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Agitation Free, German rock group.
Pekka Airaksinen, Finnish musician and member of the group Sperm (see below).
Airway, project of Joe Potts as part of the Los Angeles Free Music Society
collective.
Albrecht/d. German artist with ties to the Fluxus scene. He has worked with
Joseph Beuys and Throbbing Gristle (see below).
Alcatraz, German rock group.
Älgarnas Trädgård, Swedish rock group.
All 7-70, see Ritual All 770 (below)
Alternative TV, British group led by Mark Perry of Sniffin' Glue (magazine)
fame. Has worked with Throbbing Gristle (see below). Also see Good
Missionaries (below).
Alvaro Peña-Rojas, Chilean singer and multi-instrumentalist. Famous for
his "singing nose". Once a member of the pre-Clash band The 101ers.
Ame Son, French rock group.
AMM, British improv group. Currently the core members are just Eddie Pré
vost and John Tilbury, but has in the past included Keith Rowe, Lou Gare,
Cornelius Cardew, Lawrence Sheaff, and Christopher Hobbs. Has worked with
the MEV (see below).
Amon Düül, German commune and rock group
Amon Düül II, German rock group.
Anal Magic and Reverend Dwight Frizzell, American Dwight Frizzell assisted
by a number of friends.
Anima, German rock group sometimes going by the name Anima-Sound. Lead by
husband and wife Paul and Limpe Fuchs with assistance of Friedrich Gulda (
see below) on some albums.
Annexus Quam, German rock group.
Aksak Maboul (Aqsak Maboul), Belgium group led by Marc Hollander.
Arbete och Fritid, Swedish rock group.
Arcane V, French rock group.
Archaïa, French zeuhl group.
Archimedes Badkar, Swedish rock group.
Area, Italian rock group. Members included Demetrio Stratos (see below),
Paolo Tofani (see below), and Patrizio Fariselli (see below).
Gilbert Artman, French musician and leader of the groups Lard Free (see
below) and Urban Sax. Also a member of Clearlight, Delired Cameleon Family,
Operation Rhino (see below), and Catalogue. Note there are no known
recordings (before 1980) released under his solo name.
Art Bears, British based trio of Fred Frith (see below), Chris Cutler, and
Dagmar Krause, all of whom were members of Henry Cow (see below).
Art Zoyd (Art Zoyd III), French rock/modern-classical group.
Arzachel, British rock group sometimes going by the name Uriel. Later became
the group Egg.
Robert Ashley, American composer and experimentalist. Member of the ONCE
Group and the Sonic Arts Union with David Behrman, Alvin Lucier (see below),
and Gordon Mumma.
Ash Ra Tempel, German rock group led by Manuel Göttsching. Part of the
supergroup Cosmic Jokers. Released an album with Timothy Leary. Later albums
credited as Ashra.
Association P.C., jazz emsemble led by Pierre Courbois.
B[edit]
Il Balletto di Bronzo, Italian rock group.
Banten, Dutch group. Members include Jurre Haanstra, Ernst Reijseger, and
Rob Van Der Broeck.
Franco Battiato, Italian singer, composer, and songwriter.
Han Bennink, Dutch jazz percussionist. One of the founding members of the
Instant Composers Pool (with Misha Mengelberg and Willem Breuker). Has also
worked with Peter Brötzmann, Fred Van Hove, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker,
and Steve Beresford (see below).
Steve Beresford, British multi-instrumentalists who has worked in a wide
range of fields including jazz, film score, and pop. Some of these include
Alterations, Derek Bailey, Han Bennick (see above), Flying Lizards (see
below), and the Portsmouth Sinfonia.
Jacques Berrocal, French trombonist, trumpeter, and all around multi-
instrumentalist. Has worked with Nurse with Wound. Member of the groups
Operation Rhino (see below) and Catalogue.
Philippe Besombes, French musician and soundtrack/library music composer.
Was a member of the group Pôle (see below).
