progressive rock album signed under a major British label.

During the 1970's, the death of Verdeaux's 4-year-old son forced the composer to travel to India where he studied yoga and meditation which he has acknowledged profoundly influenced his later music. In 1980, CLEARLIGHT SYMPHONY was reborn when Verdeaux released the album NOCTURNE DIGITALIS and later OFFRANDES.

In the mid-80's Cyrille Verdeaux released a succession of similar albums, as well as a cassette-only compilation release known as the KUNDALINI OPERA in 1984.

Cyrille Verdeaux's work is similar to ARJEN LUCASSEN'S AYREON albums because he has incorporated the talents of several other singers, songwriters, and composers such as David Cross of KING CRIMSON, Tim Blake and Steve Hillage of GONG, and jazz violinist Didier Malherbe.

Cyrille Verdeaux's CLEARLIGHT should be considered progressive rock because he conceptualizes meditation and incorporates complex musical ideas with his experiences with meditation and Indian music.

Joey Moore (CalamityDaemon)

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Clearlight Symphony is a progressive rock album released in 1975 on Virgin Records in the UK. It is the first in a series of albums by a project led by pianist Cyrille Verdeaux with the participation of other musicians, including in this case three members of Gong on one side, and two other French musicians, Gilbert Artman (of Lard Free and later Urban Sax) and Christian Boulé (formerly with Verdeaux in the band Babylone, and a later Steve Hillage sideman) on the other.Primarily psychedelic, but also serving as a forerunner of new-age music, the album's musical style manages to blend seemingly contrary elements: the symphonic rock concept is flexible enough to permit extensive jamming in both rock and jazz fusion styles.

Tracklist:

1. 1st Movement (20:29)
2. 2nd Movement (20:32)

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Personnel

Cyrille Verdeaux - keyboards, gong, synthesizers, mellotron
Gilbert Artman - drums, percussion, vibraphone (1)
Tim Blake - synthesizer, percussion (2)
Christian Boulé - electric guitar (1)
Steve Hillage - electric guitar (2)
Martin Isaacs - bass (1)
Didier Malherbe - tenor saxophone (2)

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Forever Blowing Bubbles is a progressive rock album by Clearlight, released in 1975 on Virgin Records in the UK.Its predecessor Clearlight Symphony having been released earlier in 1975, Cyrille Verdeaux was offered to record a follow-up effort. This time, he decided to work with a full band, using several musicians he had played with on the one-off Delired Cameleon Family project, most notably bassist Joël Dugrenot (formerly of Zao), and during the summer of 1975 studio time was booked at Virgin's Manor studio in England. English musicians sat in alongside their French counterparts, including former King Crimson violinist David Cross and two of Hatfield and the North's occasional backing vocalists The Northettes.The album covers many contrasting genres including psychedelic, new age, folk, rock and jazz fusion jamming, and the closing track of abstract electronic music experimentation. Only two songs have vocals, and are sung in French.

Tracklist:

1. Chanson (4:43)
2. Without Words (7:41)
3. Way (8:15)
4. Ergotrip (6:24)
5. Et Pendant Ce Temps La (4:42)
6. Narcisse Et Goldmund (2:39)
7. Jungle Bubbles (2:45)
Bonus tracks:
8. Sweet Absinthe (7:50)
9. Without Words (Mellotron remix) (7:44)
10. Flute Aquatique (Remix) (2:48)
11. Overture (7:10)
12. Vibrato (7:56)

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Personnel

Cyrille Verdeaux - keyboards, Arp Odyssey
Serge Aouzi - drums, percussion
Ian Bellamy - vocals
Tim Blake - synthesizers
Yves Chouard - guitars
Joel Dugrenot - bass
Didier Lockwood - violins
Francis Mandin - Arp Odyssey

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Les Contes du Singe Fou (roughly translated, Tales of the Mad Monkey) is a progressive rock album by Clearlight, released in 1977 on Isadora Records in France.Returning again to France, Clearlight turned to conceptual space rock with science fiction lyrics. (The lyrics do not have anything to do with a mad monkey, however.) Les Contes du Singe Fou is the only Clearlight album in which vocals and lyrics play a significant role. In reverse of the previous album, the title is in French, but all lyrics are in English. This is not apparent from the cover, which contains no song titles on the outside. English Lyrics with French translations are printed on the cover's gatefold. Musically, the album contains psychedelic, new age, and jazz fusion elements.

Tracklist:

La Cle (The Key)
1. I. The Outsider (5:17)
2. II. A Trip To The Orient (5:46)
3. III. Lightsleeper's Despair (2:40)
4. Soliloque (5:22)
Time Skater
5. I. Prelude (1:50)
6. II. Countdown To Eternity (4:29)
7. III. The Cosmic Crusaders (9:12)
8. Stargazer (2:32)
9. Return To The Source (3:42)

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Visions is a progressive rock album by Clearlight, released in 1978 on Celluloid / LTM Records in France. (LTM Records is specified on the cover, but the label says Celluloid Records.)Clearlight's final album set off in yet another new direction: while previous albums incorporated a new age element blended with other styles, this one is primarily a new age album, reflecting the emergence of new age music as a popular genre. The album is mostly instrumental, but has one song with lyrics and another with spoken word, both in French. Indian instruments such as sitar and tablas are prominent. "Fullmoon Raga" expands upon musical themes from "Master Builder" from Gong's You album, blending Indian music with rock music. The album also incorporates Clearlight's usual psychedelic jazz fusion jamming.

Tracklist:

1. Spirale D'amour (7:01)
2. Messe Caline (6:23)
3. Au Royaume Des Mutants (5:47)
4. Full Moon Raga (10:45)
5. Songe De Cristal (3:45)
6. Paix Profonde (2:56)
Bonus tracks:
7. Guitar Elevation (4:53)
8. Crystal City (5:28)
9. Shanti Lotus (7:45)
10. Heymae (5:04)
11. Vision Nocturne (3:33)
12. O rage, O espoir (5:44)
13. Songe De Cristal (Remix) (4:11)

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Personnel

Cyrille Verdeaux - piano, synthesizers
Jacky Bouladoux - drums (1-4)
Christian Boulé - electric guitar (1-4,12)
Didier Lockwood - violins (1-4)
Didier Malherbe - flute, soprano & tenor saxes (1-4)
Philippe Melkonian - bass (1-4)
Luc Plouton - Mini-Moog
Mohamed Taha - tablas (4,5,7)
Gérard Omont - electric guitar (3,7), vocals (3)
Gérard Gustin - vocals (3)
Frederic Rousseau - synthesizers (8,9,11)
Dallas Smith - lyricon, bamboo flute (8,9,11,13)
Jean-Philippe Rikyel - mini Moog (8,9,11)
Michel Risse - drums, percussion (12)
Gunnar Amundson - synthesizer (10)
Michael Osterhoudt - electric guitar (10)

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