UN DRAME MUSICAL INSTANTANÉ
Fantômas
GRRR 3040 online, 1984

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Integrale of silent serial Fantômas (1913-1914) by Louis Feuillade during 10 days at Théâtre Déjazet
5 episodes twice: In the Shadow of the Guillotine / Juve vs. Fantômas / The Murderous Corpse / Fantômas vs. Fantômas / The False Magistrate
As Bernard Vitet was unavailable for family reasons, Jean-Jacques Birgé and Francis Gorgé had invited a different musician every evening: Jean Querlier, Magali Viallefond, Hélène Sage, Michèle Buirette, Bruno Girard, Marie-Noëlle Sabatelli, Patrice Petitdidier, Gérard Siracusa, Youval Micenmacher...
First episode recording with Jean Querlier could not be found.
10 hours
tracklist / infos / donwloads
n°1 / Juve vs. Fantomas (1) with G.Siracusa - 1984 / 40'43
Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer, sampler, percussion, pocket trumpet, piano, ambiences, birdcalls, voice, flutes, jaw harp, mandoline, violin, hou-kin
Francis Gorgé - midi/electric guitar, electric bass, sampler, flute, brake, whistle
Gérard Siracusa - drums, percussion, tubular bells, flute
Rerecording of Un Drame Musical Instantané's orchestra
Live at Déjazet (Paris), December 8 1984
n°2 / Juve vs. Fantômas (2) with G.Siracusa - 1984 / 27'04
Part 2
n°3 / The Murderous Corpse (1) with M-N.Sabatelli - 1984 / 40'39
Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer, flute, hou-kin, percussion, tapes, flute, jaw harp, pocket trumpet, cornet, reed trumpet
Francis Gorgé - acoustic guitar, midi/electric guitar, brake, synthesizer, flute
Marie-Noëlle Sabatelli - cello
Live at Déjazet (Paris), December 9 1984
n°4 / The Murderous Corpse (2) with M-N.Sabatelli - 1984 / 28'40
Part 2
n°5 / Fantômas vs. Fantômas (1) with M.Buirette - 1984 / 44'50
Jean-Jacques Birgé - flute, synthesizer, vocals, red trumpet, ambiences, pocket trumpet, jaw harps, percussion
Francis Gorgé - flute, vocals, brake, electric & acoustic guitar, synthesizer, percussion
Michèle Buirette - accordion
Live at Déjazet (Paris), December 10 1984
n°6 / Fantômas vs. Fantômas (2) with M.Buirette - 1984 / 25'01
Part 2
n°7 / The False Magistrate with H.Sage - 1984 / 45'01
Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer, flutes, percussion, pocket trumpet, ambiences, reed trumpet, voix
Francis Gorgé - flute, electric/midi guitar, synthesizer, bas guitar
Hélène Sage - flutes, bass clarinet, voix, percussion and original instruments
Uncomplete recording
Live at Déjazet (Paris), December 12 1984
n°8 / In the Shadow of the Guillotine (1) with M.Viallefond - 1984 / 44'09
Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer, vocals, ambiences, flute, nose flute, percussion, pocket trumpet, violin
Francis Gorgé - brake, sampler, electric guitar, percussion
Magali Viallefond - vocals, accordion, oboe, English horn, Baschet cristal organ
Live at Déjazet (Paris), December 13 1984
n°9 / In the Shadow of the Guillotine (2) with M.Viallefond - 1984 / 17'22
Part 2
n°10 / Juve vs. Fantomas (1) with Y.Micenmacher - 1984 / 42'19
Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer, vocals, pocket trumpet, piano, ambiences, percussion, flutes, melodica, hou-kin
Francis Gorgé - electric/midi guitar, electric bass, sampler, synthesizer, vocals, whistling
Youval Micenmacher - drums, can, percussion, vocals
Live at Déjazet (Paris), December 14 1984
n°11 / Juve vs. Fantômas (2) with Y.Micenmacher - 1984 / 33'49
Part 2
n°12 / The Murderous Corpse (1) with B.Girard -1984 / 42'22
Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer, piano, violin, ambiences, percussion, melodica, vocals, reed trumpet, flute, melodica, pocket trumpet
Francis Gorgé - acoustic & electric guitar, vocals
Bruno Girard - mandolin, viola, violin
Live at Déjazet (Paris), December 15 1984
n°13 / The Murderous Corpse (2) with B.Girard -1984 / 32'44
Part 2
n°14 / Fantomas contre Fantomas (1) with P.Petitdidier - 1984 / 43'41
Jean-Jacques Birgé - flutes, synthesizer, percussion, pocket trumpet, cornet Eb, ambiences, melodica, violin
Francis Gorgé - flte, electric guitar, synthesizer, percussion, melophone, waltz, brake
Patrice Petitdidier - French horn
The film broke in the middle of Part 1
Live at Déjazet (Paris), December 16 1984
n°15 / Fantomas contre Fantomas (2) with P.Petitdidier - 1984 / 34'07
Part 2
n°16 / The False Magistrate (1) sextet - 1984 / 45'02
Jean-Jacques Birgé - violin, reed trumpet, pocket trumpet, synthesizer, jaw harp, ambiences, percussion, harmonica, vocals
Francis Gorgé - brake, electric & acoustic guitar, whistle
Michèle Buirette - accordion
Bruno Girard - mandolin, violin, viola
Jean Querlier - oboe, English horn, flute, bandoneon
Hélène Sage - double bass, flutes, vocals
Live at Déjazet (Paris), December 17 1984
n°17 / The False Magistrate (2) sextet - 1984 / 13'00
Part 2
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