Biglietto per l'Inferno, Italian rock group.
Birgé Gorgé Shiroc, French trio of Jean-Jacques Birgé, Francis Gorgé,
and Shiroc. After the departure of Shiroc and the addition of Bernard Vitet
they became the group Un Drame Musical Instantane. Birgé played also with
Lard Free, Operation Rhino, Tamia, Luc Ferrari, Colette Magny and Raymond
Boni (see below). He made light-shows for Gong and Red Noise (see below).
Blue Effect, see Modry Efekt (below).
Blue Sun, Danish group.
Raymond Boni, French guitarist.
Don Bradshaw-Leather, mysterious group rumored to be the creation of Robert
John Godfrey (of the group The Enid).
Brainstorm, German rock group.
Brainticket, German rock group.
Brast Burn, Japanese group. Labelmates of Karuna Khyal on Voice Records.
Brave New World, German rock group.
Anton Bruhin, Swiss sound experimentalists and maultrommel player. Has
worked with Adolf Wölfli.
Brühwarm Theatre, German performance artist Corny Littmann backed by the
group Ton Steine Scherben (see below).
Franz de Byl, German guitarist
C[edit]
Cabaret Voltaire, British group, originally a trio of Stephen Mallinder,
Richard H. Kirk, and Chris Watson (also an early member of Hafler Trio).
Labelmates of Throbbing Gristle (see below) on Industrial Records.
John Cage, famous 20th-century composer. Student of Henry Cowell and Arnold
Schoenberg. Has worked with Merce Cunningham, David Tudor, Marcel Duchamp,
Morton Feldman, Christian Wolff, Max Neuhaus, Lou Harrison, and Sun Ra.
Noted fanatic of Erik Satie, D. T. Suzuki, and mushrooms.
Can, German rock band. See Technical Space Composers Crew below.
Capsicum Red, Italian rock group (but promoted as British).
Captain Beefheart, American musician Don Van Vliet. Led the group The Magic
Band which included Alexis Snouffer and Gary Lucas. Has worked with Frank
Zappa (see below).
Chamberpot, jazz ensemble of Richard Beswick, Simon Mayo, Philipp Wachsmann,
and Tony Wren.
Checkpoint Charlie, German rock group.
Theatre du Chene Noir, French performance/rock group.
Chillum, British rock group. Side-project of the group Second Hand (see
below).
Henri Chopin, French sound poet. Published the audio-visual magazines Cinqui
ème Saison and OU which featured works by members of Lettrisme, Fluxus, as
well as Brion Gysin and William S. Burroughs.
Chrome, American group consisting mainly of Damon Edge and Helios Creed.
Cohelmec Ensemble, jazz ensemble of François Mechali, Jean Cohen, Jean-
Louis Mechali, and Joseph Dejean.
Jean Cohen-Solal, French flute player. Has played with Cohelmec Ensemble (
see above), Béatrice Tekielski (see below), and Olga Forest.
Collegium Musicum Czech rock group.
Roberto Colombo, Italian record producer who has recorded some solo rock
albums.
Come, William Bennett's pre-Whitehouse group (see below).
Companyia Elèctrica Dharma, Spanish group.
Comus, British folk group.
Cornucopia, German rock group.
Crass, British group. Members of which have worked with Nurse with Wound and
Current 93.
Creative Rock, German rock group.
Cromagnon, American rock group.
David Cunningham, British musician, composer, and producer. Also see Flying
Lizards below.
Cupol, duo of Graham Lewis and Bruce Gilbert, both from the British group
Wire. Also see Dome (below).
D[edit]
Dadazuzu, German group that has only ever made 1 track for a compilation
release.
Wolfgang Dauner, German jazz pianist.
Debris', American group.
Decayes, American group. An offshoot of the Los Angeles Free Music Society.
Dedalus, Italian rock group.
The Deep Freeze Mice, British rock group.
