Maneiges

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

Les Porches
Used - LP - ST 6438
Rare Canada Only 1975 Original. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. “Maneige Was Quebec's Answer To Pierre Moerlen's Gong. But Before Reaching The Relative Commercial Success Of Its Percussion-Driven Jazz-Rock Recipe, The Group Went Through A Period Of Complex, Free Improv-Tinged Progressive Rock That Ended With The Departure Of Clarinetist/Pianist Jérôme Langlois In 1976. In Its Early Days, The Music Of Maneige Was Highly Original. Based On Acoustic Instrumentation And A Contrasting Interplay Between Bergeron's Pastoral Flute Lines, Schetagne's Complicated Rhythms, And Langlois' Efforts To Push The Band Into Atonal Territory, The Music Was A Lot More Challenging Than What The Other Local Prog Rock Outfits Had To Offer At The Time. Yet Maneige Found A Considerable Audience. In 1974, They Opened For Ekseption In Montreal, Allegedly Stealing The Show. A Record Contract Was Signed With Harvest And The Group Entered The Studio, Recording Maneige And Les Porches, Released Only A Few Months Apart In 1975. By Then, Percussionist Vincent Langlois And Guitarist Denis Lapierre Had Been Added To The Lineup.” Francois Couture, AMG. more