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF), German group. After a couple LPs
trimmed down to a duo, moved to England, and made more commercial albums.
Dharma Quintet, French jazz ensemble.
Dies Irae, German rock group.
Dome, Another Wire side project by Graham Lewis and Bruce Gilbert. See Cupol
above. Not to be confused with German group DOM.
Doo-Dooettes part of the Los Angeles Free Music Society.
Philippe Doray, French musician. Has worked with Thierry Muller (see below).
Roger Doyle, Irish musician and composer. In the group Operating Theatre
which had an album released on Unitied Dairies.
Jean Dubuffet, French artist and creator of Art Brut.
Dzyan, German rock group.
E[edit]
Eiliff, German rock group.
Emtidi, German duo of Maik Hirschfeldt and Dolly Holmes.
Eroc, German drummer and multi-instrumentaluist Joachim H. Ehrig. Was a
member of Grobschnitt (see below).
Etron Fou Leloublan, French rock group. Part of the Rock in Opposition
movement.
Exmagma, German rock group. They have nothing to do with the French band
Magma.
F[edit]
Family Fodder, British rock group led by Alig Fodder.
Patrizio Fariselli, Italian pianist and member of Area (see above).
Faust, German rock group. Has worked with Slapp Happy and Tony Conrad. A
later version of the group has worked with Nurse with Wound.
Luc Ferrari, French composer and musique concrète practitioner.
Fille Qui Mousse, French rock group.
Floh de Cologne, German rock group.
Flying Lizards, British group led by David Cunningham (see above). Also see
Steve Beresford (above).
Food Brain, Japanese rock group.
Förklädd Gud (God in Disguise), Swedish rock group.
Walter Franco, Brazilian singer and composer.
Free Agents, project of Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks fame.
Friendsound, American rock group led by Drake Levin of Paul Revere & the
Raiders fame.
Fred Frith, British guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Was in the groups
Henry Cow (see below) and Art Bears (see above).
G[edit]
Gash, German rock band.
Ron Geesin, British composer, musician, producer. Has worked with Pink Floyd.
Gila, German rock group.
Jef Gilson, French musician.
Glaxo Babies, British rock group.
God in Disguise, see Förklädd Gud (above)
Gomorrha, German rock group.
Gong, British/French rock group.
Good Missionaries side-project of Alternative TV (see above).
Le Grand Magic Circus, French performance group. Danny Elfman was once a
member.
John Greaves and Peter Blegvad (and Lisa Herman), collaboration between
members of Henry Cow (see below) and Slapp Happy.
Fernando Grillo, Italian contrabass player with ties to the Fluxus scene.
Ragnar Grippe, Swedish electronic musician composer.
Grobschnitt, German rock group. Also see Eroc (above).
Group 1850, Dutch rock group.
Jean Guérin, French jazz drummer.
Friedrich Gulda Austrian pianist and composer. Was a member of Anima-Sound (
see above).
Guru Guru, German rock group. Also see Uli Trepte (below).
H[edit]
Hairy Chapter, German rock group.
Hampton Grease Band, American rock group.
Henry Cow, British group founded by Fred Frith (see above) and Tim
Hodgkinson. Part of the Rock in Opposition movement. Collaborated with the
group Slapp Happy and eventually merged with them. Other members have
included Chris Cutler, John Greaves, Dagmar Krause, Peter Blegvad, Anthony
Moore (see below), Geoff Leigh, Lindsay Cooper, and Georgie Born. Also see
Art Bears (above), Fred Frith (above), and Greaves and Blegvad (above).
Pierre Henry, French electronic music composer. Collaborated with Pierre
Schaeffer on the invention of Musique concrète. Has worked with Spooky
Tooth, Urban Sax, and The Violent Femmes.
Heratius, French rock group.
Hero, Italian rock group.
Juan Hidalgo, Spanish musician.
Hugh Hopper, British musician.
Horde Catalytique Pour La Fin, French rock group.
Horrific Child, French musician Jean-Pierre Massiera. Goes under the aliases
Herman's Rocket, Charlie Mike Sierra, and Les Maledictus Sound.
I[edit]
Ibliss, German rock group. Includes former members of Organisation/Kraftwerk
(see below).
L'Infonie, Canadian rock group.
International Harvester, Swedish rock group. Have also released albums as P&
#228;rson Sound, Harvester, and Träd, Gräs & Stenar.
Iskra, Swedish jazz group. Not to be confused with Iskra 1903.
Island, Swiss rock group.
J[edit]
Martin Davorin-Jagodić, Croatian composer. Has worked with John Cage (
see above).
Jan Dukes de Grey, British folk group.
K[edit]
King Crimson, British group led by Robert Fripp. Violinist David Cross has
released a track on a Unitited Dairies compilation.
Basil Kirchin, British musician and film composer.
Osamu Kitajima, Japanese composer and musician.
Kluster, German trio of Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius, and Conrad
Schnitzler. Later split into Cluster and Conrad Schnitzler solo. Releated to
the band Eruption.
Frank Köllges (misspelled Kolges on the list), German musician.
Kollektiv Rote Rube, German rock group. Has worked with Ton Steine Scherben
(see below). Not to be confused with Kollektiv.
Komintern, French rock group.
Kraftwerk, German electronic-rock group. Former members have gone into
Ibliss (see above), Neu! (see below), and Fritz Müller Rock (see below).
Krokodil, Swiss rock group.
L[edit]
Steve Lacy, jazz saxophonist & composer. Member of The Jazz Composer's
Orchestra. Has worked with Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Michael Mantler (see
below), Alvin Curran, Frederic Rzewski, Michel Waisvisz (see below), Han
Bennink (see above), and Brion Gysin.
Lard Free, French rock group led by Gilbert Artman (see above).
Le Forte Four, part of the Los Angeles Free Music Society.
Lemon Kittens, British duo of Karl Blake and Danielle Dax. Released an album
on Unitited Dairies.
Lily (band), German rock group.
Limbus 3/Limbus 4, Two versions a German rock group. The 3 & 4 refers to the
number of members not album number (e.g. there is no Limbus 1 or Limbus 2).
Bernard Lubat, French jazz musician.
Alvin Lucier, American musician and composer. Part of the Sonic Arts Union.
M[edit]
Magical Power Mako, Japanese rock group.
Magma, French rock group led by Christian Vander (see below).
Colette Magny, French singer, songwriter, and composer.
Mahjun, French rock group led by Jean-Louis Mahjun.
Mahogany Brain, French rock group.
Malfatti-Wittwer, jazz duo of Austrian Radu Malfatti and Swiss Stephan
Wittwer.
Mama Dada 1919, American rock group.
Michael Mantler, Austrian musician. Member of The Jazz Composer's Orchestra.
Has worked with Steve Lacy (see above), Carla Bley, Terje Rypdal (see below
), and Robert Wyatt (see below).
Albert Marcoeur, French musician.
Mars, American rock group. Members: Sumner Crane, Nancy Arlen, Mark
Cunningham, and China Burg.
Maschine Nr. 9, German studio project of Hans Eichleiter, Georg Deuter, and
Hans Greb with assistance from a large number of real and sampled voices.
Mate and Vallancien, French duo of Philippe Mate and Daniel Vallancien.
Costin Miereanu, French composer and musician.
Min Bul, Norwegian jazz-rock trio of Terje Rypdal (see below), Bjørnar
Andresen, and Espen Rud.
Mnemonists, American group. Later became the group Biota.
Modry Efekt (Blue Effect), Czech rock group.
Moolah, American duo of Maurice Roberson and Walter Burns.
Anthony Moore, British musician. Was member of Slapp Happy and Henry Cow (
see above).
Mothers of Invention, American rock group featuring Frank Zappa (see below).
Some other members included Jimmy Carl Black, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner,
and Ray Collins. After Zappa went solo, several of the other members formed
the group The Grandmothers.
Moving Gelatine Plates, French group.
Fritz Müller (Fritz Müller Rock), German musician Eberhard Kranemann. Was
member of Kraftwerk (see above) and Neu! (see below).
Thierry Müller, French musician and leader of the group Ilitch. Also in the
group Ruth with Ruth Ellyeri and Philippe Doray (see above).
Musica Elettronica Viva (MEV), American-European improv group. Members have
included Alvin Curran, Frederic Rzewski, Richard Teitelbaum, Allan Bryant,
Ivan Coaquette, and Ivan Vandor. Has worked with AMM (see above).
Music Improvisation Company, jazz ensemble led by Derek Bailey.
Mythos, German rock group.
N[edit]
Napoli Centrale, Italian rock group.
Negativland, American group.
Neu!, German rock group. Most of the members had been in Kraftwerk (see
above). La Düsseldorf is a related band. Also see Fritz Müller (above).
New Phonic Art, jazz ensemble led by Vinko Globokar. Also featuring Michel
Portal (see below), Jean-Pierre Drouet, and Carlos Roqué Alsina.
Nico, German singer best known for being on the first Velvet Underground (
see below) album.
Night Sun, German rock group.
Nihilist Spasm Band, Canadian rock group.
Nine Days Wonder (band), German rock group.
Nosferatu, German rock group.
Nu Creative Methods, jazz duo of Bernard Pruvost and Pierre Bastien.
O[edit]
Oktober, German rock group.
Yoko Ono, Japanese artist involved in the Fluxus scene. Later married John
Lennon of the Beatles.
Operation Rhino, jazz ensemble of Gilbert Artman (see above), Pierre Bastien
, Claude Bernard, Jacques Berrocal (see above), Raymond Boni (see above),
Evan Chandlee, Mion Cinellu, Dominique Christian, Daniel Deshays, Harald
Kenietzo, Tonia Munuera, Itaru Oki, Alain Pinsolle, Philippe Pochan, Patrice
Raux, Richard Raux, François Tusques, and Mallot Vallois.
Opus Avantra, Italian rock group led by Alfredo Tisocco and Donella Del
Monaco.
Orchid Spangiafora, American audio collage artist. See: http://www.orchidspangiafora.com
Out of Focus, German rock group.
Ovary Lodge, group led by Keith Tippett.
Tony Oxley, jazz drummer.
P[edit]
Parker and Lytton, duo of Evan Parker and Paul Lytton.
Pataphonie, French rock band.
Pauvros and Bizien, French duo of Jean-François Pauvros and Gaby Bizien
Pere Ubu, American rock group. Also see Red Krayola (below).
Pierrot Lunaire, Italian rock group.
Der Plan, German group originally consisting of Frank Fenstermacher, Moritz
R, and Pyrolator.
Plastic Ono Band, group led by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Plastic People of the Universe, Czech rock group.
Poison Girls, British rock group on Crass Records.
Pôle, French rock group led by Paul Putti. Members also included Jean-
Louis Rizet and Philippe Besombes (see above). Not to be confused with the
Besombes-Rizet album titled Pôle.
Pop Group, British rock group.
Michel Portal, French clarinettist.
Bomis Prendin, American group led by Bomis Prendin.
Public Image Ltd, British musician John Lydon's post-Sex Pistols group.
Notable members included Keith Levene, Jah Wobble, and Martin Atkins
R[edit]
Red Krayola (Red Crayola), American rock group led by Mayo Thompson. Has
collaborated with Art And Language and Jim O'Rourke. Mayo was also once a
member of the group Pere Ubu (above).
Red Noise, French rock group led by Patrick Vain (see below). Not to be
confused with Bill Nelson's Red Noise.
Reform Art Unit, jazz ensemble.
Steve Reich, American composer and musician.
Achim Reichel, German guitarist and leader of the group A.R. & Machines.
The Residents, American group.
Catherine Ribeiro and Alpes (French band)
Boyd Rice, American musician and creative force behind NON.
Terry Riley, American composer and musician.
Ritual ALL-7-70, group led by Alan Sondheim.
Claudio Rocchi, Italian musician.
Rocky's Filj, Italian jazz-rock group.
Ron 'Pate's Debonairs, American performance-rock group featuring Fred Lane.
Roth, Rühm, & Wiener see Selten Gehörte Musik (below).
Ray Russell, British guitarist.
Terje Rypdal, Norwegian jazz guitarist.
S[edit]
Martin Saint-Pierre, Argentinian percussionist.
Samla Mammas Manna, Swedish rock group.
Gunter Schickert, German guitarist.
Second Hand, British rock group. also see Chillum (above).
Secret Oyster, Danish rock group.
Seeselberg, German electronic duo.
Selten Gehörte Musik, Austrian group featuring Dieter Roth, Gerhard Rü
hm, and Oswald Wiener. Part of the Viennese Actionism which also included
Rudolf Schwarzkogler and Hermann Nitsch.
Semool, French rock group.
Sonny Sharrock, jazz guitarist.
Silberbart, German rock group.
Siloah, German rock group.
Smegma, part of the Los Angeles Free Music Society.
LaDonna Smith and Davey Williams, American musicians and founders of the
Trans Museq record label.
Sally Smmitt, project of Sally Timms who is a member of the group Mekons.
Alan Sondheim, see Ritual All 770 (above).
Snatch, American duo of Judy Nylon and Patti Palladin. Has worked with Brian
Eno.
Soft Machine, British rock group.
Sperm, Finnish group led by Pekka Airaksinen (see above).
Sphinx Tush, German group that became Tomorrow's Gift (see below). Only
recorded one song (but appears in two different versions).
Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and pioneer of electronic music.
Stooges, American rock band.
Demetrio Stratos, Italian singer and musician. Was a member of the group
Area (see above).
Supersister, Dutch rock band.
T[edit]
Taj Mahal Travellers, Japanese group led by Takehisa Kosugi.
Tamia, French singer.
Tangerine Dream, German group.
Ghédalia Tazartès, French composer and musician.
Technical Space Composers Crew, duo of Holger Czukay and Rolf Dammers.
Holger later went on to join Can (see above).
Mama Béa Tekielski, French singer.
Third Ear Band, British rock group.
Thirsty Moon, German rock group.
This Heat, British trio of Charles Hayward, Charles Bullen, and Gareth
Williams.
Jacques Thollot, French jazz musician.
Thrice Mice, German jazz-rock group.
Throbbing Gristle, British group and founders of Industrial Records.
Paolo Tofani, Italian musician. Was member of the group Area (see above).
Tokyo Kid Brothers, Japanese performance-rock group.
Tolerance, Japanese rock group.
Tomorrow's Gift German rock group. Also see Sphinx Tush (above).
Ton Steine Scherben, German rock group.
Trans Museq, see LaDonna Smith & Davey Williams (above).
Uli Trepte, Bass player and was a founding member of Guru Guru (see above).
Twenty Sixty Six and Then, a.k.a. 2066 and Then,[7] German rock group.
U[edit]
Univers Zero, Belgium rock group. Part of the Rock in Opposition movement.
V[edit]
Christian Vander French musician and leader of the group Magma (band) (see
above).
Velvet Underground, American rock group with ties to Andy Warhol's Factory.
Members included Lou Reed, John Cale, Moe Tucker, Sterling Morrison, and
Nico (see above).
Vertø, French duo of Gilles Goubin and Jean-Pierre Grasset.
Patrick Vian, French musician. Was in the group Red Noise (see above).
L. Voag, British musician Jim Welton. Has works under a number of aliases
such as Amos and The Just Measures. Was a member of the group The
Homosexuals.
W[edit]
Michel Waisvisz, Electronic music designer and performer.
Igor Wakhevitch, French multi-instrumentalist.
Lawrence Weiner, Visual and soundtext artist.
Trevor Wishart, British musician.
James White and the Contortions, refers to two groups led by James White:
The Contortions and James White and the Blacks.
Whitehouse, British group led by William Bennett. Preceded by the group Come
(see above). Has worked with Nurse with Wound.
Wired, jazz ensemble led by Michael Ranta.
Woorden, Dutch rock group.
Robert Wyatt, British vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. Was a member of
the groups Soft Machine (see above) and Matching Mole.
X[edit]
Xhol Caravan/Xhol, German rock group.
Iannis Xenakis, Greek composer for orchestra and electronics.
Y[edit]
Ya Ho Wha 13, American commune and rock group. Recorded under various names
such as Father Yod And The Spirit Of '76 and Fire, Water, Air. Sky Saxon,
from the group The Seeds, was once a member.
La Monte Young, American composer and musician.
Z[edit]
Frank Zappa American musician and composer. Was member of the Mothers of
Invention (see above) and has worked with Captain Beefheart (see above).
ZNR (Zazou'n'Racaille), French rock group led by Hector Zazou and Joseph
Racaille.
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Franz de Byl does not understand one thing and that thing is the internet.
Oh boy...
This guy is absolutely insane! Where do I begin... well, he's been
threatening Steven Stapleton for some time because he believes the Nurse
With Wound list is a work of copyright infringement. Franz wants to sue
Stapleton because he didn't ask for his consent way back in 1979 when the
list was published in the liner notes of Chance Meeting. No, I'm serious.
The madness of King Franz does not stop there. He's also threatened to sue
sites like Discogs and RYM for including his albums, obviously a form of
copyright infringement. This guy actually wrote a nonsensical letter to
Sharifi: "Dear Mr. Sharifi, I am absolutely angry about your behaviour and I
cannot see any respect for me as a hardly betrayed artist since the year
1970..."
He's probably just pissed off because his collaboration album with Heiner
Hohnhaus has an average rating of 1.98...
I'm only scratching the surface of this guy's craziness. When this blog
reported Franz's behaviour he flooded the site with bizarre abusive messages
, e.g. typing "you are a motherfucking motherfucker" a ridiculous amount of
times and saying "You're nothing but a sucker, a no name, a wanker and
coward, a KGB and Ku Klux Klanny motherfucker!" In one rant he attributes a
quote to Frank Zappa - the quote itself was never actually said by FZ, but
hey, at least it shows Franz has a good taste in music.
Good lord, just have a look for yourself. I'd say Franz's behaviour has to
be seen to be believed, but I've seen it and I still don't believe it!
But what's the music of this guy like? Actually pretty good! And not as
insane as his beyond bizarre online rants would suggest. This album isn't
particularly sophisticated - it's all based around acoustic guitar and
vocals. "African Girl" contains about two chords played over and over for
seven minutes. The enjoyable thing is the low key, intimate vibe that's
pleasant but maybe slightly unnerving. It's odd feeling intimate with Franz
de Byl...
There's also some fantastic guitar playing. The solo in "Birthday" is
downright beautiful! Franz can get down and dirty as proved by the raw
acoustic blues of the opening track, "I Got Trouble".
This isn't the kind of thing you can listen to over and over - one neat
little play sums it up nicely. But this is a memorable album. 40 minutes in
the presence of Franz de Byl isn't exactly something you forget. His lyrics
make no sense, I think he's trying to tell some kind of story in "African
Girl" but there won't be a man alive who'll be able to follow it. And that's
all part of the charm.
Of course, by writing a review of this album, I'm committing the heinous
crime of copyright infringement and Franz'll sue me for this. Hell, it's
probably copyright infringement to mention the titles of his songs or even
refer to the guy by name!
I look forward to my day in court with you, Franz! Now I'd better get ready
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